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Trump holds an event with Rubio and Hegseth during vacation as tensions with Venezuela mount
Aamer Madhani
aamer.madhani@associatedpress.com
Updated 3 minutes ago
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is gathering with top national security officials on Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part...
Colorado Supreme Court finds judge mistakenly barred evidence over officer’s failure to unmute body cam
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 minutes ago
A Fremont County judge incorrectly barred evidence from being used against a defendant based upon a Cañon City officer’s failure to unmute his body-worn camera, the Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday. Under a comprehensive police accountability law enacted in 2020,...
Gov. Jared Polis urges Trump to reverse FEMA disaster aid denials
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 minutes ago
Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are calling on President Donald Trump to reverse federal denial of Colorado’s requests for federal disaster declarations tied to recent wildfires and flooding. Polis’ office said he received...
Colorado Supreme Court holds municipal sentences may not be greater for identical state crimes
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that municipalities may not subject defendants to sentences that are harsher under their own ordinances than for identical offenses under state law. In the Dec. 22 opinion, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez noted...
Trump’s anti-DEI crusade enables twisting of the law | HUDSON
Miller Hudson
miller-hudson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
As soon-to-be denizens of America’s imminent Golden Age, which mysteriously seems to be perpetually hiding just around our next economic corner, I’m fearful this promised prosperity will arrive with strict rules governing how we are permitted to spend any newfound...
Leadership in the age of artificial intelligence | CRONIN
Tom Cronin
tom-cronin@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature story asking about when and if AI humanoid robots will be able to be chief executives and manage companies. AI evangelists Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk of Tesla and xAI...
Fort Lewis College student proud of new Turning Point USA chapter despite backlash
Elizabeth Pond, Special to The Denver Gazette
elizabeth.pond@gazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Before Fort Lewis College senior Jonah Flynn became president of the newly formed FLC Turning Point USA chapter, he described himself as a liberal-leaning atheist. Flynn, a senior studying philosophy and Spanish, gained local and national attention after the Associated...
Didn’t like the blackouts? Better get used to them | Jon Caldara
Jon Caldara
jon-caldara@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
I usually write this column at home. That was impossible this time, since I was one of the lucky 110,000 households without power for a full day during the recent windstorms. For those of you who shared this magical experience,...
US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
Aamer Madhani
aamer.madhani@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week...
State Treasurer Dave Young withdraws from Democratic primary in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young announced Friday that he is ending his bid to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in the competitive 8th Congressional District, leaving three Democrats running in next year’s primary. Young, a former state lawmaker from...