Editorial: Trump promises government will serve the governed
Donald Trump took nearly an hour to meet with The Gazette’s editorial board six months ago, pitching his vision of becoming president of the United States. As a man who grew up in Queens and made his money in construction, he did not talk or act like a politician. He had never been elected to anything.
We liked him but doubted we were spending so much close-up time with our next president.
Friday, he became the 45th president of the United States with a powerful swearing-in speech unlike anything this country has heard.
The ceremony was a testament to our country’s routine ability to transition power from one White House occupant to the next. Former President Bill Clinton was on hand, along with former Trump opponent Hillary Clinton. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter attended.
What can Trump do to change the tide before the 2026 midterm elections?
NAOMI LIM Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 minutes ago
History will be against President Donald Trump when he tries to hold on to his control of Congress after this year’s midterm elections. From pressuring state Republicans to redraw their congressional districts to create more GOP-leaning seats in the House...
Trump says he ‘aced’ cognitive test amid fresh questions about his health
NAOMI LIM Washington Examiner
naomi-lim-washington-examiner@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 minutes ago
President Donald Trump boasted about his cognitive test results after admitting he regrets disclosing he had advanced imaging because of the scrutiny it has stoked regarding his health. “The White House Doctors have just reported that I am in ‘PERFECT...
Appeals judge believes children’s representatives may challenge certain parental rights decisions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court argued on Wednesday that, despite a recent state Supreme Court ruling prohibiting anyone other than the government from pursuing child-welfare cases, a child’s legal representative may still appeal certain decisions. By 2-1, a three-judge...
Independent Crank challenger Matt Cavanaugh joins Democratic primary in Colorado’s 5th CD
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Matt Cavanaugh, the Army combat veteran and author who has been running an independent campaign to unseat first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, registered this week as a Democrat and will seek the party’s nomination...
Will Colorado Springs get a federal courthouse? Colorado senator, local officials make push for a new facility
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 26 minutes ago
Local officials and one of Colorado’s U.S. senators urged the judiciary earlier this year to explore placing a new federal courthouse and judge’s chambers in Colorado Springs, while the district court is cautioning that Congress must establish new judgeships before...
Colorado experiences record number of flu hospitalizations
Stephanie Earls
stephanie-earls@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 25 minutes ago
With almost 800 hospitalizations statewide last week, Colorado is in the throes of its worst flu surge in almost a generation, less than midway through a season of sickness doctors say they worry hasn’t yet bared its full fangs. “We’ve...
Commerce City to become largest Colorado city with full EV trash collection fleet
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Starting in January, Commerce City will roll out a fully electric recycling and waste collection fleet, making it the largest Colorado city to adopt such a fleet, a city news release announced. In partnership with Republic Services, Commerce City officials...
Feds order coal-fired Craig power plant to remain open
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 22 hours ago
The Trump administration’s energy agency has ordered one of three generating units at a Colorado power plant to remain available for operation amid an impending shutdown of the station and its supplying coal mines. The move is one of the...
Appeals court shuts down path to challenge convictions if lawyer tells jury that defendant is guilty
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Wednesday that defendants cannot challenge whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain their convictions if their lawyer argues to the jury that it should find the defendant guilty. The U.S. Supreme Court has provided guidance...
Colorado legislature votes to make committee hearing livestreams permanent
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
The executive committee of the legislative council — the six top leaders of the House and Senate — voted 5-1 Wednesday to make permanent the video livestreaming of committee hearings, starting in the 2026 legislative session, which begins Jan. 14....