Lynn Bartels brings us the play-by-play from the political wedding of the year
ColoradoPolitics.com’s Ernest Luning gave us all the details on the nuptials Saturday of Democratic star couple Brittany Pettersen and Ian Silverii at the Colorado governor’s mansion. And political-junkie-and-journalist-at-heart Lynn Bartels – off duty from her weekday job at the Secretary of State’s Office – brought us the mood of the moment via Twitter. Darned near every moment, in fact, as well as color commentary in a succession of tweets from the wedding of the state rep cum congressional candidate and the ProgressNow Colorado executive director. Plenty of pix, too, capturing a host of Colorado political luminaries who attended.
Here’s a sampling:
House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan
Kevin Freking
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Updated 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a GOP health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums millions of Americans will soon endure as pandemic-era tax credits for people who buy...
Barbara Rose Johns statue to go up on Capitol Hill in place of former Robert E. Lee statue
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
A statue honoring Civil Rights activist Barbara Rose Johns will be unveiled Tuesday on Capitol Hill, taking the spot upon which a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood. The statue will represent Virginia in the Capitol building,...
Vance: Democrats on affordability is like ‘Charles Manson criticizing violent crime’
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Alburtis, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday to continue the Trump administration’s end-of-the-year dash to address voters’ economic concerns. Last week, President Donald Trump regaled a crowd at the Mount Airy Casino in nearby Mount Pocono with...
FBI had doubts about probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid, emails show
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
The FBI under the Biden administration questioned whether it had established probable cause to search President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in 2022, but moved forward with the raid anyway after pressure from senior Justice Department officials, according to newly declassified...
Susie Wiles slams Vanity Fair ‘hit piece,’ which included her unflattering comments about Trump and his team
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
Susie Wiles, described by President Donald Trump as the most powerful woman in the world, has hit back at a series of Vanity Fair articles in which she made several unflattering comments about members of the administration, including her boss....
Mike Johnson says there won’t be a vote on Obamacare subsidies
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Tuesday that there will not be a vote in the House on extending the Obamacare subsidies, which expire at the end of the year. Johnson said during the weekly GOP press conference that many...
House drives toward Obamacare cliff with neither party eager to find bipartisan ground on subsidies
David Sivak and Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
House Democratic and Republican leaders are inching closer to the expiration of Obamacare subsidies at the end of the year, and both parties have decided that doing nothing is better than reaching a bipartisan deal. The House is set to...
Polis-backed HOME Act aims to increase Colorado housing near transit, businesses
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 55 minutes ago
Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic House Speaker Pro Tempore Andrew Boesenecker on Tuesday unveiled proposed legislation aimed at reducing barriers to building “affordable” housing. The bill, known as the HOME Act, will enable the construction of more new homes near...
Man accused of assaulting, attempting to kidnap Colorado Springs woman sentenced to probation
Mackenzie Bodell
mackenzie-bodell@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The man arrested after reportedly threatening to stab and kidnap a woman at a spa in Colorado Springs earlier this year avoided any jail time during his sentencing on Monday. Thomas McCarley, 54, was arrested on Jan. 28 after Colorado...
Monument approves 150-home subdivision
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
On Monday, the Monument Town Council unanimously approved a Final Planned Unit Development for 158 single-family detached homes along Old Denver Road. The project would realign Old Denver Road and include trail connections for the Santa Fe Regional Trail. The...