Straight outta #copolitics: Family feud
Appeals court overturns Douglas County vehicular homicide conviction due to faulty jury instructions
Michael Karlik
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Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s vehicular homicide conviction and 12-year prison sentence on Thursday after determining a Douglas County judge omitted key language from the jury instructions that could have resulted in a different outcome. James Paul McDonald was...
Colorado lawmakers’ speeches on immigration, Iran draw worries about decorum, grandstanding
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 minutes ago
Several speeches from Colorado legislators this week have raised new worries about decorum and grandstanding in the state House after two members talked about immigration and Iran using what’s called a “point of personal privilege.” Under the rules of the...
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement
Michelle L. Price
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Updated 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days...
A grand celebration of Denver’s ‘First Lady of Opera’ and the venue named for her | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 hours ago
OPERA COLORADO Denver News: For some, it may seem like only yesterday, but the reality is that 20 years have passed since the Ellie Caulkins Opera House opened in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. To celebrate that milestone anniversary, Opera Colorado dedicated its 2026 Grand...
50th Wells Fargo Ski Cup brings a six-figure income for the NSCD | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 hours ago
NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED Winter Park News: The 50th annual Wells Fargo Ski Cup, held Feb. 19-21 at Winter Park Resort, has raised $932,500 for the National Sports Center for the Disabled. “This milestone year was especially meaningful as we...
Trump wants to be personally ‘involved’ in picking next Iranian leader: Report
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
President Donald Trump told Axios Thursday that he wants to be personally involved with picking Iran‘s next leader, despite multiple senior administration officials repeatedly declaring that “regime change” is not a stated objective of Operation Epic Fury. Trump conducted an...
Iran widens regional war with first strike into Azerbaijan
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
Iran spread the growing regional war to the Caucasus with its first drone strike into Azerbaijan, hitting an airport terminal and damaging a nearby school. A video recorded by someone at Nakhchivan International Airport showed one of the drones exploding...
Rand Paul excoriates Congress for failure to pass War Powers Resolution: ‘Should be ashamed’
Claire Carter, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted his colleagues for failing to pass a resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s military campaign in Iran. The Kentucky Republican made the remarks in an opinion column published on Fox News a day after...
DOJ quietly closes autopen investigation targeting Biden and aides
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter. DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened...
Colorado legislators eye changes to credit card ‘swipe fees’
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado legislators are proposing to eliminate “swipe fees” on sales taxes, a move that proponents say would save businesses tens of thousands of dollars a year but which will likely revive counter-arguments that those fees help create a stable and...