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Federal judge hears arguments about Colorado’s 3-day gun purchase waiting period
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A federal judge heard arguments on Monday about the constitutionality of a 2023 Colorado law that generally imposes a three-day waiting period on firearm purchases after the initiation of a background check. The test that the U.S. Supreme Court created...
U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms
Wire Services
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Updated 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON • The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with an executive order that seeks to restrict the mailing of ballots to American citizens in an eligible voters list. The executive...
Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in Weld County prosecution dismissed due to Missy Woods misconduct
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered a Weld County trial judge last week to respond to the district attorney’s claim that he improperly dismissed a criminal case because of “outrageous” conduct by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Daniel Lee Eatinger stood...
Trump opens ‘economic D-Day’ offensive against Iran as war nears six-month mark
Christian Datoc
christian-datoc@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
President Donald Trump is seeking to increase the financial pressure on Iran with new secondary sanctions on nations and foreign actors propping up the regime’s economy as the war between the United States and Tehran nears the six-month mark. Treasury...
Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, auto parts, and steel
Naomi Lim
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Updated 9 hours ago
President Donald Trump escalated the trade war with Canada after talks collapsed last week, announcing Monday that the United States would impose 50% tariffs on cars, trucks, automotive components, and steel starting Jan. 1, 2027. “Canada has been ripping off...
Iran puts out propaganda video tracking Barron Trump’s location, offering $10 million for his assassination
Timothy Nerozzi
timothy-nerozzi@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is putting a hit out on President Donald Trump’s son, Barron Trump, with an inflammatory video claiming to track his location. State-run television in Iran is broadcasting a propaganda video claiming to show the locations...
Nevada sues Trump administration over Colorado River cuts
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
On Monday, the state of Nevada filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, seeking to block the Colorado River management plan. On Friday, Burgum released a “record of decision” that would reduce water allocations to...
Healthcare Freefall: Longer drives, fewer options for maternity care in Colorado
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Editor’s Note: Colorado’s healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, disappearing services and a political fight over who is responsible for...
Polis requests federal disaster declaration for Colorado wildfires and floods
9News
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Updated 6 hours ago
On Sunday, Gov. Jared Polis officially requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support recovery from two wildfires and the subsequent flooding and debris flows on both burn scars. Polis requested a declaration...
US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing two, Pentagon says
The Associated Press
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Updated 13 hours ago
U.S. forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs. The U.S. Southern Command announced the strike in a social media post early Monday. The death toll from the Trump administration’s...