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Trump orders Hegseth to ‘substantially reduce’ joint military operations with South Korea
Carter Schroppe
carter.schroppe@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 1 minute ago
President Donald Trump directed War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday to “substantially reduce” joint military operations the U.S. military conducts with South Korea. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea,” Trump said, “I am...
Fauci ignored reports of COVID vaccine side effects, new documents show
Gabrielle M. Etzel
gabrielle-m-etzel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 25 minutes ago
Dr. Anthony Fauci was made aware of possible COVID-19 vaccine complications by other senior-level public health officials in early 2021, according to new emails and text messages released by Senate Republicans on Sunday. Documents released by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY)...
Majority of Americans say they’re worse off financially since Trump took office again: Poll
Emily Hallas
emily-hallas@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 37 minutes ago
The majority of the public believes they are worse off financially than when President Donald Trump won a second term nearly two years ago, according to a new poll that painted an ominous picture of Republicans’ electability in the 2026...
Colorado River crisis deepens as Lake Mead and Lake Powell hit record-low levels
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead, on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell, roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line, have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled. Lake Mead, the nation’s largest...
Colorado lieutenant governor candidate Markert says early discipline and key mentors set his course
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a three-part series examining Colorado’s candidates for lieutenant governor. In this piece, Colorado Politics speaks with George Markert, the Republican running mate to gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx. Marx is competing against Democrat...
The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — It flies. It heals all wounds. It can be of the essence, and it can be money. We thrill in the best of it, lament the worst. We’re warned not to waste it, since we can’t...
Colorado, like America, past due for generational change in politics | Miller Hudson
Miller Hudson
miller-hudson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
I was 27 before I ever voted for president. At 19, in 1964, the Constitution had not yet been amended establishing 18-year-old voting eligibility. In 1968, I was serving overseas with the U.S. Navy at a time when there was...
Farmers and ranchers win on NIETC cancellation | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
rachel-gabel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
The Department of Energy rolled into Lamar last week and Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary Katie Jereza stood in her neat, green suit in front of a room filled with farmers, ranchers and landowners. The crowd was filled with straw...
1 killed in flash flooding in Beulah: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office
O'Dell Isaac
odell.isaac@gazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
One person was killed in Beulah on Sunday after floodwaters swept him downstream, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The male victim, whose name was not released, was standing near Colorado 78 and Central Avenue...
‘Kind of defeats the purpose’: Denver adds more cops but not enough working cruisers
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Denver’s police force has added more sworn officers as part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s promise to deliver a “vibrant” and safe city, but there aren’t always enough working patrol cars to put the new cops on the street. The shortage...