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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in Weld County prosecution dismissed due to Missy Woods misconduct
Michael Karlik
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Updated 1 hour 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
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Updated 59 minutes 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 1 hour 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 2 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 1 hour 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 5 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 officially requests federal disaster declaration for Colorado wildfires and floods
9News
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Updated 6 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis has requested a Major Disaster Declaration to aid recovery from the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires and subsequent flooding in the burn scars. COLORADO, USA — On Sunday, Gov. Jared Polis officially requested a Major Disaster Declaration from...
US strikes another boat in eastern Pacific, killing two, Pentagon says
The Associated Press
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Updated 5 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...
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
MONTANA Fishing restricted as rivers warm LIVINGSTON — Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams...
Jena Griswold’s record: corruption, incompetence | Dick Wadhams
Dick Wadhams
dick-wadhams@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
There is no statewide elected official going back decades who is as breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent as Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is now running for attorney general of all things. And compliant ruling Democrats know it. Their silence...