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Trump administration ends freeze on $10 billion in childcare subsidies
Rena Rowe
rena.rowe@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 25 minutes ago
The Trump administration has lifted its freeze on roughly $10 billion in federal childcare and social services funding for five Democrat-led states, prompting a legal fight over whether the lawsuit challenging the funding halt should continue. Last week, the Department...
Jeffries thwarts the Left, opposes ending all aid to Israel
Lauren Green
lauren-green@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced Tuesday that he will oppose an amendment aiming to cut off aid to Israel. In a letter to his colleagues, Jeffries wrote that the amendment, introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), is “overly...
Senate Democrats file election meddling complaint against RFK Jr.
Gabrielle M. Etzel
gabrielle-m-etzel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Leading Senate Democrats are accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of illegally interfering in the midterm elections, saying that he is using his office to protect a GOP majority in the House. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR),...
Amy Oliver Cooke warns Colorado’s energy policies threaten grid reliability | The OpEdge Podcast
Tony Olivero
tony.olivero@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Amy Oliver Cooke, Independence Institute senior fellow and Always On Energy Research co-founder, joins The OpEdge to dissect Colorado’s energy transition, grid reliability, and the state’s net-zero goals. Cooke warns host Jimmy Sengenberger that current state policies threaten affordability and...
Aspen Acres fire: Little overall growth as more evacuations lifted
Nick Smith
nick-smith@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The west side of the Aspen Acres fire remains active, but fire officials reported little overall growth Tuesday morning as conditions remained poor. Standing at 99,077 acres burned as of 11:30 a.m., the fire remains at 36% containment. The weather...
Elena Kagan pays tribute to ‘untimely passing’ of Lindsey Graham: ‘Made me look funny’
Jack Birle
jack-birle@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Justice Elena Kagan began her testimony at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday by honoring late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), referencing a famous exchange during her 2010 confirmation hearing. Kagan was testifying alongside Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the...
Forward Party nominee for Colorado’s US Senate seat puts $1.1 million into his campaign
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 minutes ago
Bob Chew, the Colorado Forward Party nominee for the seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, plans to report donating $1.1 million to his campaign and raising an additional $20,000 in the most recent quarter, his campaign told Colorado...
Divided opinions tick upward, member goes missing | Colorado Supreme Court term in review
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court released the last decisions of its 2025-2026 term at the end of June, with the final numbers showing a significant uptick in non-unanimous opinions over the prior two terms. Further, the composition of the court had...
Artemis II crew to speak at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Dan Boniface
dan.boniface@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
An out-of-this-world event is landing in Colorado next month. The crew of Artemis II will be at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Aug. 3 for an event that will celebrate the Rocky Mountain region’s contribution to their mission around the dark...
Too many stories, too little space | Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack
hal-bidlack@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Well, this week’s column presents a problem: there are far too many things in Colorado Politics of interest, and I want to write about them all. But given my kindly editor is unlikely to let me expand my column to...