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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying on the State Department’s budget before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
He will present the Trump administration’s 2026 State Department budget request before facing questions from his former colleagues in the Senate.
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Gov. Polis signs bill expanding state inspection authority over Colorado’s immigration detention centers
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 27 minutes ago
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a bill that broadens Colorado’s power to conduct health and safety inspections at federal immigration detention centers and requires the Attorney General’s Office to craft a policy on when personally identifying information must be...
Trump could keep Todd Blanche atop DOJ even if Senate confirmation stalls
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Updated 59 minutes ago
Deputy White House chief of staff Dan Scavino predicted Wednesday that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation would move “very quickly,” offering the clearest indication yet that the administration intends to seek Senate approval for one of President Donald...
Paramedics’ convictions tossed in Elijah McClain’s death
9News
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Updated 1 hour ago
AURORA, Colo. — Two former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics convicted in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain will be retried following a ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals. In September 2021, a statewide grand jury indicted Cooper and fellow...
Triple veto: Colorado governor nixes bills on swipe fees, suing feds and firefighter benefits
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis vetoed three bills Wednesday, rejecting measures on credit‑card swipe fees, immigration enforcement lawsuits, and firefighter cancer coverage, and setting a new personal record for vetoes in a single session. The governor has now vetoed 12 bills that...
Troubled waters: An uncertain rafting season gets underway in Colorado
Seth Boster
seth-boster@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
On the last day of May, along the Arkansas River that he has been paddling for 30-plus years, Mike Harvey found himself in a kayak he would not typically use this time of year: his racing boat, which is longer,...
Using housing and cash, ‘the program’ exploits Colorado’s homeless for Medicaid millions
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how home health in Colorado is a complex setup and about the group On Going HHC. They call it “the program.” For the past four years, dozens of homeless...
‘The program’: Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how “the program” exploits Colorado’s homeless using housing and cash and about the group On Going HHC. Home health care in Colorado is a complicated business. To provide the...
‘The program’: On Going HHC roots deeply intertwined with others
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how “the program” exploits Colorado’s homeless using housing and cash, and how home health in Colorado is a complex setup. Seska Bell is a licensed practical nurse who has...
What matters to Colorado women ahead of momentous state elections | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Eight years have passed since Colorado has faced such a significant election season. Our choices now will set another eight years of our collective future. It’s temperature-taking time. The Women’s Foundation of Colorado recently completed a poll of 725 women...
Colorado House minority leader reprimands Rep. Brandi Bradley for ‘reprehensible’ behavior
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell has reprimanded Rep. Brandi Bradley after a confrontation in which she allegedly cursed at and intimidated the House chief clerk. In the official reprimand, Caldwell said Bradley’s reputation during the 2026 session has been one...