Author: Luige Del Puerto
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Trump asks DOGE to review states’ voter database maintenance practices
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The Trump administration has tapped the Department of Government Efficiency to review states’ practices to maintain their voter databases, part of a new move by the White House to strictly enforce the ban on non-citizens voting in federal elections. The new White House memo authorized DOGE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to…
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DEA: Colorado is Venezuelan gang’s ‘command center’
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed on Monday that it regards Colorado as “ground zero” for “some of the most violent criminals in America” and the “command center” of a transnational gang that originated in the prisons of Venezuela. “We are learning that the command and control for TdA in the entire United States of…
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Denver mayor, aides used auto deleting encryption app to talk about illegal immigration
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and his top aides used an encryption app that auto-deleted messages used to communicate about the illegal immigration crisis plaguing his city — a practice that First Amendment experts said violated the city’s own records retention policies and the state’s open meeting laws. CBS News Colorado reported that Johnston and 14…
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Billboards targeting Republicans taken down after NRCC defamation threat
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A vendor in charge of displaying House Democrats’ billboards accusing vulnerable Republicans of voting to cut Medicaid and give tax breaks to Elon Musk took them down after House Republicans’ campaign arm sent a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday. The House Majority Forward launched six billboards in vulnerable Republican districts — those of Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO),…
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SBA confirms it will move six offices out of Denver, other ‘sanctuary cities’
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The Small Business Administration confirmed it is moving its office out of Denver and five other “sanctuary cities.” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler disclosed that decision in February, though she didn’t specifically mention Denver or any other city in her memo. On Thursday, Loeffler said the SBA will relocate its regional offices out of municipalities that do…
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Nearly 2 dozen Democratic U.S. senators demand Trump reinstate fired veterans
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Nearly two dozen Democratic U.S. senators, including Colorado’s John Hickenlooper, demanded that President Donald Trump reinstate veterans who had been fired in the series of layoffs the White House said is meant to root out “waste and bloat” in the federal government. In a letter to Trump on Thursday, the Democrats said the Trump administration…
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5 takeaways from ‘sanctuary’ city hearing in Congress
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Republicans on Wednesday pressed the mayors of Denver, Boston, Chicago and New York about their “sanctuary policies,” arguing that local rules precluding cooperation with federal immigration agents have effectively set the conditions that allow crimes against American citizens, while Democrats insisted that these cities are safer because they “welcome” immigrants living unlawfully in the country.…
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‘Sanctuary’ city hearing: Denver mayor faces Congressional oversight committee | LIVE UPDATES
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, along with officials from Boston, Chicago and New York, will testify before the U.S House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at 10 a.m. EST (8 a.m. MST) today in Washington, D.C. Jeff Hurd closes hearing with questions about Denver’s approach A third Colorado Republican who doesn’t sit on the Oversight committee…
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Small Business Administration to move regional offices out of ‘sanctuary cities’
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The U.S. Small Business Administration will relocate its regional offices away from “sanctuary cities,” the office’s new administrator said in a memo issued on Monday. The memo didn’t specifically cite Denver, though a Congressional panel has singled out Denver and a few other urban centers as “sanctuary” jurisdictions. “To better serve Main Streets across America, especially…
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Proposals forbid Colorado governments from banning gas or propane-fired appliances
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A group that secured a major property tax deal with legislators last year is behind ballot measures to prohibit state and local governments from banning the use of gas or propane-fired equipment and appliances, such as stoves and heaters. The group seeks to enact the prohibition in state statutes, as well as enshrine that language…