Author: The Washington Examiner
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Trump calls Jared Polis a ‘sleazebag’ for keeping ‘elderly woman’ Tina Peters in jail, governor responds
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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to lambast Colorado Gov. Jared Polis over the case involving former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2024 for charges of giving unauthorized individuals access to the county’s election systems. Trump called Polis a “sleazebag” for denying the…
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Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, Democrats face backlash for suggesting soldiers disobey ‘illegal’ orders
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President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Democratic veterans in Congress who urged military service members to “refuse illegal orders” from the Trump administration should receive capital punishment. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” The president’s message was aimed at several Democrats, including Colorado U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, along…
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Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced financier, convicted sex offender, and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The petition, filed by Reps.…
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Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally
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Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday will ban nearly all hemp-derived THC products, despite Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s attempts to block the hemp-ban language from a part of the GOP-proposed deal designed to end the government shutdown. Eight Democrats joined with GOP senators to support a Republican-led stopgap funding deal Sunday, which includes a continuing resolution…
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Government shutdown could trigger furloughs in Colorado Springs, close Rocky Mountain National Park
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A looming government shutdown could leave tens of thousands of employees in Colorado Springs without a paycheck and close many government services. A funding bill requires 60 votes to be adopted in the Senate. Senate Republicans only have a three-seat net majority, which means it cannot pass if only the 53 Republicans in the Senate vote for…
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Trump expected to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado in his ‘first week’
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President-elect Donald Trump isn’t expected to waste any time going through with the plan to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado to Alabama. Space Command, separate from the Trump-created Space Force, has been the center of a years-long controversy about whether to put its headquarters in Colorado or Alabama. Trump has favored the deep-red…
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Colorado’s Doug Lamborn, Georgia’s Earl Carter urge environmental impact evaluation of marijuana legislation
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A Colorado congressman, along with another Republican lawmaker, said Democrats should research the environmental effects of a proposed marijuana legalization bill, citing concerns about high emissions that would result from widespread cultivation. The legalization of the drug in certain states has resulted in increased demand for marijuana products, causing states to ramp up production and expand their operations to indoor facilities…
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Senate impeachment proceedings open as House Democrats present charges
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House Democrats serving as impeachment managers delivered the articles of impeachment to the Senate Thursday and began “exhibiting” the articles on the floor. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, read the impeachment resolutions to Senate lawmakers. The House voted on Dec. 18 to pass two articles impeaching President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of…
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House passes Trump USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA
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The House voted Thursday to pass President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, granting the White House a policy win just one day after impeaching the president. The trade deal, passed 385-41, would replace the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called USMCA a trade agreement that will serve as a model for…
