Author: Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner
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Jobless claims rise to 206,000, more than expected but still very low
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The number of new applications for unemployment benefits climbed 18,000 last week to 206,000, more than anticipated. While Thursday’s numbers, reported by the Labor Department, were higher than anticipated, they still reflect a general downward trajectory of new claims throughout the year. Claims were consistently above 600,000 each week earlier this year. Initial jobless claims,…
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Most people have less than three months of emergency funds, survey finds
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Emerging from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the country does not have enough money to get by for three months, a new survey found. Of those surveyed, 49% of adults say they have at least three months’ worth of emergency savings, with 1 in 4 claiming to have no emergency…
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Top GOP adviser: If senators ‘cover’ for Trump, ‘we’re going to lose Colorado’ US Senate race (VIDEO)
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Former McCain, Romney adviser claims 30 GOP senators would vote impeachment anonymously A longtime adviser to Republicans claims that if the tally were held in secret, 30 Republican senators would vote to remove President Donald Trump from office — and he offers a warning for Colorado Republicans hoping to re-elect U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. Mike…
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Republican governors gather in Aspen, joined by Sarah Sanders
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Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders reportedly made an appearance at a retreat for Republican governors and donors in Aspen amid rumors she is considering a bid to be the next governor of Arkansas. The 36-year-old Sanders, who recently departed her very public role in the White House after three years, appeared Sunday at…
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ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in Denver, other major US cities
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will reportedly begin a massive operation this Sunday to roundup 2,000 families facing deportation. ICE will likely begin the plan, known within the agency as the “family op,” with pre-dawn raids in major U.S. cities, according to the Washington Post. The raids will target migrant families that have deportation orders in…
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Masterpiece Cakeshop faces another discrimination suit (VIDEO)
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Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, is the target of another lawsuit. Phillips and his store came into the national spotlight after the Supreme Court ruled on portions of a lawsuit stemming from his refusal to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple on the basis of his religion. The court ruled…
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Hickenlooper: Democrats need to reject socialism in order to beat Trump
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Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a candidate for president, says that the Democratic Party needs to rebuke socialism. In an interview with NPR, the 67-year-old moderate Democrat said that he is a capitalist and doesn’t believe in certain left-wing proposals like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. “If we don’t stand up and…
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Colorado’s Gorsuch sides with liberal justices in 5-4 decision
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch broke with conservatives and joined four other liberal justices in a 5-4 tribal rights decision Monday. The Supreme Court upheld a Native American man’s hunting rights under a 150-year-old treaty. Crow tribe member Clayvin Herrera was charged in 2014 for off-season hunting in the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming…
