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Trump’s latest funding cuts dampen bipartisan dealmaking in 2026
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Senate Republicans are optimistic about bipartisanship beyond healthcare next year, despite the looming midterm elections, but some of President Donald Trump’s latest actions could thwart the appetite for deal-making. The administration is dismantling a federal climate center and halting construction of offshore wind projects, drawing ire from Democrats who say the moves intentionally undercut clean…
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Denver Center leader in Washington to rally for $5 billion theater funding bill | Arts news
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Nonprofit theater companies across America are facing an existential financial crisis. Which is why Democratic lawmakers have proposed (likely doomed) legislation that would direct $1 billion annually to the struggling industry for the next five years. On Friday, Denver Center Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman was in Washington, D.C. to advocate for the legislation.…
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Bennet to Trump administration: Hear from the courts before chewing on Bears Ears
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is telling the Trump administration to tap the brakes on its fast-moving plan to open up portions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah for mining and drilling, until the courts have a say. He and 15 other Democratic senators sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…
