National Politics
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Trump alleges ‘deep state’ suppressed Chinese interference in 2020 election
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to allege the “deep state” suppressed Communist Party of China attempts to meddle in the 2020 election. As Trump made the allegations of election interference from the White House’s East Room, he declassified intelligence documents presented to him by his White House Government Transparency Task Force and members…
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WATCH: Trump speaks on elections in primetime address
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address Thursday that he says will include a focus on elections. The speech comes as he’s escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November’s midterm elections. The Republican president has been guarded about what he plans to say in the 9…
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Understanding Trump’s remarkable political comeback in 2024 | Cronin and Loevy
President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He inspired a riot at the U.S. Capitol to try to overthrow the results of that election. He was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives and later was indicted for several alleged crimes. And yet — he overcame all that in 2024 and won his way…
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Tina Peters tells supporters to ‘stand up and fight back’ at Castle Rock event
Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk recently released from prison, warned supporters that what happened to her could happen to them, too, if they did not “stand up and fight back” at an event at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Peters was one of several speakers at “Freedom Fest,” a two-day event featuring Republican politicians,…
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Colorado participates in Great American State Fair in Washington
Visitors to Washington, D.C. for the country’s 250th anniversary will have the opportunity to learn about Colorado’s natural beauty and culture during the Great American State Fair, a World’s Fair-style event that opened last week at the National Mall. While all 56 U.S. states and territories will be represented in the fair, at least seven…
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Colorado health officials say federal budget adds pressure to already stressed system
As the first anniversary of H.R. 1 approaches, Colorado Democrats and hospital executives say the law’s Medicaid reductions and eligibility rules are accelerating financial stress in a system where many facilities were already operating on the brink. Signed by President Trump on July 4 last year, H.R. 1, which the president has nicknamed the “one…
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Denver, Boulder prosecutors call congressional immigration probe ‘political theater’
Elected officials in Denver and Boulder are pushing back after the U.S. House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation into their immigration policies, as part of a broader probe targeting “sanctuary” jurisdictions nationwide. On May 20, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, issued letters to the district attorneys, sheriffs and police…
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‘More free time’: Gov. Polis turns Colorado Democratic Party censure into scheduling perk
Facing public rebuke from his own party, Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday brushed off the Colorado Democratic Party’s censure and defended his decision to cut in half Tina Peters’ prison term, saying the case had long troubled him and that her beliefs should never have factored into her sentencing. At a news conference announcing an…
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Congressional panel probes Denver, Boulder over ICE cooperation limits
A congressional panel is reviewing Denver and Boulder’s policies, alleging that these cities, along with other “sanctuary” jurisdictions, are declining to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, the body announced Wednesday. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, issued letters to the district attorneys, sheriffs and police chiefs of Denver and Boulder,…
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What we know about nearly a dozen scientists who went missing, died, or were murdered
The Trump administration is probing concerns surrounding nearly a dozen scientists said to be connected to highly secretive space research whose deaths and disappearances are under increasing scrutiny. President Donald Trump called the situation “pretty serious stuff” last Thursday, revealing he had just attended a meeting about the scientists and promised the government would probe…