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Trump hails fallen Colorado Springs soldier, others at Arlington
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President Donald Trump expressed his nation’s “boundless and undying” gratitude Monday to Americans who have fallen in battle and to the families they left behind, hailing as heroes the hundreds of thousands buried at Arlington National Cemetery, including a soldier from Colorado Springs. In his first Memorial Day remarks as president, Trump told the stories…
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Trump talk with Russians ‘wholly appropriate,’ adviser says
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The White House on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump’s disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials as “wholly appropriate,” as officials tried to beat back criticism from fellow Republicans and concerns from international allies. One day after officials declared that reports about Trump’s discussions with the Russians were false, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster…
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Sean Spicer ‘needs to go’ says Rep. Mike Coffman at town hall
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Showing no partisan love for embattled White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, told the sometimes angry, confrontational audience in his first Trump-era town hall meeting Wednesday night that Spicer should step down. “He needs to go,” Coffman said of Spicer. The comment arrived like a crescendo in the nearly two-hour long town…
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Meetup takes risky leap into the Trump resistance
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Meetup is taking a leap into the Trump resistance. The New York-based networking site will unveil plans in the coming days to partner with a labor group – under the guidance of a former Hillary Clinton aide – to coordinate protests among more than 120,000 activists already involved with anti-Trump Meetup groups. It’s a risky…
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Smith: U.S. ties with Mexico matter now more than ever
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With all the excitement, chaos, turmoil – whatever you want to call it – that has filled Donald Trump’s first days in office, it’s easy to forget that Joaquín Guzmán, “El Chapo,” the world’s most notorious criminal and drug cartel leader was extradited from Mexico to the United States the same day as Trump’s inauguration.…
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How a small town commissioner ends up on TV with the president
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An astute observer with knowledge of Western Colorado politics might have noticed a March 1 video clip appearing on CNN of President Donald Trump speaking from the White House, while U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-CO3, and Republican Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese stand right next to him, looking on. The video clip has been used as “B-roll,” to…