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Trump names Colorado Springs GOP consultant to Air Force Academy board
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President Donald Trump has named a GOP political consultant based in Colorado Springs to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. The board advises the Department of Defense on how to run the school and has recently taken a more active role, forwarding a report to Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this year, with recommendations such…
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Trump threatens to withdraw support for Lauren Boebert over Thomas Massie dispute
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President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to withdraw his endorsement for U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who is seeking reelection in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, over the latter’s support for a Kentucky Republican facing a primary challenge. “Is anyone interested in running against Weak‑Minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District?” Trump posted on Truth Social:…
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Supreme Court justices to hear arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
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The Supreme Court will weigh arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster. Haitians and Syrians were among those from 17 countries with Temporary Protected Status, which allows migrants already in the U.S. to stay with work permits in 18-month increments, so long as the…
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Trump administration announces $12 billion soybean aid package
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Monday that the administration was planning to disburse a $12 billion dollar aid package as part of the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, to make targeted, one-time payments to crop farmers. The FBA is designed to be an “economic bridge” to the next planting season.…
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Colorado delegation urges Biden to consider national security, cost in Space Command basing decision
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Keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. That was the message Colorado’s congressional delegation made loud and clear in a letter delivered to President Joe Biden Tuesday. “We remain deeply troubled that the decision to relocate USSPACECOM undermined the two most important factors for any critical basing decision: protecting national security and minimizing cost,” the…
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Trump says he’ll end NAFTA; strikes deal with Mexico alone
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President Donald Trump announced Monday he would end the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding that he has struck a new trade deal with Mexico. But where that leaves Canada, the third partner in NAFTA and Colorado’s top market for beef exports, is up in the air. In an announcement from the White House Monday,…
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Colorado to fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of Sen. John McCain
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Updated: Just after 2 p.m. Colorado time Monday, and after more than 24 hours of criticism,” President Trump issued a statement honoring Sen. John McCain’s service and ordered all U.S. flags flown at half-staff until after McCain is buried on Sunday. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has joined a growing list of governors who have ordered…
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As trade war escalates, Colo. faces broadening impact on export economy
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It isn’t only Colorado agriculture that’s getting nervous about what the Trump administration’s tariffs could cost them. Insiders at many industries in Colorado – even distillers – say they could be hurt by an escalation of the trade war between the United States and foreign trading partners like China, Canada and Mexico – the state’s…
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Bennet joins bipartisan Senate push to renew conservation fund
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet, plan to launch what they describe as a 100-day campaign to save a federal conservation fund that helps pay for parks and other public facilities – a program that President Donald Trump wants to slash. If you’ve ever visited the Cheyenne Mountain visitor center,…
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Sen. Bennet endorses Senate farm bill draft
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One day ahead of a hearing focused on the 2018 farm bill, Sen. Michael Bennet of Denver has endorsed the draft proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Bennet announced Tuesday he would support the version released last week by the committee, of which he is a member. The ag committee is…