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EDITORIAL: Don’t let Trump get away with illegally punishing Colorado for Tina Peters
There is a critical difference between a U.S. president squabbling with leaders from a state and the president directing the machinery of the federal government to punish that state. If the allegations made public last week in the media are true, the Trump administration exposed yet another treacherous abuse of its power. At the center […]
DOJ fights to overturn Colorado ruling on sensitive voter rolls
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The Trump administration Monday a federal judge’s decision to dismiss its case against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, from whom it’s trying to pry sensitive voter information. The U.S. Department of Justice has sued 30 states and Washington, D.C., for their refusal to turn over unredacted voter […]
As blackouts stretch for days, life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity
HAVANA | A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays — a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m. That’s when 72-year-old Leidis Rodríguez frantically cooked beans after the lights switched on this week following hours of uninterrupted blackouts. “The power has come back on, everyone go!” Rodríguez shouted. In the […]
Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families
Congressional Democrats said they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families after The Associated Press found more than 50 active-duty troops’ spouses and parents have been detained by immigration authorities. In a letter sent Sunday evening to the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department and the Department […]
Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to help
SACRAMENTO, Calif. | Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court in California’s capital and pointed out one glaring absence. “None of these folks are represented,” she said. Chohan is the coordinator of a program that sends […]
PERRY: The heat is on for real. So is the Trump chicanery linked to climate change denial
Hot enough for ya? That used to prompt a smile when I was a kid picking melons and tomatoes in Manzanola. It’s not funny as more than 10,000 people in Europe drop dead from the heat, above the normal amount of heat-related deaths. Records keepers expect the 1,200 or so normal U.S. heat-related deaths will […]
Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds
WASHINGTON | A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort. Climate United Fund and other nonprofits won’t have access to their funds immediately as the decision […]
25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
WASHINGTON | Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February. The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports […]
Griswold and Hickenlooper vow action on gun violence ahead of Colorado November vote
AURORA | Colorado attorney general candidate Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Sen. John Hickenlooper vowed to take more action to address gun violence and further regulate firearms at an Aurora panel discussion Friday. Joined by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Griswold, Hickenlooper, Colorado Rep. Monica Duran and Bianka Emerson, president of Colorado Black Women for […]
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs
NEW YORK | Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week announced it would wrap up the program, which […]