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Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their families at an air force base in Delaware. The president saluted as four transfer cases carrying the service members’ remains were escorted off an airplane during the dignified transfer […]
Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activists
WASHINGTON | The director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History pushed back Tuesday against a recent White House report that branded the institution’s leadership as radical activists who cannot be trusted. The testimony from Anthea M. Hartig came as President Donald Trump has engaged in a broad national effort to reshape the stories […]
Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans
WASHINGTON | The Associated Press surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice in the United States. The survey of 1,022 Jewish adults — including people who identify as Jewish by religion […]
Trump’s teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches
ATLANTA | President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said Thursday. The firm’s enforcement chief said Kalshi contacted federal regulators about bets allegedly made about what the president would […]
To air or not to air? Nation’s TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech
As President Donald Trump threatened sanctions for those who didn’t cover his address live Thursday night, the nation’s broadcast and cable news operations wrestled with the thorniest of questions: To air or not to air? Networks and their news operations, broadcast and cable alike, spent the hours leading up to Trump’s address debating how to […]
Trump raises election doubt in jarring speech, fueling midterm concerns – COLORADO COMMENTS
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of the midterms. Trump’s amplification of debunked theories about the election six years ago […]
QUIDNUNC: Yes, let’s all throw green eggs and spam to get the environment back on track
Quidnunc, whose name comes from the Latin “what now,” is out and about as often as possible to bring you news overheard in elevators, restrooms and spied in various e-mail boxes. QUID HAS HEARD that given the tenuous condition of democracy from the gilded White House to Aurora’s marginally humble city hall, we’ve turned to […]
House OKs bill to make daylight saving time permanent; Colorado stands ready. Senate next
WASHINGTON | There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The vote was 308-117. Colorado state […]
Touring Trump’s Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON | America is celebrating its 250th year. And what better way to mark that anniversary than with an American summer staple — a trip to Washington, D.C.? But visitors to the nation’s capital will find that it is undergoing tremendous change, courtesy of President Donald Trump’s takeover makeover. Since returning to office 17 months […]
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom
WASHINGTON | Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom on Thursday amid backlash from members of their own party. Pressured by the White House, Republicans tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to […]