House votes to establish a new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack Republicans are looking to rewrite the narrative around the violent events of that day. www.politico.com/live-updates... via @politico.com
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House votes to establish a new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack Republicans are looking to rewrite the narrative around the violent events of that day. www.politico.com/live-updates... via @politico.com
Colorado ranchers face tough season: drought, wildfires and wolves www.cpr.org/2025/09/03/c... via @boycedan.bsky.social
THRASHING ABOUT; Despite shutdown deadline, little movement in Congress on spending deal -- @jennifershutt.bsky.social & Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/desp...
Amid federal vaccine uncertainty, Colorado takes steps to insure access to COVID-19 vaccines www.cpr.org/2025/09/03/e... via @codaleynews.bsky.social #copolitics
The Denver AID Center, a drop-in resource center at 14th Avenue and Elati Street, recently closed. Its leader, Carlon Manuel, lost his job in city layoffs.
The Restore trust in Congress act is a negotiated bill that merges all the different House bills on this issue. Colorado Reps Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, Jeff Hurd & Lauren Boebert were cosponsors of the Roy/Magaziner bill.
Rep Seth Magaziner says, “this bill is the product of a lot of people putting in a lot of hard work, and in my view, this bill is far superior to any bill on this topic that has been introduced so far.”
A diverse bipartisan coalition introduces a bill to band day trading by members of Congress. Rep Chip Roy says members of Congress, “should not be trading equities, and they should not be enriching themselves on the very issues that they're voting on.”
Epstein survivors on the Hill say they have been “discussing creating our own list of names” Lisa Phillips: “We know the names. Many of us were abused by them. Together as survivors we will confidentially compile the names that were regularly in the Epstein world.”
My latest: professional musician and his family fight immigration case. www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/i...
Federal lawsuit challenges Colorado’s sweeping semiautomatic gun restrictions www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/f... via @lucasbradywoods.bsky.social #copolitics
The Limon Leader just announced it’ll cease publication before the end of the year. Just off the phone with publisher Catherine Thurston. She took over after her brother died almost 8 years ago exactly. I paid a visit in 2024 as part of our statewide Voter Voices project.
CO's Congressional Delegation issues a joint statement re: Trump's Space Command decision. "Moving Space Command sets our space defense apparatus back years, wastes billions of taxpayer dollars, and hands the advantage to the converging threats of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea." #copolitics
Space Command to leave Colorado Springs, move to Alabama www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/s... #copolitics
While Trump thanked Colorado, he cited a non-military reason for moving the command. “The problem I have with Colorado, one of the big problems, they do mail in voting…so they have automatically crooked elections.”
President Trump says he's moving Space Command HQ from Colorado Springs to Huntsville. "We initially selected Huntsville for the Space com headquarters, yet those plans were wrongfully obstructed by the Biden administration, and as you know, they moved them to a different local." #copolitics
CO AG Phil Weiser (who's also running for gov) on reports Trump plans to move Space Command HQ to Alabama. Says his office has prepared for an "unlawful decision to move Space Command HQ. If the Trump administration takes this step – I’m prepared to challenge it in court." #copolitics
With reports President Trump is going to move Space Command HQ to Alabama, here's the story Dan Boyce & I did on how CO lawmakers worked to get former President Biden to keep the command in CO, and worries if Trump came back to office, he'd move it back. www.cpr.org/2024/01/29/c... #copolitics
To clarify, NCTA includes companies like Disney and Fox as members of the association, and lobbies on behalf of all its members.
Former CO Sen. Cory Gardner has a new job: leading National Cable and Telecommunications Association, per @PunchbowlNews. The trade association lobbies for companies like Disney & Fox. It's a big paying job too, the former head earned over $7M in '23. punchbowl.news/article/wash... #copolitics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules.
CO Members of Congress are back from August recess. And this is what some had to say about the big to-do list awaiting them. www.cpr.org/2025/09/02/c... #copolitics
the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf stunning reporting from @hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
Graham Greene, a Canadian actor who belonged to the Oneida First Nation and portrayed Indigenous characters in “Dances With Wolves” and other Hollywood blockbusters, died on Monday in Ontario. He was 73. nyti.ms/425In7L
When aid workers need aid. We visit a support group for laid-off international development workers www.cpr.org/2025/09/01/l...
“We're going through this existential crisis of what's happening to America, what's happened to our jobs,” said Abbott. “...but also realizing we have children, we have homes, we have to take care of our loved ones.” We visit a support group for laid-off aid workers: www.cpr.org/2025/09/01/l...
Redistricting critics warn that efforts to redraw maps mid-decade risks fueling further gridlock in Congress, and ceding more power to the executive and judicial branches.
JUST IN: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized with a broken vertebrae after a car accident in New Hampshire, according to his spokesperson.
Breaking news: The Trump administration grounded planes carrying migrant children that the White House intended to deport to Guatemala after a federal judge issued an emergency order temporarily blocking any removal of about 600 unaccompanied minors.
NPR's Scott Simon talks to a pastor and parishioners at East Washington Heights Baptist Church about crime in Washington, D.C., and whether the National Guard deployment helps or hurts the city.
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Budget balanced (for now), AI decisions punted, relationships ruptured: What went down during special session www.cpr.org/podcast-epis... via Purplish and @bentebirkeland.bsky.social , @jesseapaul.bsky.social & @lucasbradywoods.bsky.social #copolitics
Palmer Lake special election: Voters set to decide on recalls, the future of annexations www.cpr.org/2025/08/29/p... via @andreachalfin.bsky.social
Most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...
Trump officials fire EPA employees for signing dissent letter www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Meet Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office’s newest member … an adorable miniature horse www.cpr.org/2025/08/29/a... via @alisonborden.bsky.social
Big ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. However, the implications for the roughly 350,000 people whose protections have already been terminated is so-far a little unclear. www.cbsnews.com/news/tempora...
Things to do in #Colorado for Labor Day weekend www.cpr.org/2025/08/29/t... via Lauren Antonoff Hart
White House declares $4.9B in foreign aid unilaterally canceled in end-run around Congress' funding power politi.co/47ffUQr via @politico.com
NEW: Trump administration threatens "imminent enforcement action" against Denver Public Schools for a single gender-neutral bathroom #copolitics
U.S. Rep. David Scott -- an 80-year-old, 12-term congressman -- is battling concerns among Democrats that his age and health are obstacles to reelection. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Or better yet, listen to Barbara Sprunt talk with ATC's Ailsa Chang about a tale of 2 town halls. As recess winds down for Congress, town halls offer window into voters' top concerns www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
The GOP is shying away from town halls. This Missouri congressman is doing 15 of them www.npr.org/2025/08/27/g... via @npr.org
The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem.
The steadiest of Eddies is retiring. Longtime CPR News Morning Edition Host Mike Lamp will sign off September 12th-- his 64th birthday. Mike is unflappable, humble, and has a voice that soothes like baby powder. Before he leaves, he'll join Colorado Matters to discuss his TV and radio career.
OSHA investigating death of 6 workers at dairy farm near Keenesburg www.cpr.org/2025/08/28/o... via @elainetassy.bsky.social
The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up www.cpr.org/2025/08/28/c...
Schumer and Jeffries call on Johnson and Thune to meet next week to find bipartisan agreement ahead of Oct. 1 shutdown deadline www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Board Member fired by Trump, Lisa Cook, files suit against Trump & Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Important stories from CPR, Denverite and KRCC: No sign of Nat’l Guard for Denver, but mayor will sue if it happens: denverite.com/2025/08/27/n... Xcel fast-tracks clean energy projects before tax credits vanish: www.cpr.org/2025/08/27/x... Food banks must adjust: www.cpr.org/2025/08/27/c...
Xcel Energy races to fast-track clean energy projects before federal tax credits vanish www.cpr.org/2025/08/27/x... via @cprnews.bsky.social
Colorado still has one in four students missing too much school. What are the reasons? (It's not for lack of schools trying - some schools have to teach kids how to use alarm clock!) www.cpr.org/2025/08/27/s... @cprnews.bsky.social @colorado.gov
#CO03 Jeff Hurd: disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/... #CO02 Joe Neugse: disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/... #CO07 Brittany Pettersen disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/...
Rest of the #copolitics 2024 financial disclosures: #CO05 Jeff Crank: disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/... #C006 Jason Crow: disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/... #CO01 Diana DeGette: disclosures-clerk.house.gov/public_disc/...
There won’t be a Ralphie Run at Friday’s game in Boulder www.cpr.org/2025/08/27/c...
The agreement that allows Xcel Energy to operate smoothly in the city of Denver will expire at the end of 2026, and the clock is ticking.
Maine has the oldest population of any state and a high rate of disability. Question 1, on the November ballot, figures to make voting (especially by mail) much harder for many, and particularly for older folks and people with disabilities. New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
For decades the program has supported writers who would become big names – Alice Walker, Michael Cunningham, Louise Erdrich and more. Last week, applicants got an email saying the program would be no more.
UPDATE: Colorado House, after intense debate, votes nearly unanimously to condemn Rep. Ryan Armagost for photo scandal coloradosun.com/2025/08/26/r... #copolitics #coleg
Gov. Polis, AG Weiser, Denver Mayor all clap back against Trump’s immigration lawsuit www.cpr.org/2025/08/26/c... via @allisonsherry.bsky.social #copolitics
NEW: Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security in which she’ll help oversee election security. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Trump once signed a bipartisan criminal justice reform law. Now, he’s calling for more incarcerations in D.C. Julian Sorapuru on Trump in 2018 vs. Trump now www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/26/n...
Colorado lawmakers abandon special session effort to tweak AI law, will push back start date to June 2026 www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/c... via @jesseapaul.bsky.social @coloradosun.com #copolitics
Colorado Democrats move to protect SNAP benefits and Planned Parenthood care www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/c... #copolitics
US Judge: Kari Lake must be deposed under oath in Voice of America suit My story for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...
ICYMI: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement. via @fischler.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
CBO: Reconciliation's non-Medicaid health care changes will lead to 2.1M fewer people w/ insurance by 2034 Biggest drivers are: - 1.2M are noncitizens losing access to premium tax credits - 700K due to verification requirements on tax credits www.cbo.gov/system/files...
Here’s what we know about the six people who died at a dairy in Keenesburg www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/w...
new NPR podcast alert -- sources & methods will look at national security news & why it matters. hosted by the incomparable mary louise kelly. check it out each thursday.
The bar for US-South Korea summit is not very high (for Lee Jae Myung), but the stakes are high for Lee politically. For weeks, I've heard from S.Korean officials worried about a "Zelensky moment," given Trump's views on trade deficit & defense spending. (And he's never been too fond of South Korea)
Jonathan D. Salant: Trump is forcing Americans to re-fight the civil rights battles of the 1960s www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insi...
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
'A terrible position': States are bracing for rural hospital closures Rural Americans historically rely on Medicaid more than people in more densely populated areas. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
A judge ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
What's unique about these Denver layoffs: They are hitting multi-decade and multi-generational city workers. Will it pit Johnston against the old guard? denverite.com/2025/08/21/w...
When the U.S. House comes back after Labor Day, looks like NDAA and the Energy & Water approps bills will be taken up. Amendments are due 8/28 & 8/26 respectively. rules.house.gov
Statehouse Republican resigns, possibly avoiding censure vote www.cpr.org/2025/08/21/r... via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social #copolitics
House Democrats to censure GOP lawmaker who took, shared unprofessional photo of colleague www.cpr.org/2025/08/21/r... via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social #copolitics
Racing pigs? Funnel cakes? Inflatable corn maze? It must be time for the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo www.cpr.org/2025/08/21/1... via @krccnews.bsky.social #coloradostatefair
James Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, has died www.cpr.org/2025/08/21/j...
Ahead of Powell's speech at Jackson Hole, a mixed economic backdrop and White House attacks leaves the chair with the tall task of laying the groundwork for cuts w/out looking like he is capitulating to Trump or turning sanguine on inflation www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/b... @nytimes.com
Taxes, AI and health care... Here’s what will be debated during Colorado's special legislative session, which begins today, and what you need to know to follow along: coloradosun.com/2025/08/21/c... #copolitics #coleg
Are legislative special sessions even special any more? www.cpr.org/2025/08/21/h... via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social #copolitics
Big news in public media circles, as Ari Shapiro announces his departure. It will make our conversation on stage in Denver October 18 all the more compelling. Tickets: denverpressclub.org/events/damon...
Have you been impacted by recent federal layoffs? We want to hear from you www.cpr.org/2025/07/01/f... #Colorado
Scientists chase storms through the Mountain West to study hail's growing toll www.cpr.org/2025/08/19/m...
Just back from a support group for laid-off feds— mostly aid workers. They dubbed their first meeting a “sad hour,” but now focus on the job search. “This group feeds my soul,” said one attendee. “And we have snacks to feed you!” chimed another — standing next to pretzels and chips. Coming soon.
Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame. n.pr/3JHOwAD
www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...
Let’s help keep two rural public radio stations on the air despite budget cuts due to federal defunding. Next viewers have raised $50,000 for KRZA in the San Luis Valley and @ksutpublicradio.bsky.social in the Four Corners. I’ll match the next fifty $5 donations: cfssc.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
When the state budget boomed, Colorado cut taxes. Now it’s paying the price. coloradosun.com/2025/08/18/c... #copolitics #coleg
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds.
UPDATE: President Trump said he and Russia's Vladimir Putin made progress in talks to end the war in Ukraine, but the two leaders did not announce any steps toward reaching a ceasefire.
"The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, by Israeli forces in Gaza." - CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg
Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.
This dog used to sniff out cold cases for police. Now she’s saving bees. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Michigan's health director spent a year and $30 million building a work requirements system for Medicaid. The problems he encountered have him worried now that 40 states must do the same by 2027.
UPDATE: President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. But it hasn't been quick or easy.
Who was famed astronaut Jim Lovell? Apollo 13 is just the beginning. Lovell commanded the first crew to orbit the moon and saved Apollo 13 mission www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Trump has activated Nevada's National Guard to enforce immigration laws. The governor, who would have to activate the troops for this dramatic escalation, has not said if he will do so. Nobody has broken more news on this beat than our Isabella Aldrete. thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...