WASHINGTON — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community. But he’s receiving fresh attention, from the public and from Congress, now that Trump has picked him to lead the FBI. As he braces for a bruising […]
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Some Democrats — including Gov. Jared Polis — are frustrated over Joe Biden pardoning his son
ATLANTA — Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded the law. The president pardoned Hunter Biden late Sunday evening, reversing his previous pledges with a grant […]
With an eye toward keeping rent low, Denver nonprofit buys its first apartment building — with plans for more
As state officials and legislators debate how Colorado can build its way out of the housing crisis, one Denver nonprofit is taking a different approach: preserving what’s already here. In a bid to curb rent increases and gentrification in east Denver, the East Colfax Community Collective’s housing trust purchased its first property in September. The […]
Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
By ZEKE MILLER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members. […]
Coloradans who sought to bar Donald Trump from the ballot now reckon with his return to office
Washington, D.C., Police Department officer Daniel Hodges is sworn in before testifying during a lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the state ballot, in Denver District Court on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) The judgment put the case on a fast track for the Colorado Supreme Court, which Norma […]
Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school.
Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to find students who were avoiding school and coax them back […]
San Jose’s organized retail theft unit submitted 20% more cases in the first quarter than all of last year. Here’s why the police say that’s progress
With more manpower and resources dedicated to investigations, the San Jose Police Department says it is making progress on combatting organized retail theft ahead of the busy holiday season, and sending more cases for prosecution. The department’s investigative unit submitted 20% more cases to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office in the first quarter […]
Colorado secretary of state orders mandatory recount in House District 16 race
Colorado election officials must recount more than 40,000 ballots cast in El Paso County’s House District 16 as Republican Rebecca Keltie holds a six-vote lead over incumbent Democratic Rep. Stephanie Vigil. The recount, already a certainty in the razor-thin race, was made official in an order from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Monday […]
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston sets off firestorm with vows to resist Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans
Mayor Mike Johnston’s pointed comments last week about Denverites resisting a federal mass-deportation effort — including a suggestion that he would mobilize the Denver police department to face off with federal and National Guard troops — have generated blowback in Colorado and across the country. Even billionaire Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s most visible benefactor […]
Lauren Boebert joins Cameo, charging $250+ for personalized video messages
Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert broke new ground over the weekend when she became the first sitting member of Congress to offer personalized messages for sale — starting at $250 — through the video platform Cameo. The Windsor Republican, who won election to a new congressional seat this month after moving across the state, started […]
Opposition to forest thinning heats up in Jeffco mountain parks as wildfire threat looms
EVERGREEN — Trunks and logs lie askew, fresh-cut stumps dot the landscape and dozens of piles of ponderosa branches, browned and desiccated, sit on the forest floor at Alderfer/Three Sisters park in the Jefferson County foothills. To Ruthe Hannigan, a 31-year Evergreen resident walking through the park on a chilly October morning, the sight of […]
Denver senator’s resignation, endorsements rankle Democrats and spark reform calls
Denver Sen. Chris Hansen’s decision to leave the state Capitol for a job in southwestern Colorado while endorsing two Democrats to ascend the political ladder behind him has frustrated party officials and sparked fresh criticism of the process that’s served as a gateway for a third of the state legislature. “The optics are (expletive),” summarized […]