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- Denver settles protest lawsuits by men injured by police projectileswww.denverpost.com Denver to pay out more money to protesters injured during 2020 George Floyd protests
Denver will pay $465,000 to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of two men shot in the head with less-lethal projectiles by police officers during the George Floyd protests in 2020.
- Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and SCOTT BAUER MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin on Saturday for a rally that’s intended to focus heavily on the economy, markin…
- American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote
By DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has long sought to inject disinformation into U.S. political discourse. Now, it’s got a new angle: paying Americans to do the work. This week&#…
- January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CAL WOODWARD WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day…
- Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November election, granting the former preside…
- Trump says he’d create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump says he’d create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk
By JONATHAN J. COOPER PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government, an idea suggested b…
- With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com With charges and sanctions, US takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of November election
By ERIC TUCKER, DAVID KLEPPER and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced wide-ranging actions Wednesday meant to call out Russian influence in the upcoming U.S. pres…
- Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice votingwww.denverpost.com Colorado’s November ballot will have seven citizen initiatives, from abortion rights to ranked-choice voting
Other ballot questions deal with big cat trophy hunting, school choice, parole eligibility.
- Federal workers around nation’s capital worry over Trump’s plans to send some of them elsewhere – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Federal workers around nation’s capital worry over Trump’s plans to send some of them elsewhere
BY OLIVIA DIAZ and BRIAN WITTE WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone o…
- Casa Bonita reservations open to general public soonwww.denverpost.com Casa Bonita is finally opening up reservations to everyone
You’ll be able to make a reservation soon, just like at any other restaurant.
- Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington Cemetery visit and ripping Harris – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington Cemetery visit and ripping Harris
By BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the …
- Presidential election draws memories of Watergate, Nixonwww.denverpost.com Opinion: America survived Watergate and it’ll survive the November election, too
Opinion | “Our future as a nation depends on our common sense and the vigorous exercise of the rights and obligations of each of the three branches of government, which were demonstrated duri…
- ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones …
- More than 100 rally against racist signs posted in metro-area bus stopswww.denverpost.com Coloradans rally against racist, anti-immigrant signs posted in metro bus stops: “We’re not going back”
During a Friday morning rally, more than 100 Coloradans crowded around a bus stop pole that, less than a day before, had housed racist signs targeting migrants and Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign Thursday in Michigan and Wisconsin as the former president ramps up battleground state travel heading into the traditional Labor Day turn toward the fall elect…
- Congress cannot be trusted on divisive social issues. Leave them to the states.www.denverpost.com Opinion: Congress cannot be trusted on divisive social issues. Leave them to the states.
For Congress to regain trust, it needs to return to its knitting as the holder of the purse strings and a responsible check on the executive branch.
- Harris and Walz will sit down for first major television interview of their presidential campaign – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Harris and Walz will sit down for first major television interview of their presidential campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will sit down Thursday for their first major television interview of their presidential campaign as the duo travels in so…
- Trump is visiting swing districts in Michigan and Wisconsin as battleground campaigning ramps up – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump is visiting swing districts in Michigan and Wisconsin as battleground campaigning ramps up
Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign Thursday in Michigan and Wisconsin as the former president ramps up battleground state travel heading into the traditional Labor Day turn toward the fall elect…
- Pursuing net-zero buildings -- even in Aspen -- isn't practical or necessary. The grid will be decarbonized.www.denverpost.com Opinion: Here’s why pursuing net-zero buildings — even in Aspen — isn’t practical or necessary
One of the first comments we received was from a famous energy guru: “Nice building. But why do you have a heating system at all?” Solving climate change could depend on how we answer that qu…
- Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure
By HALELUYA HADERO and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS NEW YORK (AP) — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several o…
- Trump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that killed 13 service members – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that killed 13 service members
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Former President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to tie Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bomb…
- Are the Colorado property tax ballot measures needed cuts or extortion?www.denverpost.com Letters: Are the Colorado property tax ballot measures needed cuts or extortion?
“The use of a ballot measure to cudgel the government into making more cuts by Michael Fields and a certain portion of the business community is appalling. A promise to remove the ballot issu…
- Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a jud…
- Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record
By RICHARD LARDNER, JONATHAN MATTISE, TRENTON DANIEL and STEVE KARNOWSKI WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “exce…
- The Latest: RFK Jr. suspends his campaign and backs Trump – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com The Latest: RFK Jr. suspends his campaign and backs Trump
By The Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination and offered her policy agenda on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thurs…
- Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border to campaign Thursday on imm…
- Chatting with every hiker while on the trail is annoyingwww.denverpost.com Opinion: Doesn’t everyone else find small talk on hiking trails annoying?
“An annoying question is ‘Everything OK?’ Why are they asking this? Admittedly I have more gray hair than brown, but do I look so decrepit that they are concerned about my well be…
- Letters: Denver’s recent heat wave wasn’t really record-breaking and here’s why – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Letters: Denver’s recent heat wave wasn’t really record-breaking and here’s why
“Any discussion of Denver weather records must include the fact that the official recording site was moved to Denver International Airport (DIA) when opened in 1995. This location has a diffe…
- Colorado Hike of the Week: East Ute Trail and West Ute Trail in RMNPwww.denverpost.com Hike of the Week: East Ute Trail and West Ute Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park
The east and west Ute trails really are better tackled as individual trails. Here is what to expect for each’s difficulty, elevation and return trips.
- Denver's first cannabis spa, Pure Elevations, opens in Septemberwww.denverpost.com Denver’s first canna-spa, opening soon, brings marijuana and massages under one roof
When it opens on Sept. 14, Pure Elevations will be among the city’s first public consumption spaces.
- Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — Holding his first outdoor rally since surviving last month’s attempted assassination, Donald Trump on Wednesday railed against…
- The Latest: Trump holds news conference; Harris touts Medicare drug price cuts – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com The Latest: Trump holds news conference; Harris touts Medicare drug price cuts
By The Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden held a joint appearance to announce price cuts for popular Medicare drugs. Federal officials have reached deals with dru…
- Harris aims to blunt Trump’s economic attacks by proposing new tax breaks in a bid to lower costs – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Harris aims to blunt Trump’s economic attacks by proposing new tax breaks in a bid to lower costs
By MATT BROWN and MAKIYA SEMINERA RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living…
- The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances
By The Associated Press The running mates of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Republican Ohio …
- Tina Peters, election deniers continue 2020 conspiracy push into 2024www.denverpost.com Opinion: No one expected contrition from Tina Peters, but post-conviction she’s pushing a new election conspiracy
“There’s a reason Peters, Lavrenz, pillow-magnate Mike Lindell, former president Donald Trump and other purveyors of misinformation have doubled down on deceit; they’re too invested to quit n…
- Rep. Lauren Boebert unveils massive '90s-era body tattoowww.denverpost.com Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert unveils massive ’90s-era body tattoo
Combative Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert revealed a ’90s-era body tattoo in a photo posted to Instagram by the wife of Florida congressman Matt Gaetz.
- Donald Trump is going to North Carolina for an economic speech. Can he stick to a clear message? – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com Donald Trump is going to North Carolina for an economic speech. Can he stick to a clear message?
Donald Trump will have another opportunity Wednesday to recalibrate his presidential comeback bid, this time with a rally and speech in North Carolina that his campaign is billing as a significant …
- News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it
By DAVID BAUDER At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, …
- A burglary is reported at a Trump campaign office in Virginia – The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com A burglary is reported at a Trump campaign office in Virginia
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A burglary was reported over the weekend at a Virginia campaign office for former President Donald Trump, and authorities are investigating whether anything was stolen. It…
- Kamala Harris is pushing joy. Donald Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?www.denverpost.com Kamala Harris is pushing joy. Donald Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
Democrats are playing up their sunnier outlook, promoting the idea that voters can be inspired to support someone and not just cast their ballot against the other side. The Trump campaign argues th…