More GOP lawmakers break with Trump on Iran as gas prices keep climbing
WASHINGTON — As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran. Seven Republicans broke ranks and joined all Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat. Tuesday’s vote marked the third […]
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Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 2. Rockies vs. Diamondbacks (1:10 p.m. Thursday, MLB.tv) — Yes, it will be another 100-loss season for the Rockies, but Thursday will be the final chance to see the team at Coors Field until… 2028? 3. Colorado at Baylor (10 a.m. Saturday, ESPN or ESPN2) — […]
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An update in Colorado Politics last week on Colorado’s maddening Medicaid morass pretty much said it all: The publicly funded health-care program for the poor and disabled could consume the entire state general fund in less than two decades. That alarming news was delivered on Thursday to the Commission on Medicaid, an interim committee set […]
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Proposition 135 on this fall’s ballot would prohibit sex-change surgery on minors. Call it “gender-affirming surgery” if that makes the amputation sound more compassionate. I’ll admit, I struggled with how to vote. Not because I think children should undergo these surgeries, but because I’m suspicious whenever government barges into a family’s decisions. The question is […]