US President-elect Donald Trump surprised Washington lawmakers this week by calling for lifting the federal borrowing limit and even abolishing it in social media posts and interviews. The debt ceiling is a law that caps the amount of money the US federal government can borrow cumulatively to meet existing legal obligations. A congressional vote in … Read more
Rick Palacio, the former chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, violated the state’s ethics law when he became a consultant for Gov. Jared Polis in late 2020 because he had too recently served as the governor’s chief of staff, the state’s Independent Ethics Commission ruled. Former Colorado Democratic Party chairman Rick Palacio. (Handout) The commission … Read more
Ex-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz — whose nomination as US Attorney General got derailed last month by sexual misconduct and drug abuse allegations — is getting his own show on One America News Network. The move was announced by OAN on Tuesday morning following a report from CNN, which broke the news Monday night. According to … Read more
One of my goals as I anticipate the New Year is to embrace more consistently the concepts of grace and gratitude. And given the results of this past election, it is harder—but perhaps more important than ever—to try to aspire to this objective. The election’s smoke has cleared. There is a definitive result. With the … Read more
Their ratings and circulations have cratered since Nov. 5, and now it appears that much of state-run media is circling the toilet bowl. It turns out that lying 24/7 was not a good business model long term. Who knew? In recent years, the Democrats’ assorted religious outlets and tracts have developed a language, or at … Read more
Associated Press MEXICO CITY — President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in … Read more
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 … Read more
As the move-in day for the Trump administration quickly approaches, it has become clear that the GOP’s top priority will be carrying out their promised mass deportation operation, which they predict will be the largest in American history. As the incoming administration builds its plan, studies have shown that legislation of this nature could be … Read more
In just over one hour on Friday evening, President-elect Donald Trump announced nine new appointments on his social media site Truth Social—including Russell Vought, a longtime ally and key figure in Project 2025, who is set to serve as the incoming head of the Office of Management and Budget. His Friday appointments spree comes as … Read more
State Sen. Janet Buckner, an Aurora Democrat, announced Thursday that she plans to resign at the start of the legislative session in January. Buckner is the second senator to announce their resignation in the weeks following their reelection. She was unopposed in her Nov. 5 reelection. Buckner has served in the legislature since 2015, when … Read more
