Tag: Politics
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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman
President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office. Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison in 2023 for trades made while working as a consultant and…
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Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress
WASHINGTON • Donald Trump is facing widening opposition within his own party as Republican lawmakers in Congress, long reluctant to defy him, are showing a greater willingness to break ranks with the president. Just over the past week, multiple factions of Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives have stepped forward to rebuke his…
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Becerra advances in California gubernatorial primary
LOS ANGELES — Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary, advanced to November’s general election in California’s gubernatorial race on Friday. With roughly 66% of the vote counted, Becerra emerged from a crowded field of more than 60 candidates with about 26.7%, according to the Associated Press, inking the first spot…
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Polis signs road safety law for breathalyzer tests after crashes
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Thursday that establishes a new protocol for crash investigations. Under the law, police officers are required to offer a voluntary breathalyzer test after every crash involving a death or serious bodily. The law is known as Magnus’ Law, named after Magnus White, a champion cyclist killed near…
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U.S. Department of Education threatens to pull JeffCo Public Schools’ funding over trans student policies
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The U.S. Department of Education issued a warning letter to JeffCo Public Schools on Wednesday, threatening to pull federal funding over alleged Title IX violations relating to the district’s policies on transgender students. In March, the department’s Office for Civil Rights said a nine-month investigation revealed that “male students” occupied 61 spots on girls’ sports…
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Would you hire Jena Griswold to handle your case?| Eric Sondermann
If you were in a child custody dispute with a former spouse, would you hire an attorney with experience in family law or would you trust your case to an operative with virtually zero mastery? If you were getting ready to sue your employer for unpaid wages or a toxic workplace, would you enlist a lawyer with a background…
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Soaring prices during Iran war jeopardize Asia travel
BANGKOK — With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Vietnam. The region’s peak tourist summer season is at risk as elevated jet fuel costs coupled with ceasefire uncertainties prompt flight cancellations and higher ticket…
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Trump says he will ‘probably’ lose birthright citizenship case
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will “probably” lose the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court after a recent string of court losses in federal court. Trump made the notable admission nearly two months after the federal government defended the president’s 2025 executive order seeking to reestablish birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment…
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Trump says not to rush as details emerge of a potential Iran deal
CAIRO (AP) — The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, though U.S. President Donald Trump said he told representatives “not to rush…
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Trump talks up his ballroom plan while playing down Americans’ economic pain
WASHINGTON • Standing in front of the White House ballroom construction site, President Donald Trump appealed for patience from Americans struggling with soaring gas prices as he sought to justify the cost of a project critics call a vanity effort. “This is peanuts,” he said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to the economic damage…