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The presidents behind Colorado’s national parks and monuments: a timeline
Several presidents have their names attached to some of Colorado’s greatest natural treasures. After all, it takes a president’s pen to create national parks and monuments. This Presidents Day, we’re reflecting on the history of these designations. However distant these scenic wonders on the opposite side of the country, they are forever linked to momentous…
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Cruz says lawsuits to stop Trump and DOGE ‘aren’t going to work’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) defended the Department of Government Efficiency despite the fact that “Democrats hate it all.” DOGE has begun its inquiries into the federal government with some obstacles in the weeks after President Donald Trump named Elon Musk its volunteer head. While a lawsuit attempting to keep DOGE out of the data from the Labor…
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Colorado Springs could feel outsized hit from federal workforce exodus
President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce could have a disproportionate impact in El Paso County, where the population of civilian government employees is almost double the national average. As questions about how the epic downsizing continue to swirl — around water coolers, and in the courts — economic and labor experts say…
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How Biden’s last-minute roadblocks are hamstringing Trump
Former President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of the federal workforce and flurry of administrative moves on his way out the door have already created roadblocks for President Donald Trump as he seeks to deliver on the sweeping reforms he promised. From greenlighting new union protections for federal workers to approving last-minute energy rules, Biden administration…
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Senate 2026: Who’s in, who’s out, and who’s on the fence for reelection
The race for control of the Senate in 2026 has kicked off with incumbents up for reelection making decisions about their political futures, shaking up the map for next year’s midterm elections. Political handicappers like the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball have predicted that Democrats have few opportunities to claw back the majority.…
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Musk eyes connection between Britain’s grooming gangs and censorship
Self-styled free speech activists in the United Kingdom have found a fierce ally in Elon Musk as concerns about government censorship span continents. Musk inserted himself into U.K. politics at the turn of the new year when he called for Tommy Robinson, a British activist characterized by critics as anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim, to be released…
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Everything you need to know about this year’s CPAC
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is days away, with this year’s event starting a few weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and ensuing massive upheaval of the U.S. government. This year’s gathering, taking place just outside Washington, D.C., will bring conservative lawmakers and major media personalities who will deliver speeches over the course of…
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The idolatrous idiocy at the core of Musk’s coup under Trump’s nose | HUDSON
Miller Hudson I was troubled during the second Trump inaugural so few observers were disturbed by the rogue’s gallery of the nation’s richest men seated immediately behind our re-elected president. Additional corporate titans, most prominently the “techbros” from Silicon Valley, were scattered behind the three wealthiest horsemen likely to deliver an economic apocalypse for the…
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‘Graze, baby, graze’ | GABEL
Rachel Gabel If nominees to lead various federal agencies are any indication, it appears the western United States is rising again in D.C. President Donald Trump nominated former Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, adding another western U.S. leader who has a lifetime of experience living…
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CU Regents approve 10-year master facilities plan for UCCS, discuss budget options
The University of Colorado Board of Regents approved a new 10-year facility plan for its Colorado Springs campus during its February meeting. The first plan of this kind for UCCS since 2012, it is the culmination of meetings with stakeholders and campus participants to establish long-range planning for architecture, land use, space use, transportation and…