Tag: politics
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Barack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California. Proposition 50 would dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts with the intent of adding Democratic…
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LETTERS: Meals can make a difference; deceitful conservatives
A meal can make a differenceI want the kids in our community to thrive. As a board member at Citizens Project, proud auntie, and a once free and reduced lunch recipient, I know a meal can make a world of difference.Being raised by a single mom who worked as a hairstylist in Colorado Springs, I…
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Former Bureau of Labor Statistics leaders say Trump’s attacks erode trust in data
President Donald Trump’s attacks on the integrity of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics were undermining trust in economic data and had accelerated retirements of key personnel at the agency, former BLS commissioners said on Wednesday. During a discussion at the libertarian Cato Institute, Erica Groshen and William Beach, who headed the agency under presidents…
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Few dozen hold vigil for Israeli hostages on anniversary of their abductions
Around 30 people stood in the center of Acacia Park to hold a vigil on Tuesday for the Israeli hostages abducted two years ago. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas, or the Islamic Resistance Movement, designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization, initiated coordinated surprise attacks on civilian residential communities, at social…
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Voting underway in California on new maps that could swing U.S. House control
LOS ANGELES — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide this week on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas and elsewhere…
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France’s Macron pressed to end political ‘mess’
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure on Tuesday to resign or hold a snap parliamentary election to end political chaos that has forced the resignation of five prime ministers in less than two years. The 47-year-old centrist president has repeatedly said he will see out his second term, which ends in 2027.…
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White House may nix pay for furloughed workers
WASHINGTON — An untested legal theory that the White House doesn’t need to pay furloughed workers once the partial shutdown ends shook up Capitol Hill on Tuesday, while Democrats appeared emboldened in their demands to renew expiring health care subsidies. A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget’s top lawyer arguing that the…
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Woodland Park School Board candidate column | Norm Michaels
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In recent weeks, letters to the editor have attacked not only my ideas but my character. I appreciate that we live in a community where free speech allows for disagreement, but personal smears do nothing to improve our schools. What matters are results, vision, and trust. When I decided to run for the Woodland Park…
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Political messages on some US government websites fault Democrats for the shutdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Army veteran Samuel Port couldn’t believe what he was reading in his latest weekly newsletter emailed from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It blamed Senate Democrats for the federal shutdown, saying they were blocking a stopgap bill to fund the government “due to unrelated policy demands.” It then listed various…
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President Trump cancels billions in clean energy grants only in blue states
The Trump administration is canceling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as Trump threatens deep cuts in his fight with congressional Democrats over the government shutdown. The Energy Department said in…