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Tina Peters found not guilty of assault in prison scuffle, guilty on lesser violation
DENVER — Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was found not guilty of assaulting another inmate after a brief scufffle in January, though she was convicted of a lesser charge, the Department of Corrections said.
Peters had a disciplinary hearing on March 10, nearly two months after she grabbed a fellow inmate and shoved her into the middle of...Read more
Ex-presidents deny Trump claim one of them regretted not attacking Iran
All four living former presidents have denied President Donald Trump’s claim that one of them admitted regretting not attacking Iran while in the White House.
Spokespeople for Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden all said the leaders have not spoken to Trump about the conflict, let alone told him they wish they would have ...Read more
Commentary: The war in Iran is beginning to grate on Donald Trump
Deep into its third week, the war in Iran is beginning to chafe President Donald Trump’s wider foreign policy and domestic agenda. Trump, who is often immune from the types of repercussions other politicians typically face, now has his back against the wall as gas prices continue to rise, the global oil supply dwindles and lawmakers on Capitol...Read more
5 bills that died during Florida's 2026 legislative session
MIAMI — Florida’s 2026 regular session ended, and with it, a slew of hotly debated bills.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ agenda for the session this year was thin. But even with the reduced wishlist, many bills died in House-Senate squabbles.
Here is some of the legislation that didn’t make it to DeSantis’ desk.
Vaccine exemptions
Florida ...Read more
Rayburn building deemed at risk in push for major funding boost
WASHINGTON — The largest House office building is at risk of “catastrophic system failure,” Architect of the Capitol Thomas Martin is set to warn lawmakers this week in a push to double his office budget in the coming fiscal year.
Martin, scheduled to testify before House appropriators on Wednesday, singled out the Rayburn House Office ...Read more
Commentary: Trump's 'just for fun' war talk shows a dangerous trivialization
Little shocks me these days, but when I heard President Donald Trump’s remark this weekend that after “totally demolishing” much of Iran’s Kharg Island, the United States “may hit it a few more times just for fun,” I was taken aback.
War is not fun.
Hearing a president speak about bombing “just for fun” reflects something much ...Read more
Trump says Cuba 'not in a hurricane zone.' He clearly hasn't done his homework
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Monday that Cuba would be ideal for the U.S. to take over because of pleasant weather and it is not prone to hurricanes.
If only that were true.
The island nation, which could be on the cusp of dramatic change after Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday the country’s open to ...Read more
Furloughed TSA agents eligible for unemployment benefits
LAS VEGAS — Harry Reid International Airport’s Transportation Security Administration agents, who haven’t been paid in a month because of the partial government shutdown, can file for state unemployment insurance benefits.
But TSA agents would have to pay back any benefits they receive once they are reimbursed their back pay. The agents, ...Read more
Supreme Court to hear arguments on Haiti, Syria TPS; future of 355,000 people at stake
The US. Supreme Court announced Monday it will have oral arguments next month on Trump administration requests to end temporary protected status for Haiti and Syria.
In a one-page order, the high court said it would schedule an hour in April to hear arguments about whether some 356,000 people from the two countries should keep their deportation...Read more
Get to know some of the Democrats who want to challenge Anna Paulina Luna in Florida's 13th District
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Flanked by Colombian and Peruvian flags at La Mordida Restaurant Bar and Grill in Clearwater, seven Democrats made their case for why they are best suited for the congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.
In an election cycle where Democrats have solid chances of taking back the U.S. House, Luna’s...Read more
Hacked crosswalks in Denver claim 'Trump murders children'
DENVER — Several crosswalk audio signals were hacked in Denver over the weekend, surprising pedestrians with not only a verbal indication that the walk light was on, but with an anti-President Donald Trump message.
“The walk signal is on, (expletive) Trump. The walk signal is on, Trump murders children,” the robotic voices of the hacked ...Read more
Trump lets slip Rep. Dunn's medical diagnosis
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Neal Dunn was diagnosed with a “terminal” heart illness, President Donald Trump said Monday, adding that doctors initially predicted the North Florida lawmaker would “be dead by June.”
“OK, that wasn’t public,” Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in an awkward moment. Trump patted him on the back.
The...Read more
Supreme Court to weigh deportation protections for Syria, Haiti
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the Trump administration’s effort to remove deportation protections for immigrants from Syria and Haiti, the latest in a series of emergency cases over Trump’s sprawling immigration enforcement effort.
Lower courts had prevented the administration from revoking the temporary protected...Read more
States sue to block Trump effort to roll back fair housing protections
A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Monday over its efforts to roll back fair housing rules that bar certain types of discrimination by landlords, including against LGBTQ+ people.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rule change threatening funding for states that offer ...Read more
This week: Senate tries to break the SAVE standstill
WASHINGTON — A storm is brewing in the nation’s capital, both inside and outside the halls of Congress.
Congress is barreling toward potential gridlock as friction grows between the chambers over the difficulty of passing a sweeping voter ID and election overhaul bill through the Senate. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has ...Read more
Airport security lines get longer as DHS shutdown continues with no TSA pay
Airport security lines are getting longer and longer as the Department of Homeland Security government shutdown stretches on and screeners working without paychecks call in sick or quit altogether.
Viral clips on social media show travelers lining up in predawn darkness out the door of terminals into parking lots and traffic ramps at popular ...Read more
Trump lashes out at NYT reporter Maggie Haberman with slew of insults
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump resurrected a pet nickname for New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman in his latest salvo against female reporters, threatening to sue her and the newspaper while hurling insults at the veteran journalist.
“Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, ...Read more
Senate Democrats seek to prevent military action against Cuba
WASHINGTON — Amid concerns that Cuba could be President Donald Trump’s next target for military action, a trio of Senate Democrats has introduced legislation aimed at blocking him from doing so.
The war powers resolution from Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Tim Kaine of Virginia and Adam B. Schiff of California would direct the ...Read more
Election-law changes include a key Trump demand -- and may stop some Florida citizens from voting
The selling point, from state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, was simple and direct.
The Fort Myers Republican told colleagues they needed to pass a suite of election-law changes — including verifying the citizenship of registered voters and reducing the kinds of ID voters could use to verify themselves at the polls — to ensure that “Florida ...Read more
Hungary's opposition flexes muscle with mass rally against Orban
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar’s supporters packed central Budapest in a show of strength a month before elections that polls show could spell the end of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
Backers of Magyar’s Tisza party lined the capital’s Andrassy Avenue for more than a mile on Sunday ahead of the April 12 vote. ...Read more
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