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Monday, December 22, 2025

Jeanette Vizguerra, detained immigrant activist, likely to be released in coming days

Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra is on the precipice of being released from an immigration detention facility after an immigration judge ruled Sunday that she can post bail.

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Trump denies disaster declarations for Colorado fires, flooding: ‘We won’t stop fighting’

President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the state to receive federal assistance — a move the state’s members of Congress plan to appeal.

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Colorado leaders vow to keep pursuing AI regulations despite President Trump’s threats against states

Colorado state Rep. Brianna Titone, a chief proponent of regulating AI to prevent discrimination, called the executive order “a wish list, more than anything,” and not something she takes seriously.

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Immigration judge weighs release of activist Jeanette Vizguerra after ICE sought to block media’s court access

An immigration judge will decide in the coming days whether to temporarily release immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra after a Friday bail hearing.

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State Sen. Faith Winter legally drunk at time of fatal crash, investigators find

State Sen. Faith Winter was intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday.

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Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies

New drugs made by those companies will also be charged at the so-called “most-favored-nation” pricing.

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US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths