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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?

Republicans in Idaho have added specific anti-IVF language to their state party platforms.

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Operators of Aurora immigration detention center ignore state health order, setting stage for potential court battle

The operators of Colorado’s sole immigrant detention center did not provide records about a June tuberculosis case to state officials Monday, escalating a weeklsong standoff with health inspectors.

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DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to watch midterm elections

Critics fear the administration might send armed agents to locations near polling sites.

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Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?

This comes as Trump faces pressure over his promises for a quick war.

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Trump says US and Canada have reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports

Trump’s import taxes would have hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year.

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Former aide sues Colorado state Rep. Sheila Lieder, accuses lawmaker of forced campaign work

Jennifer Chick was “forced to resign from her position in the face of unbearable, continued retaliation from Representative Lieder,” according to the lawsuit.

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Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump’s push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

Trump’s lawyers had asked the justices to reconsider their refusal to hear his appeal.

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Trump administration’s efforts against Colorado unprecedented and likely illegal, experts say

The Trump administration’s apparent efforts to coordinate a series of retributive actions against Colorado late last year are largely unprecedented and were likely not legal, constitutional law professors told The Denver Post.

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Aurora’s homelessness campus begins to find its footing after a problem-filled start

“Any new program is going to need time, and it’s going to have kinks,” Stephanie Keiper, Aurora’s manager of homelessness and behavioral health, said of the bumpy start to the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus.

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Republicans in Colorado’s battleground 8th District want a bigger government role in healthcare

“These poll results underscore the affordability issue writ large and the fact that inflation has crossed party lines,” independent political analyst Eric Sondermann said.

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