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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do.

Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community.

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Denver City Council shoots down proposal that would have brought pricey private pool to northwest Denver

Council voted 11-1 to reject a rezoning proposal that would have opened the door for a private pool to be constructed.

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Some Democrats — including Gov. Jared Polis — are frustrated over Joe Biden pardoning his son

“This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wrote of Biden on the social media platform X.

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With an eye toward keeping rent low, Denver nonprofit buys its first apartment building — with plans for more

One Denver nonprofit just bought the first of what its leaders hope will be several lower-rent apartment buildings, aiming to keep rates affordable.

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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.

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Trump pick Kash Patel must prove he’ll restore public faith in the FBI, a leading GOP senator says

Donald Trump’s drive to upend the FBI was welcomed by Republican senators although it was not clear on Sunday how strongly members of the incoming majority party would embrace his move to install ally Kash Patel as the next director of the Justice Department’s top investigative arm.

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Coloradans who sought to bar Donald Trump from the ballot now reckon with his return to office

Reflecting on Donald Trump’s decisive win in the presidential election, Norma Anderson doesn’t regret her leading role in a Colorado case that sought to bar him from the ballot — and briefly succeeded. She sees it as a fight worth having.

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White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia

The Biden White House is also sharpening its viewpoint that Ukraine has the weaponry it needs and now must dramatically increase its troop levels if it’s going to stay in the fight with Russia.

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Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school.

The rationale has been that students cannot learn if they fear immigration agents will take them or their parents away while they’re on campus.

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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs