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Family of Renee Good sues federal government, Trump officials over killing

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Family of Renee Good sues federal government, Trump officials over killing

Oct 1, 2026 · 6:31 PM · Madison McVan

The family of Renee Good filed a pair of lawsuits against the federal government and top Trump administration officials Thursday morning, seeking compensation and a trial to determine the liability of several federal officials in Good’s killing. Good was shot and killed…

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US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone

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US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone

Oct 1, 2026 · 3:48 PM · Jennifer Shutt

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want…

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In Colorado, the majestic ponderosa pines are dying

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In Colorado, the majestic ponderosa pines are dying

Oct 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Jennifer Oldham

This story was originally published by Capital & Main. The white Cessna banked right to reveal dense forests of Douglas fir, pines and quaking aspen in varying shades of green bathed in the early morning light. Yet secreted under the layered bark…

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Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court

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Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court

Oct 1, 2026 · 9:45 AM · Kelcie Moseley-Morris

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers…

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Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts

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Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts

Sep 30, 2026 · 11:51 PM · Jennifer Shutt

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Wednesday that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump, including for any possible vacancies on the Supreme Court. …

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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find

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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find

Sep 30, 2026 · 8:20 PM · Jonathan Shorman

President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently…

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Colorado awards $1M for projects to deter human-bear conflicts

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Colorado awards $1M for projects to deter human-bear conflicts

Sep 30, 2026 · 7:38 PM · Sara Wilson

Colorado is distributing $1 million across the state to fund projects designed to lower the number of run-ins between humans and hungry black bears seeking trashcan meals. The latest round of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Grants will fund…

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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority

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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority

Sep 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Kelcie Moseley-Morris

In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. But those…

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Refugee Coloradans work, pay taxes and build communities. Why strip away their healthcare?

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Refugee Coloradans work, pay taxes and build communities. Why strip away their healthcare?

Sep 30, 2026 · 9:45 AM · Kristy Beachy-Quick, Paula Schriefer

The Trump administration has upended decades of bipartisan consensus that welcoming refugees — people displaced by war or persecution — is a staple of American policy. It has not only dismantled the system for admitting new refugees, but also made catastrophic policy…

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Implications of Michigan case for Craig coal unit in Colorado

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Implications of Michigan case for Craig coal unit in Colorado

Sep 30, 2026 · 9:30 AM · Allen Best

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in southern Colorado recently to proclaim the virtues of coal-fired power. As a key player in the Trump administration, it’s his job to milk additional life out of a technology that in many places, including Colorado,…

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