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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

ICE should do traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says, seeming to oppose new suspension

The suspension was ordered after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine.

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Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports after US reimposes a blockade and intensifies strikes

U.S. strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killing at least seven troops.

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Denver will end rolling closures of its DMV offices next month

Denver will no longer close its DMV locations on a rolling basis beginning in August, ending a cost-saving practice that began in 2024 in response to the city’s migrant crisis.

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Capitol Hill residents implore city to crack down on crime, homelessness

Marty Duman’s dad bought the apartment building in Capitol Hill on the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and Colfax back in the 1960s. He’s been going there since he was 10 years old.

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Adams County says ICE resistance has slowed tuberculosis investigation at immigration detention center

Adams County health officials confirmed they are investigating an active case of tuberculosis at the Aurora immigration detention center, but they say withheld information has slowed the inquiry.

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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say

It’s the third death in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents.

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Bipartisan group of senators introducing legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall

Past efforts have failed because of political opposition.