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Saturday, May 17, 2025

Transgender Coloradans receive new discrimination protections as Gov. Polis signs bill into law

Colorado law now explicitly protects transgender people from being “deadnamed” or misgendered in certain places under legislation signed into law Friday by Gov. Jared Polis.

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DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops for immigration roundups, Pentagon reviewing request

These units would be used to assist in deportation operations in the interior of the country.

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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that would have mandated Colorado’s municipal courts conform to state sentencing guidelines.

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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes pro-union bill backed by Democratic lawmakers, repeating his hope for compromise

Polis’ veto comes as no surprise: He’d privately told SB-5 supporters for months that he would reject the proposal unless the business community signed off on it.

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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law

The justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men.

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Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future

What asylum-seekers now find is a murky, ever-changing situation with few obvious rules.

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Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza and strikes ports in Yemen as Trump wraps up trip to region

There was hopes that Trump’s trip to the region could lead to a ceasefire deal.

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Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create

Trump has downplayed any rift, saying his relationships with regional leaders are “good for Israel.”

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Denver sues Trump administration over $24 million withheld by FEMA

The new lawsuit argues that President Donald Trump doesn’t have the power to seize the dollars because Congress doled them out.

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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback