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Retired FBI execs to Congress: Invasion at border ‘perilous’ for America
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Retired FBI execs to Congress: Invasion at border ‘perilous’ for America

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner Ten retired FBI directors and experts in counter intelligence sent a letter to congressional leaders warning that President Joe Biden’s border policies have facilitated a “soft invasion” into the U.S. of military-age men coming from terror-linked regions, China and Russia. They argue a terrorist attack is likely imminent but preventable. “The threat we call out today is new and unfamiliar. In its modern history the U.S. has never suffered an invasion of the homeland, and, yet, one is unfolding now. Military age men from across the globe, many from countries or regions not friendly to the United States, are landing in waves on our soil by the thousands – not by splashing ashore from a ship or parachuting from ...
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EDITORIAL: Gov. Polis should stop ‘DEI’
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EDITORIAL: Gov. Polis should stop ‘DEI’

By GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD The May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, now in prison, had a wide-ranging impact on society. It rekindled a needed national conversation on racial justice — Floyd was Black; his killer, White — but also was exploited by opportunists who hijacked peaceful rallies and turned them into violent riots. Colorado experienced its share of both. Among other repercussions was a complete misfire that had nothing to do with honoring Floyd’s memory or learning from his tragic death. It was the sudden rise of a new dogma summed up in the catchphrase, “diversity, equity and inclusion.” Also known by its acronym, “DEI,” the verbiage has caught on so quickly across our state and the rest of the country that just about everyone has heard of it...
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Boebert faces first test in new district as firebrand fights for her political life
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Boebert faces first test in new district as firebrand fights for her political life

By Peyton Sorosinski, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) will have to convince voters from her new district why they should send her back to Washington in Thursday’s first Republican primary debate. Boebert made the switch to the plains of Colorado's 4th Congressional District across the state from her mountainous 3rd District, which she is representing for a second term after narrowly beating Democratic challenger Adam Frisch in 2022. The two were slated to go head-to-head again this year before Boebert switched to the eastern Colorado district over uncertainties of whether or not she could beat him again. Despite her new district voting for former President Donald Trump, of whom she has been a staunch supporter, by 20 percentage poin...
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Map released showing where Colorado wolves roamed
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Map released showing where Colorado wolves roamed

By Luige Del Puerto | SOURCE: DENVER GAZETTE Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday published a map showing where wolves have roamed in the past month, but it does not pinpoint where the animals are in real time. To protect the wolves, officials said they won't release specific GPS data. The administration of Gov. Jared Polis produced the map on the day legislators grilled wildlife officials over what policymakers described as communication failures and problems tied to the release of wolves in Grand and Summit counties last month.  During a hearing, lawmakers said the state mishandled communications, destroying trust with ranchers and landowners. They said those ranchers and land owners are now saying they will no longer work with the state's wildlife division on conser...
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Additional students buoy Denver schools’ budget
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Additional students buoy Denver schools’ budget

By Nicole C. Brambila | SOURCE: DENVER GAZETTE An unexpected influx of students this academic year means Denver Public Schools might not have to dip into its reserves, the district’s chief financial officer said this week. The Board of Education is expected to review the district’s amended budget when directors meet on Thursday for their regular meeting. The budget for the state’s largest district this school year is about $1.5 billion. District officials had anticipated using $12 million from reserves to help offset budget shortfalls. The district has roughly $140 million in its fund balance, which is on target for its 10% of budget goal, said Chuck Carpenter, chief financial officer for Denver Public Schools. READ FULL ARTICLE ON DENVERGAZETTE.COM
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Trump vice president speculation rises as GOP primary accelerates
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Trump vice president speculation rises as GOP primary accelerates

By Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — There are months remaining in the presidential primary process, but speculation is already mounting as to who the front-runner will choose for his second in command. Former President Donald Trump is far ahead in national polling, with just one Republican primary opponent left in the form of Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations. That has politicos looking ahead to who could replace Mike Pence, the 48th vice president, on Trump's ticket should Haley drop out — and even to the next election cycle. "Whoever he picks will be the front-runner for 2028, so it is not an inconsequential choice," Republican strategist John Fe...
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Haley faces make-or-break moment against Trump in New Hampshire
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Haley faces make-or-break moment against Trump in New Hampshire

By Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE EXETER, New Hampshire — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley got the two-way battle against former President Donald Trump she was hoping for after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) ended his White House run on Sunday. But how she fares against the former president on Tuesday in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary could very well determine whether she shares a similar fate. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE Haley's campaign had once claimed she could win in the state but tempered expectations after Trump's decisive victory in Iowa last week. "I think we always want to have as many people come out to vote," Haley told reporters during a gaggle as she barnsto...
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Immigration remains tops for Trump nearly a decade after his ‘build the wall’ campaign
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Immigration remains tops for Trump nearly a decade after his ‘build the wall’ campaign

By Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Former President Donald Trump's doubling down on his anti-immigration political roots is resonating with GOP primary voters in the face of record-breaking border encounters. "I'll seal the border, and we'll shut down the invasion of our country ... that's the first thing," Trump said Monday night in Laconia, New Hampshire, adding he'd deploy the "largest deportation program in American history. We have no choice." On the eve of the New Hampshire primary that could knock out his final competitor, Trump is campaigning as the candidate who can restore law and order to the border on day one in office and reverse President Joe Biden's policies that made the U...
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Here’s how lawmakers want to pay for $78 billion child tax credit and business tax bill
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Here’s how lawmakers want to pay for $78 billion child tax credit and business tax bill

By Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE The $78 billion bipartisan proposal that would expand the child tax credit and renew key business investment deductions is meant to be fully paid for — here is how. The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the bipartisan bill on Friday in an overwhelming 40-3 vote, moving it one step closer to becoming law. The legislation enhances the child tax credit while restoring some major business tax provisions and would pay for it through changes to the pandemic-era employee retention tax credit, or ERC. The $78 billion bill, which came after weeks of negotiations, would be offset by stronger enforcement and penalties tied to fraudulent ERC claims and would bring an early end to...
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