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Colorado lawmakers funded an office to handle complaints against judges. No one set it up.

In the wake of an alleged blackmail and harassment scandal thatย roiled the state judicial branch, the Colorado legislature in 2023 created an independent office to help ensure it didnโ€™t happen again.

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Pete Hegseth orders review of fitness, grooming standards in US military

On Wednesday morning, Trump administration Defenseย Secretary Pete Hegsethย ordered a review of fitness as well as grooming standards in theย military. โ€œWe must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the worldโ€™s most lethal and effective fighting force,โ€ Hegseth said in aย memo.

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Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday thatย mostย Democratsย in the upper chamberย will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of September, all but ensuring a partial shutdown beginning at 11:59 p.m. Friday.

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EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Moves to clear massive Biden-era agency backlog to improve air quality faster

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced he would move to clear the hundreds of backlogged cases to clean air, saying the Biden administration focused on โ€œideological pursuitsโ€ rather than the agencyโ€™s โ€œcore mission.โ€

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