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Trump says price of peace may be fresh Ukrainian elections, Zelensky accuses president of ‘disinformation’
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Trump says price of peace may be fresh Ukrainian elections, Zelensky accuses president of ‘disinformation’

By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart If Ukraine wants a seat at the peace talks it should refresh the democratic mandate of its presidency by holding fresh elections, President Donald Trump suggested as he reacted to the first round of U.S.-Russia peace negotiations on Tuesday. UPDATE 1615: In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, President Trump accused Zelensky of being a “dictator” for failing to hold elections. Trump went on to suggest that the Ukrainian leader, who cancelled elections last year under martial law, is an opponent to the peace process, writing that Zelensky “probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going.” While promising to continue efforts to negotiate a peace settlement, Trump added: “I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and ...
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Thies: DOGE cost-cutters should audit these Education Department programs next
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Thies: DOGE cost-cutters should audit these Education Department programs next

By Breccan F. Thies | The Federalist , Commentary The U.S. Department of Education is one of the most hated agencies in the government, consistently catching the ire of conservatives and education advocates who want it abolished for its wasteful spending and deep state control over education policies. Last week, President Donald Trump said he would like to see the Department of Education “closed immediately,” calling it a “con job.” He noted that America spends more money per student than almost every other country while delivering poor academic outcomes. Auditors from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have already slashed hundreds of millions in waste. Secretary-designate Linda McMahon, who had her Senate confirm...
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Karoline Leavitt blasts ‘irresponsible’ Chuck Schumer for blaming Delta plane crash on Donald Trump
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Karoline Leavitt blasts ‘irresponsible’ Chuck Schumer for blaming Delta plane crash on Donald Trump

By Emily Crane | New York Post White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has blasted Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for suggesting President Trump was partly to blame for the Delta Air Lines jet that crash-landed and flipped over in Toronto, Canada. Leavitt ripped the Democratic lawmaker just hours after he appeared to link Monday’s disastrous Delta landing to the president’s recent cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration’s workforce. “It’s incredibly irresponsible for Chuck Schumer to say such a thing when the investigation is still underway,” the press sec told Fox News’ “America Reports” late Tuesday. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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‘Let there be a run on guns’: Senate Democrats advance semiauto gun ban to Colorado House
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‘Let there be a run on guns’: Senate Democrats advance semiauto gun ban to Colorado House

By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice A debate Tuesday on the proper role of government and at what point constitutional liberty has been infringed, led by Senate Republicans, fell upon deaf ears. Senate Bill 25-003, what some deem to be the most overreaching gun-control proposal in the country, was passed by a 19-15 vote of the Democrat-dominated Senate and now heads to the Colorado House. If it were to clear the House, the bill would land on Gov. Jared Polis' desk. The bill, if it were to be signed into law, would allow for future purchase, sell or transfer of only certain semiauto firearms on a Democrat-submitted list and would create a de-facto gun owner registry through other requirements, such as mandatory hunter's and firearms education classes prior to purchase. "We ha...
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Danielle Jurinsky will seek second, four-year term on Aurora City Council
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Danielle Jurinsky will seek second, four-year term on Aurora City Council

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Danielle Jurinsky had been an entrepreneur and business owner, military veteran and single mom, and then, four years ago, added policymaker to the list. She announced Tuesday her intention to seek a second, four-year term to an Aurora City Council at-large seat. The City Council includes 11 members in three wards and at-large seats. Election Day is Nov. 4, 2025. More detail is available through the City of Aurora's website. “Coming through the pandemic as a restaurant owner, my business and many others like mine faced government overreach and increasing costs that threatened to shut us down,” Jurinsky said. It inspired her run for City Council in support of other business owners, who were confronted by local and state governments forcing t...
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In Grand Junction, officials and community alike want to know more on future resource center site
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In Grand Junction, officials and community alike want to know more on future resource center site

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice City officials are negotiating to relocate Grand Junction’s Resource Center to North Avenue, but residents and business owners have thus far been left uninformed. Despite past assurances a new location should limit its impact on businesses, Rocky Mountain Voice has confirmed that city officials are in the process of acquiring 2851 and 2851 ½ North Avenue, a strip mall surrounded by businesses and residences. Councilmen Dennis Simpson and Scott Beilfuss confirmed the deal is underway, but said the Council has not yet considered it in a formal session. “We’re in the process of negotiating to buy 2851 and 2851 ½ [on North Avenue]. I guess there are two different properties probably [to combine],” Simpson said. Beilfuss...
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SB 5, the undoing of the 81-year-old Labor Peace Act, is headed to Colorado House
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SB 5, the undoing of the 81-year-old Labor Peace Act, is headed to Colorado House

By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice When she opened the 75th General Assembly with other lawmakers, Douglas County Republican Sen. Lisa Frizell noted Democrat Gov. Jared Polis' description of "the free state of Colorado". The passage of Senate Bill 25-005 out of the upper chamber Tuesday is proof enough, Frizell says, that those were only words from the head of the ruling party, which led the labor bill. "This bill does nothing more than to put handcuffs on workers and businesses alike," Frizell said, noting Colorado is already rated as the sixth most-regulated state in the country. Senate Bill 25-005, by Majority Leader Sen. Robert Rodriguez and Democrat Sen. Jessie Danielson, which would undo significant portions of an 81-year-old labor relations law, was adopted on a 22-1...
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Trump signs executive order expanding access to IVF
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Trump signs executive order expanding access to IVF

By Newsmax President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to expand access to in vitro fertilization, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. "The Order directs policy recommendations to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments," Leavitt said in a post on X.  The order also instructs the formulation of policy recommendations that safeguard access to IVF treatments. The move is in line with the administration's efforts to make IVF treatments more accessible and affordable for individuals seeking these reproductive services. READ THE FULL STORY ON NEWSMAX
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Interstate power lines threaten farmers’ land in southeastern Colorado
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Interstate power lines threaten farmers’ land in southeastern Colorado

By Parker Yamasaki | The Colorado Sun Quay County, New Mexico, is best known as a neon blip along historic Route 66, with a cluster of retro motels in its county seat, Tucumcari, about halfway between Albuquerque and Amarillo, Texas. Besides that, it’s a relatively rural part of the country, populated by multigenerational farmers and ranchers. Ed and Patty Hughs are some of those ranchers. And Ed was surprised to find his property on a different kind of map last year: smack in the middle of a path for new power lines drawn by the U.S. Department of Energy. The map shows one of three proposed routes for a National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor, the result of a Biden administration program to accelerate transmission projects in areas where coverage could soon falter. RE...
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