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Trump attends NYC Carroll defamation trial and slams ‘attempted extortion’
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Trump attends NYC Carroll defamation trial and slams ‘attempted extortion’

By Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former President Donald Trump arrived at a snow-covered Manhattan federal courthouse on Tuesday for the start of the penalty phase of his defamation lawsuit brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll.  Fresh off his big win in the Iowa caucuses the night before, Trump could be forced to pay Carroll more than $10 million in damages for allegedly dragging her name and reputation through the mud after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1995.  Trump vehemently denied the allegations, claiming he had "never met this person in my life" and that she was "not my type," and accused Carroll of using his name to sell her book...
Congressional primaries will define Colorado’s GOP | Dick Wadhams
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Congressional primaries will define Colorado’s GOP | Dick Wadhams

By Dick Wadhams | SOURCE: GAZETTE After three devastating elections that rendered Colorado Republicans irrelevant throughout state government, three congressional primaries can begin to turn that tide — or dig the hole even deeper in 2024. All three congressional seats held by Republicans will have competitive primaries after two longtime incumbents, U.S. Reps. Doug Lamborn of El Paso County and Ken Buck of Weld County, announced they will not seek reelection. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will attempt to make an unprecedented switch from the 3rd Congressional District to the 4th Congressional District. The 5th CD and 4th CD are strongly Republican and the eventual nominees are virtually assured to win the general elections. The 3rd CD has a nine-point Republican performance advantage ...
Colorado Springs shelters nearly 900 homeless people as temperatures continue to dive
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Colorado Springs shelters nearly 900 homeless people as temperatures continue to dive

By Debbie Kelley | SOURCE: The Gazette Colorado Springs’ shelters and ad hoc warming centers accommodated nearly 900 homeless people who sought to escape Sunday night’s subzero temperatures. The 352 people that hundreds of Hope COS volunteers removed from outdoor camps and under bridges and transported to emergency overnight centers inside three local churches set a record, the organization’s founder Melissa Oskin said Monday. “It’s just about double what we had as a high before that,” she said. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit
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For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit

By ALEXA ST. JOHN - Associated Press | Source: The Gazette DETROIT (AP) — U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals — a potential blow to efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions from autos. The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in 2022 expanded tax credits ranging from $3,750 to $7,500 for purchases of new and used EVs, an effort by the Biden administration to stoke demand toward its goal that half of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030. But qualifying for the credits depends on requirements related to their battery makeup and minerals that get tougher each year. As of Jan. 1, new rules favor U.S. domestic mat...
US House Republican hardliners challenge Johnson over spending deal
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US House Republican hardliners challenge Johnson over spending deal

By: David Morgan | Source: The Gazette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson faced his first direct challenge from his own caucus on Wednesday, as hardline conservatives blocked a Republican bill to protest his bipartisan spending deal with top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer. A dozen far-right Republicans, mostly members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, joined Democrats to defeat an unrelated measure allowing debate and votes on passage of Republican resolutions opposing Biden policies on electric vehicles and other topics. Members of the House of Representatives group, who hope to impose lower spending and border restrictions, said they were voting to protest Johnson's $1.59 trillion top-line spending deal with Schumer, which has raised h...