Mayor Mike Johnston

Denver mayor, staff used encrypted app on migrant crisis; messages auto-deleted, citing Trump-era policy

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and 14 of his top advisors, appointees and lawyers nicknamed themselves “Strike Force” and communicated about the city’s migrant crisis through an end-to end encryption app, CBS News Colorado has learned. The app, Signal, proceeded to automatically delete their initial conversations.

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Rep. Evans will join House Oversight Committee questioning Denver mayor on sanctuary policies

When Mike Johnston arrives in March to offer his testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Denver mayor might recognize a member of the panel questioning him.

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Housing, homelessness, public safety among Denver mayor’s 2025 priorities

Painting a city gripped by worries over deportations, high cost of living and economic struggles, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Wednesday unveiled his goals for the year, saying he will focus on resolving familiar challenges — housing, homelessness and safety.  

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She worked for Denver for 20 years. Now she’s suing Mayor Mike Johnston’s office and his chief equity officer

A City of Denver employee is suing the Mayor’s Office and the Mayor’s Chief Equity Officer. Jessica Calderon’s allegations include sex and national-origin discrimination, retaliation and violations of her constitutional rights to free expression and assembly. 

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Kalam: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s insurrection rhetoric

In the wake of the recent electoral landslide — a decisive repudiation of unchecked illegal immigration and the catastrophic security failures at America’s borders — one might have expected local leaders to reconsider their stances on sanctuary city policies.

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‘Like Tiananmen square’: Denver mayor vows city police, population will forcibly resist Trump deportation measures

Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vowed that his city’s police and population would resist President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation agenda in an interview Tuesday with the Denverite while comparing Trump and federal deportations to the Chinese Communist Party. 

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