Trump Administration

Colorado refuses to certify DEI removal order, risks $800M in school funds

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Colorado will refuse a demand from the Trump administration to certify that its schools have eliminated what the federal government says are illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, state Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova said Thursday.

“I am not signing that,” Córdova said. “I am not asking our districts to sign that.”

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Hancock: Chris Wright is the voice of energy sanity America needs

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Confidence in experience is never misplaced, least of all in the arena of energy policy. Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy under President Trump, spoke frankly at a recent luncheon hosted by Colorado’s Ladies 4 Liberty. Secretary Wright exemplifies precisely why deep industry expertise is indispensable in government service. 

An entrepreneur by background, Wright’s appointment is more than symbolic—it signals a tangible shift towards practicality and rational policy grounded in real-world energy economics.

At its core, Wright’s philosophy centers on a straightforward, yet powerful assertion: energy availability is fundamental to human progress.

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Joondeph: This is no time for MAGA to go wobbly

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once reprimanded President George H.W. Bush with: “This is no time to go wobbly.”

A variation of those words, for MAGA now, seem appropriate.

Thatcher’s words occurred in 1990 when Bush considered how to respond to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait – whether to adopt a military response or not.

Today, there is an invasion of another sort, President Donald Trump, DOGE, and the MAGA coalition mounting a full-on attack on the international deep state, globalists, and New World Order, the latter promoted by that same President Bush.

Trump’s assault spans multiple fronts, both foreign and domestic, as well as economic and social issues.

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From Fort Collins to the Capitol, “Hands Off!” protestors shriek over Trump and Musk’s government overhaul

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Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across Colorado and the country Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.

Nationally, more than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations took place, organized by more than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections activists. In Colorado, thousands gathered at several locations across the state, including on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol.

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Trump greenlights AI data center at Colorado’s NREL to ‘win the AI race’

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The Trump administration is looking to locate a private data center and power plant on land owned by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of a broader plan to site such facilities at 16 national laboratories.

“Private data center companies, that’s where the capital is, that’s where the investment is and on federal land, we make a commercial arrangement with them,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at a press conference Thursday at NREL.

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Rewriting the rules: Wolves, federal reform and a lawsuit from rural Colorado

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Late last year, five wolves were airlifted from Oregon to Colorado under a plan voters narrowly approved—but few knew one of them came from a pack with a history of livestock attacks. 

Fewer still knew the move may have violated federal law.

At the center of the controversy is a growing belief that Colorado’s wolf reintroduction bypassed environmental law and public transparency. 

And a federal lawsuit now threatens to unravel the entire plan.

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Rufo: How to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

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There is a tingle of fear in any corporation whenever the words “restructuring,” “merger,” “acquisition,” or “hostile takeover” spread through the office. Employees work on their resumes, whisper about projected layoffs, and assess their options.

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