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Friday, June 6, 2025

Trump’s surgeon general pick criticizes others’ conflicts but profits from wellness product sales

President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. surgeon general has said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests.

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Trump and Musk break up, and Washington holds its breath

The world’s most powerful man and its wealthiest began attacking each other in a spectacle that left Washington breathless.

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The implosion of a powerful political alliance: Trump and Musk in their own words

Less than a week after praising each other, Trump and Musk’s potent political alliance met a dramatic end.

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At least eight people detained at Denver immigration court as ICE presence increases, advocates say

In Colorado, ICE officers are prohibited from making civil arrests in or around state courthouses. But it’s a different story in federal courts, where detentions have been active, local advocates say.

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Goodbye Mr. Nice Guy? Investors dump Tesla on bet Trump may lash out at Musk through his car company

Tesla closed down more than 14% as a disagreement over the U.S. president’s budget bill turned nasty.

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CD8 and Colorado attorney general races heat up as union leader, former federal prosecutor jump in

Amie Baca-Oehlert is the fifth person to enter the 8th Congressional District’s Democratic primary, alongside Yadira Caraveo, Dave Young, Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel.

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Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it’s becoming a liability

Trump barred nearly all foreigners from entering the country to attend Harvard.

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Colorado official sues Gov. Jared Polis, alleging he ordered state to turn over information to satisfy ICE subpoena

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis directed state employees to turn over information on sponsors of undocumented children to federal immigration authorities, according to a new whistleblower lawsuit.

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Trump and Musk’s relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started

The president threatened to cut government contracts for the world’s richest man in a rift now playing out on social media.

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Governments denounce Trump’s travel ban and vow to push back against US