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Friday, July 3, 2026

Victor Marx maintains lead in Colorado GOP governor primary with few votes remaining

As last results filtered in Thursday, state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s path to victory narrowed considerably.

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Trump administration must give many Colorado ICE detainees bail hearings, appeals court rules

“Adopting the Government’s interpretation would pose grave constitutional problems because there is little justification … for detaining every one of the millions of unadmitted noncitizens.”

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ICE arrests 10,000 in 5 days, a sharp late-June surge in Trump’s deportation push

Agency data shows increase in enforcement as detention facility population hits 39,000.

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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

Hearn had said he reached into the pool to examine the newly peeled coating.

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Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border

Critics argue this militarizes the border and impacts local communities.

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Crews gain containment on 2 Colorado wildfires as others continue to grow

Five wildfires burning in Colorado together had scorched nearly 125,000 acres — 194 square miles — as of Thursday morning, nearly the size of Colorado Springs.

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In razor-thin race, Victor Marx holds onto lead against Barb Kirkmeyer for GOP governor nomination

The race to win Colorado Republicans’ nomination for governor remained too close to call, even as first-time candidate Victor Marx took the lead for the first time over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer.