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Monday, July 27, 2026

A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs

The new tariffs took effect just as temporary 10% worldwide tariffs expired.

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Denver DSA will try to hold at-large council seat in an unusual special election: ‘The wind is at our backs’

“I think the success of the Melat (Kiros) campaign showed that there is a lot of appetite in the city in general for … taking on races we think we can win,” Denver DSA co-chair Susie Ramsey said.

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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.

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Denver doctor qualifies for ballot to take on Democrat Melat Kiros as independent candidate for Congress

Shimon Blau, a Denver doctor who said he was “saddened and alarmed” by the victory of Democrat Melat Kiros in last month’s primary, has qualified for the November ballot as an independent.

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Feds have a new teen pregnancy prevention plan: Fertility and ‘reproductive goals’

The approach discourages the use of contraception and focuses on fertility awareness methods.

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US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports

The U.S. has pounded Iran while Tehran has attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Lawmakers try to block a quarry expansion in Glenwood Springs that they say puts hot springs at risk

“The Glenwood Hot Springs are part of who we are as Coloradans, and I am glad to lead this fight to protect them,” Bennet said.