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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Lindsey Graham’s funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington

It’s the start of two days of services, with burial Wednesday in South Carolina.

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

Trump’s order directs the creation of a federal list of eligible voters for mail ballots.

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Victor Marx’s campaign accepted more than $78,000 in improper donations, Colorado election officials allege

The complaint from the secretary of state’s office accuses Marx of accepting at least 197 donations from 111 people that went beyond the individual limit of $1,450.

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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.