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Your daily Colorado politics update for Friday, August 14
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Friday, August 14, 2026

Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

ICE officers on the plane received a phone call about her mid-flight.

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Denver Public Schools will ask voters to approve $44 million mill levy override in November

If approved by voters, DPS will use most of the money from the mill levy override — $25.8 million — to give employees raises.

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‘Smoking gun’ email shows White House summoned agencies to Colorado-focused meeting amid Tina Peters furor

A Trump assistant asked officials from five agencies to join a call “prepared to discuss immediate actions that your department or agency can take with respect to Colorado.”

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Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers

The move comes after years of Trump railing against the new, magnetically-powered catapult system.

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Colorado health officials order ICE detention center to turn over records about tuberculosis case

Thursday’s action escalates a weeks-long standoff that may now end in a courtroom.

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Colorado woman charged with Tesla vandalism accuses Trump administration of political prosecution

Lucy Nelson argues she is facing up to 20 years in federal prison not because of the scope of her alleged crimes, but because federal prosecutors are abusing their power to punish her for her political beliefs.

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ICE’s plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse

The size of the purchase suggests ICE plans to equip most or all its officers.

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Gun group sues to halt Colorado’s new training requirement for certain firearms

Senate Bill 3 “all but eliminates” the opportunity for many Coloradans to buy magazine-fed rifles or gas-operated pistols, according to injunction request.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump administration

Leavitt is the youngest person in history to hold the role.

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Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy

The lawsuit alleges Trump’s deal with his media firm violates the Constitution.

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