Each day brings about 8,000 new things (rough estimate) that demand the attention of The Denver Post’s politics team. This week, The Spot is narrowing in on the main issues in front of lawmakers and leaders — gun laws, changes to policing and the top educators in the metro area — as well as calling your attention to things you […]
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NYC mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang’s pitch to an LGBTQ political club went disastrously wrong, per a New York Times report. Yang grated the members with glib references to gay bars and gay people being “a secret weapon.” One member of the club described his pitch as having “Michael Scott levels of cringe.” See more stories on Insider’s business page. New […]
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WASHINGTON — A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation’s capital the 51st state. Voting along party lines with minority Republicans in opposition, the House approved the bill 216-208. That’s likely the easy part, though. The proposal faces a far tougher fight […]
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Boris Johnson discusses Northern Ireland protocol When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. This week the Prime Minister said he […]
Read moreStacey Abrams continued her crusade against Georgia’s new voting law this week by supplying lawmakers with a laundry list of reasons why she finds the changes both restrictive and racist. The Democratic voting rights activist has been an outspoken critic of the law, arguing it will have a disproportionate effect on voters of color. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, she […]
Read moreThe Anti-Defamation League is calling on advertisers to “choose a side” when it comes to buying spots on social media, “problematic programs” and “networks that don’t respect all people or that repeat baseless conspiracies that endanger all of us.” In a speech Tuesday to the World Federation of Advertisers, Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL’s national director, singled out Fox News’ Tucker […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. The decision comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death last May, setting off a wave of relief across […]
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South Korea’s president said Trump “failed” when it comes to North Korea and its nukes. “He beat around the bush and failed to pull it through,” Moon said of Trump. Trump met with Kim Jong Un on denuclearization several times, but North Korea retains its arsenal. See more stories on Insider’s business page. South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a […]
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Cartels targeting teenagers with ads on social media Fox News obtains images showing the kind of ads cartels are using to target teenagers on social media. EXCLUSIVE: Cartels at the southern border are targeting American teenagers on social media to get them to do their dirty work of smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S. — the latest sign of the escalating […]
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