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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Rahm Emanuel will assail Netanyahu in Tel Aviv speech as American politics shift against Israel

Emanuel argues changes are needed, including sanctions on Israelis who attack Palestinians.

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Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

Ohio and Oklahoma each lost nearly one-third of their enrollees over the past year.

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New Colorado laws related to gun control, conversion therapy, wildlife trafficking take effect

More than two dozen laws kick in across Colorado starting this month, instituting new rules gun control, asset forfeiture and “conversion therapy.”

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Trump says World Cup referee’s red card call was ‘horrible’ but insists he left outcome to FIFA

President Trump takes credit for FIFA overturning star Folarin Balogun’s red card.

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Conservative law firm alleges Denver Public Schools’ voting map was drawn with ‘racial intent’

The lawsuit comes in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, which significantly raised the bar for using racial considerations in drawing voting maps.

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In Colorado’s battleground race, Rep. Gabe Evans and Manny Rutinel make their case to voters now that match is set

“Where the race is going is strictly to people’s pocketbooks,” Democratic strategist David Boian said about the 8th Congressional District. “Can they get to the store and get food for their kids?”

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How Phil Weiser connected with voters to defeat Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary for governor

“There’s no doubt, to my eye, that (Phil) Weiser was helped by anti-incumbent sentiment. But this was a shellacking,” said Colorado State University political science professor Kyle Saunders.

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