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Where Colorado officials stand on Trump’s refugee order

  News of President Donald Trump temporarily slamming the borders on all refugees for 120 days— and for Syrians indefinitely— while blocking refugees from seven...

Griego: The well from which we drink

In the first hours after our new president signed an executive order to close this country’s doors to refugees — temporarily for now, for...

Littwin: The Trump presidency begins, and now we know what a...

Donald Trump's first international incident began, as many feared it would, with an injudicious early-morning tweet. Oh for those simpler times — you know,...

Trump signs order for ‘new vetting’ of immigrants. Colorado refugees have...

  Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive action to block refugees from entering the country, saying he would ramp up screening immigrants. "I am establishing new vetting...

Wiretap: A border wall, golfing and voter fraud, black sites, and...

So, we should have taken Donald Trump both seriously and literally during the presidential campaign. He just signed executive orders to block Syrian refugees from coming...

Wiretap: Trump to build wall, limit Muslim refugees, maybe pick Denver...

So now it gets serious. Donald Trump today is announcing orders to start building the Mexican wall, slash the number of refugees allowed to...

Littwin: Gigantic, enormous, colossal, unpresidented women’s march drives Trump mad

These are, as they say, early days. And as the nascent Trump era progresses --- if that's the right word -- we will continue...

Wiretap: Women’s marches reached 3 million, or maybe you have your...

So, it's pretty much agreed that Donald Trump's presidency is off to a semi-disastrous start. It's not just the huge women's protest march. Or...

Littwin: The Trump speech may have been dark and scary, but...

Yes, Donald Trump's inaugural speech was disturbing and dystopian and dark, served up with a large dose of populism and warmed over by a...

Hail to the Keefe!

Sometimes, words fail us. This week, for many Americans, is one of those times. Enter Mike Keefe, our favorite political cartoonist. He's a man of...