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Colorado cities and counties would be able to wrest control of dilapidated apartment complexes from their owners temporarily under new legislation inspired by several notoriously troubled buildings in Aurora and Denver. Senate Bill 20 was introduced last week on the first day of the state legislature’s 2025 session. Backed by Aurora and Denver Democrats, the measure would allow local officials or the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to ask a judge to place apartment complexes with unfixed problems under the temporary authority of a court-appointed caretaker for at least six months. The caretaker would then use rental payments to fix problems at the property before turning it back over to the owner. The measure, which will be opposed vehemently by the Colorado Apartment Association, comes as local officials in metro Denver have struggled — and increasingly lost patience — with landlords and property owners that have slow-rolled or outright refused to fix longstanding problems with their properties.

There's "trouble in MAGA paradise," and I'm down for it. I'm enjoying watching these clowns rip each other apart. As we discussed here last month, there has been a civil war brewing between Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and Steve Bannon over the issue of H-1B visas, and this week it escalated. Steve Bannon Goes Nuclear on ‘Truly Evil’ and ‘Racist’ Elon Musk, Pledges ‘To Take This Guy Down’: Steve Bannon unloaded on Elon Musk, calling him a “truly evil guy” who must be run out of the MAGA movement.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was part of an explosive Senate confirmation hearing The hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee is the start of a weeklong marathon as senators begin scrutinizing Trump’s choices for more than a dozen top administrative positions. The Republican-led Senate is rushing to have some of Trump’s picks ready to be confirmed as soon as Inauguration Day, Jan.

By LISA MASCARO, TARA COPP and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of his misconduct during a testy Senate confirmation hearing that drew protesters but also veterans in support. Hegesth did not initially address the allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking or his derisive views on women in combat and minorities, as senators determine whether the veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.

Will the Deep State quietly relinquish its power without a fight?

China is not our friend, so let’s get real about containing its expansion.