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By LISA MASCARO and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water. In a Fox News Channel interview on Wednesday, Trump repeated false claims that the state’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

An Aurora activist who helps run an overdose prevention group was elected to the state House by a Democratic vacancy committee Wednesday night. Jamie Jackson beat two opponents to represent Aurora’s House District 41. She succeeds now-Sen. Iman Jodeh, who won a separate vacancy appointment to the state Senate in early January. Jackson will serve essentially a full term in the House and will be up for a full election in 2026. “I am deeply honored and humbled to have been selected to serve as the next Representative for House District 41,” Jackson, who is the chief operating officer of the Naloxone Project, said in a statement released by the Colorado Democratic Party.

By MORGAN LEE and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press SANTA FE, N. M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its goals, or what the cost will be.

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and DEEPA BHARATH Numerous faith leaders across the U. S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations. They are pondering ways to resist even in the face of warnings that houses of worship are not off-limits for arrests. Related Articles National Politics | Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’ National Politics | Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump National Politics | Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency National Politics | Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US National Politics | Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants In Portland, Oregon, the Rev.

Leftists apparently prefer performance art over practical solutions, and at this point, I have no qualms about giving them over to their desires.

Embassies will fly Old Glory alone, and not the flags of every special interest out there.