Mccain To Trump: Airstrikes Alone Won't Achieve Objectives In Syria

The Colorado Senate formed an ethics committee Tuesday to investigate claims that a senator mistreated staff members, a move that could ultimately lead to a reprimand or removal from office. Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Longmont Democrat, has faced a litany of complaints over her alleged treatment of staff, including that she tried to withhold pay from one employee and ordered aides to do chores around her house.

By TIFFANY STANLEY and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers. Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God.

By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it. “I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said during a speech at Capitol One Arena on Monday afternoon, referring to Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election.

By ROB GILLIES, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the energy super power that has the oil and critical minerals that America needs to feed what Trump vows will be a booming U.

Welcome to the third (and short) week of the 2025 Colorado legislative session. A handful of early bills are set to hit the House floor in the next few days as lawmakers settle in for more marathon oversight hearings and the first contentious committee hearing of the year. That hearing is for Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate a unique provision of Colorado law.

Attorneys general from Colorado and 21 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U. S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status. Trump’s roughly 700-word executive order, issued late Monday, amounts to a fulfillment of something he’s talked about during the presidential campaign.