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Congress on Edge Conservatives wary of secret talks to keep government open. Bloomberg: "Members of Congress are back home for a two-week recess ... Government funding expires on April 28, which will give Congress five days [when they return] ... a bipartisan group of...

Gorsuch Wrong for Colorado's Working Families

From Colorado's legal elites, we've been hearing praise in the media for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. But for the majority of Coloradans — and Americans — who are everyday working people, Judge Gorsuch's record bodes ill.

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Trump Bombs Syria NBC asks what's next: "The Trump team has taken pains to emphasize that the move was a 'proportionate' response to the chemical attack, but what comes next? And if the goal is ending the bloodshed in Syria, how will Trump finish the job?"...

The Schools Betsy DeVos Wants Parents To Choose

Betsy DeVos tells parents they would do better by sending their kids to privately-run schools. But what types of schools would she prefer? Based on the religious and rapper-run schools DeVos visits, the possibilities are frightening.

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