Caitlyn Kim
@caitlynkim.bsky.social
Colorado Public Radio DC-based Reporter. Spent some time editing with NPR's Washington Desk. Former NPRWeekend, WNYC, WNPR, KQED, & WAMC. Always public radio.
Today Senators in the Commerce committee are marking up a number of bills aimed at protecting kids online, including the KIDS Online Safety Act that includes "duty of care." www.commerce.senate.gov/meetings/exe...
Executive Session 24 - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
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Trump’s decision to keep National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., through the end of his term will cost an additional $1.4 billion in tax dollars, according to budget estimates provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office and shared with NOTUS.
Trump Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion Keeping the National Guard in D.C. Until 2029
Budget estimates provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office detail the costs of the National Guard’s controversial deployment.
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Both CO Sens Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted yes on a procedural vote (invoke cloture on motion to proceed) to move forward a CR that funds govt thru Dec 11. It passed 89-4. #copolitics
Teens on the Colorado Youth Advisory Council pitched policy ideas to state legislators at the Colorado Capitol Friday, with a large focus on new regulations for social media and artificial intelligence. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social
Colorado students want stronger state regulations of AI, social media | Colorado Newsline
Teens on the Colorado Youth Advisory Council pitched their policy ideas on social media and artificial intelligence.
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Independent candidate for #CO01 says he wants to fight extremism denverite.com/2026/08/03/s... via @kiarademare.bsky.social #copolitics
Independent candidate for CD-1 says he wants to fight extremism
Dr. Shimon Blau spoke with Colorado Matters about his campaign for Congress.
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"The Pentagon has treated the trans separation board hearings with levels of security and silence usually reserved for state secrets... In some cases, service members’ spouses and even the service members themselves are kept out." w/ Dave Philipps www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate (Gift Article)
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
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Colorado Democrats flip on Israel aid, reflecting larger divide within the party www.cpr.org/2026/08/03/d... #copolitics
Colorado Democrats flip on Israel aid, reflecting larger divide within the party
Two years ago, all Colorado Democrats supported aid to Israel, but earlier this month they all supported an amendment to cut aid to the Middle East ally.
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In a small room at the Atlanta International Airport, without a warrant and ignoring his protest and requests for his attorney, left-wing activist and US citizen Sam Tunick says Border Patrol officers started to search his devices, luggage and diary.
An airport search, a wiped phone and a potential test of Fourth Amendment protections | CNN Politics
In a small room at the Atlanta International Airport, without a warrant and ignoring his protest and requests for his attorney, a left-wing activist and US citizen says Border Patrol officers started ...
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Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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Americans’ Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That’s months sooner than the group had estimated in 2025. https://to.pbs.org/4f39DL0
Your Social Security benefits could be cut by a quarter in 2032. Here’s what to know
Americans’ Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June 9 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That’s months ...
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Eighty years ago today, President Truman signed legislation creating what we know as the Fulbright program. How one Arkansan's vision for international peace led to this educational and cultural exchange: www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ju...
After 80 years, Fulbright program remains late Arkansan’s international legacy | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- When a freshman U.S. senator wanted to establish an international academic exchange program, he pitched the idea as a tool to "promote friendly relations" between the United States and o...
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Colorado turns 150 and it’s always been a little bit ‘purple-ish’ www.cpr.org/podcast-epis...
Colorado turns 150 and it’s always been a little bit ‘purple-ish’ | Colorado Public Radio
Throughout its history, Colorado has been at the center of some of the biggest societal questions, from women's suffrage to civil rights, and at times, there’s been backlash to change.
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CO GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx is soliciting unlimited contributions, appearing to openly defy campaign finance law Campaign finance attorneys call Marx's plan unprecedented and "patently illegal" Marx's campaign won't say where the money is going www.9news.com/article/news...
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FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
Hickenlooper calls for investigation into firefighters killed in burnover www.cpr.org/2026/07/30/f... via @tomhesse.bsky.social #copolitics
Hickenlooper calls for investigation into firefighters killed in burnover
Four firefighters died fighting a fire in western Mesa County in late June.
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If you're a foodie in #ColoradoSprings, you might want to check out this special live taping of Side Dish with Schniper and with KRCC's @andreachalfin.bsky.social on Aug 18. www.cpr.org/event/krcc-l...
KRCC Live: Michelin in the Springs with Side Dish | Colorado Public Radio
Join KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin and food and drink journalist, podcaster, and Side Dish host Matthew Schniper for a special live taping of Side Dish with
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Lots of non-citizens are on the jury pool in Philly because they use DMV records and local tax payments to build their master list. (They get out of jury duty by simply notifying the court they aren't citizens.) This man isn't dumb. He's a con artist.
Last year the VA abruptly ended the only low-interest rate, loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a veteran who's been struggling because of this, we want to hear your story.
Are you a veteran pushed into a higher-cost VA loan, or at risk of foreclosure?
Last year the VA abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a veteran who's been struggling because of this, we want to hear your story.
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The administration timed a new set of tariffs on all of its largest trading partners to take effect at the same time the old, global tariff ended.
A defiant Trump imposes replacement tariffs on biggest U.S. trading partners
The administration timed a new set of tariffs on all of its largest trading partners to take effect at the same time the old, global tariff ended.
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Appeals fail, Project Taurus data center in Colorado Springs moves ahead www.cpr.org/2026/07/24/p... via @krccnews.bsky.social’s Briana Heaney
Appeals fail, Project Taurus data center in Colorado Springs moves ahead
After a 16-hour public hearing the city planning commission voted to deny citizens' appeals. Some in opposition to the project say they plan to file another appeal.
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Independent candidate Shimon Blau makes the ballot for CO-1 denverite.com/2026/07/24/i... via @kiarademare.bsky.social #copolitics
Independent candidate Shimon Blau makes the ballot for CO-1
Pro-Israel doctor to run as a “true independent.”
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Drought Task Force makes formal recommendations to Gov. Jared Polis to reduce water use www.cpr.org/2026/07/24/d...
Drought Task Force makes formal recommendations to Gov. Jared Polis to reduce water use
Despite an early start to monsoon season, much of the state remains in deep drought
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“In little-noticed court documents, federal officials acknowledged this month that they had terminated the funding “based solely” on political criteria, targeting projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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"Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., initially said she couldn’t think of any disagreements with Trump, before recalling that the president vetoed her bill to fund a drinking water project in December." www.ms.now/news/republi... via @msnowreports.bsky.social
‘An amazing job’: Many Republicans can’t name a single thing Trump has done wrong
We asked more than two dozen Republicans on Capitol Hill if they had any disagreements with Trump during his second term. They struggled to come up with anything.
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“.. If Congress approves Trump's latest request, US farmers will receive $55.4B in subsidies this year. .. If spread evenly across 153.8 million U.S. taxpayers, that total would equal roughly $360 per taxpayer." @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.agweb.com/news/busines...
President Trump this month announced the start of “Trump accounts,” an investment device that could eventually help address the nation’s wealth gap. On "The Daily," our reporter explains how these accounts work and why so many Americans have yet to sign up.
Could ‘Trump Accounts’ Actually Close the Wealth Gap?
The investment accounts created in last year’s tax bill allow babies to receive a $1,000 deposit from the federal government.
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The House passed another Iran war powers resolution (non binding) in another rebuke of President Trump and the Iran war, 214-208. 4 Rs joined with Dems. CO Reps voted: YES - Crow, DeGette, Neguse & Pettersen NO - Boebert, Crank, Evans & Hurd #copolitics
CO Rep. Jeff Hurd is leading a resolution with UT Rep. Blake Moore for the entire Colorado and Utah delegations honoring wildland fire fighters Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, & Sydney Watson, & helicopter pilot Nicholas Dale, who perished fighting fires in Colorado & Utah. #copolitics
Group pushes for tax hike for richest Coloradans while cutting taxes for most www.cpr.org/2026/07/22/c... via @codaleynews.bsky.social #copolitics
Group pushes for tax hike for richest Coloradans while cutting taxes for most
Colorado's largest wage earners would pay more in state taxes, others would pay less, under new Graduated Income Tax proposal.
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