Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), both members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to agency heads at the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seeking a public briefing to discuss last week’s attack on the United States Capitol. Wednesday’s attack is […] Read more
Rep. Ted Lieu I was in my office on the fourth floor of the Cannon House Office Building last Wednesday when the Capitol Police entered around 1:15 to tell me and my chief of staff to evacuate immediately. The officers were running through each floor banging on office doors. They recommended that I remove […] Read more
Due to the economic impact on homeowners caused by the current pandemic, The Office of the Denver Clerk and Recorder, the Office of Financial Empowerment and Protection, the Denver Housing Authority and other community partners will host a series of virtual townhalls for Denver homeowners. “If you’re facing foreclosure, bankruptcy, or other financial difficulties, it […] Read more
Anthony D. Romero Some dyed in the wool civil libertarians have criticized the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for supporting Donald Trump’s impeachment. These critics maintain that our commitment to the First Amendment should solely trigger a defense of the president’s “free speech.” But freedom of speech poses no bar to holding a […] Read more
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) has engaged Connect for Health Colorado® to implement a call center to provide support services for COVID-19 testing and containment results. The COVID-19 Call Center opened on Nov. 19, 2020 and has placed more than 183,000 calls. “We are eager to do our part to help […] Read more
Zenobia Jeffries Warfield “We’re not asking you to shoot them like you shoot us, we’re asking you to NOT shoot us loke you don’t shoot them…” Davontae Harris, @wichkid Some called it a protest. Some called it a mob. Some called it an insurrection. But what we witnessed Jan. 6 on full display for […] Read more
Maribel Hastings and David Torres As if it was just the most recent episode of his tawdry reality show, Donald Trump’s cult followers broke into the U.S. Capitol to try to impede the Electoral College confirmation of President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in a clean, legitimate, and democratic election. The hand—and the voice—of the […] Read more
By Claudia Silva Brittany Clark, a young Mexican-American tattoo artist who grew up in the small border town of Fabens, Texas, recalled two of her classmates coming up to her on a Martin Luther King Jr. Day and asking if she wanted to play. “‘Ok, let’s see if you can play with us,’” they […] Read more
On January 2, in one of his final acts as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), sent a letter to the Library of Congress nominating the 1997 film Selena to the National Film Registry. Since 1988, the National Film Registry has selected films which are culturally or historically significant for preservation. “Film remains […] Read more
President Should Pay the Price of Leading Insurrection
Ramón Del Castillo, PhD Journalists throughout the country have been using the power of the pen to keep readerships abreast of the subversive behavior that the President and his cronies have been planning for quite some time—essentially, leading to a rebellion. Donald Trump should suffer the consequences for what occurred at the […] Read more