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Mounting screws and a small plaque bearing the name of U.S. President Donald Trump are all that remain on a wall in the Presidential Portrait Gallery, where a portrait of Trump once hung, at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on March 25.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2025
Artist of 'distorted' portrait says Trump complaint harming business
Colorado removed the official portrait of Trump from display in the state's capitol building last month after the president complained that it was deliberately unflattering.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Colorado's attempt to keep Donald Trump off the ballot with an obscure and almost discarded provision that could have determined the outcome of the presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2024
Supreme Court buries the fantasy of keeping Trump off the ballot
An obscure, almost discarded provision of the U.S. Constitution shouldn’t have the potential to determine the outcome of a presidential election.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking a broad ruling that would end the push around the country to kick him off state ballots.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2024
Supreme Court casts doubt on efforts to bar Trump from ballot
The high court is handling the case on an expedited basis, meaning a ruling could come in weeks.
A general view of the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver, Colorado
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2024
Trump takes Colorado ballot disqualification to U.S. Supreme Court
Trump has also appealed to a Maine state court a decision by that state's top election official barring him from the primary ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court in Denver, Colorado, on Dec. 20. The court ruled on Dec. 19 that Trump is ineligible for the White House under a provision of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment prohibiting officials who engage in "insurrection or rebellion" against the U.S. government from holding elected office.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2023
Police probe threats against Colorado justices after Trump ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week that Trump is ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment .
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
WORLD / Politics
Dec 23, 2023
Push to disqualify Trump pits democracy against the rule of law
Trump’s status as the Republican front-runner for the presidential nomination has created severe tensions.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court unlikely to uphold Colorado ruling disqualifying Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the Colorado courts decision, including challenging the state court's authority to keep Trump off the ballot.
Donald Trump vowed to seek Supreme Court review after Colorado’s top court on Tuesday barred him from the 2024 presidential ballot there.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2023
Trump’s fate rests with the U.S. Supreme Court he shaped
The court will play a pivotal role in determining whether Trump will land in prison — or return to the White House.
The Colorado Supreme Court building in downtown Denver on Tuesday. The Colorado Supreme Court, which barred former U.S. President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, is composed of seven justices who were all appointed by Democratic governors.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2023
Colorado ballot case adds fuel to Trump's nomination drive
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the former president was barred from its state ballot for engaging in "insurrection."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a presidential campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2023
Trump ineligible for ballot, Colorado Supreme Court rules
The case centers on a post-Civil War-era provision of the U.S. Constitution that bans insurrectionists from holding public office.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2022
'Red flag' gun laws in focus after attack at LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado
The laws allow courts to issue 'extreme risk protection orders,' removing firearms from individuals considered at risk of harming themselves or others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2022
Colorado mass shooter stopped by 'heroic' people inside club, police say
The shooting was the latest in a long history of attacks on LGBTQ venues in the United States, the deadliest of which claimed 49 lives at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2022
Five dead, dozens injured in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado
A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Metal fatigue seen as trigger of engine failure near Denver
A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Jet engine explosion over Denver rings alarms about shielding
The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that's supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2019
'Santa' robs Colorado bank, throws money to passersby
A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, "Merry Christmas!" to passersby, police and local media reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2019
Solemn service marks 20th anniversary of Columbine High School massacre in which 13 victims were slain
A weeklong series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre was to culminate Saturday with a remembrance ceremony celebrating the lives of the 13 victims slain in the rampage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2019
Mountain lion strangled by Colorado man was orphaned cougar cub
The mountain lion strangled by a Colorado man after it attacked him on a jogging trail last month was a young cub, weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kg) and likely orphaned but not starving, state wildlife officials said on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2019
The state that accepted Japanese-Americans
The relationship between Japan and Colorado has been fantastic, in part because how the state's governor treated Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
Drought creates perfect storm for wildfires across western U.S.
Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S. West, with the area burned in Colorado already four times the size of last year's total, as rising temperatures, drought and a buildup of forest fuels supercharge blazes.

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