Donald Trump

Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia ‘garbage’

President Donald Trump speaks at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as…

December 5, 2025

President Donald Trump unveils ‘FIFA Pass’ to help World Cup travelers get their visas faster

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen as FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a meeting with…

November 22, 2025

Food

Trump says Thanksgiving dinner will cost 25% less this year. His numbers are misleading

A grocery store employee stocks poultry at a grocery store in Baltimore on Oct. 30, 2025. (Stephanie Scarbrough/Associated Press) President…

November 11, 2025

Nation & World

U.S. travelers scramble to adjust as airlines cut flights because of shutdown

A traveler moves in view of a control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP…

November 7, 2025

Associated Press

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career…

November 7, 2025

Travel

China’s C919 jet faces turbulent skies as US-China trade tensions add to delays

A COMAC C919 flies during the first day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on Feb. 20, 2024. (Vincent Thian/Associated…

November 2, 2025

Southwest Life

Descendants of 10th Mountain Division reflect on WWII, fear America is moving toward fascism

Members of the 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II. (U.S. Army Signal Corps Archive) The 10th Mountain…

November 2, 2025

Regional News

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies loses federal grants over mysterious ‘DEI’ accusations

Nonprofit based at Barr Lake lost $1.4M budgeted to support cooperative research with federal agencies, and to match state and…

October 26, 2025

New Mexico

‘Caught in a storm’: Three NM manufacturers describe Trump tariff impacts

Inspection booths at the Santa Teresa port of entry, pictured in 2013, which is also a manufacturing hub in Southern…

October 26, 2025

New Mexico

NM food banks say they have no time to prepare for Nov. 1 SNAP stoppage

‘People are scared’ ahead of cuts affecting one in five New Mexicans, directors say

October 26, 2025

Local News

Residents celebrate solidarity, warn of authoritarianism at No Kings protests in Durango and Bayfield

Peaceful gatherings for protection of democracy, immigrants, public lands and institutions

October 18, 2025

Travel

At America’s national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

Brianna Wheeler poses for a photo at Penisula Park in Portland, Ore., on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press)…

October 12, 2025

Local News

Residents ‘Rage Against the Regime’

Protesters criticize Trump administration during Saturday protest

August 5, 2025

Regional News

Portrait of Donald Trump donated by White House will hang temporarily in Colorado Capitol

Capitol Building Advisory Committee had been discussing whether to replace the presidential portraits with paintings of the state’s former governors

June 27, 2025

Local News

After Trump gripe, presidential portraits at Colorado Capitol may be replaced with governors

Conversations were underway before controversy, but drama kicked talks into high gear

June 23, 2025

Local News

Thousands decry Trump at ‘No Kings’ protest in Durango

Protesters bring puppets, signs and chants up Main Avenue to Buckley Park

June 14, 2025

Local News

Stocks soar, Durango immigrants sweat in wake of overwhelming Trump win

President-elect stirs conflicting confidence and uncertainty

November 8, 2024

Nation & World

Trump wins White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center,…

November 6, 2024

Local News

Durango-area Republicans take to road to show support for party

Illegal immigration, economy big issues for right wing voters in November election

October 13, 2024

Regional News

Donald Trump, exaggerating about crime, visits Aurora

president used Colorado as a prop to attack Democrats on immigration

October 12, 2024

Regional News

Donald Trump seizes on one block in Aurora to warn of a migrant crime threat

City’s crime rate has been declining

October 10, 2024

Regional News

Donald Trump will hold rally in Aurora on Friday

will speak at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center at 1 p.m.

October 8, 2024

Local News

La Plata County residents react to attempted assassination

question security lapses, availability of guns and mental health among young people

July 16, 2024

Local News

In La Plata County, voters may resonate with policy-driven campaigning after assassination attempt

Political science professor predicts messages of unity likely to be welcome among voters in Southwest Colorado

July 15, 2024