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A Denver judge declined Monday night to rule immediately on a lawsuit seeking to force the hand-counting of ballots in more than half of Colorado’s counties as the fallout from an accidental leak of voting equipment passwords continued in the final 24 hours of the election.District Court Judge Kandace Gerdes heard four hours of testimony in a hearing called in a lawsuit filed by the Libertarian Party of Colorado. The leak had been reported separately last week by the state Republican Party and Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat.A lawyer for the Libertarian Party argued that the leak, discovered…

By John T. Bennett, CQ-Roll CallWASHINGTON — Voters who have not yet cast ballots will head to the polls Tuesday, bringing one of the most wild and vitriolic presidential races in American history to an end — the campaigning at least, but perhaps not the legal battles.Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the Democratic and Republican nominees, continued campaigning Monday in a contest that the latest polls suggest could be among the closest outcomes ever. True to the tone of their truncated race since late July, they both continued to plead for votes by warning as much about their opponent as…

Matt Vasilogambros | (TNS) Stateline.orgRecent sweeping changes to how the nation handles election results should prevent a repeat of the near-constitutional crisis four years ago.For months, former President Donald Trump has been laying the groundwork to challenge the results, claiming that noncitizens are voting in droves and swing-state election officials are cheating. Republicans could use those false allegations to refuse to certify election results or submit alternate slates of electors to the Electoral College.But Trump’s actions four years ago led to state and federal action: Swing-state officials have reinforced that the certification process is mandatory, and Congress has passed a…

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the U.S. voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials.In a joint statement late Monday, federal officials pointed to a recent article posted by Russian actors falsely claiming that U.S. officials across presidential swing states were orchestrating a plan to commit fraud, as well as a video that…

Seema Mehta | (TNS) Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Republicans are expected to retake control of the U.S. Senate, creating obstacles for Vice President Kamala Harris if she is elected president and a potential glide path for former President Donald Trump’s agenda if he wins the White House.The GOP’s edge is created by a number of factors. Several of the Democratic senators up for reelection were initially elected during years favorable to their party, such as the 2006 backlash to then-President George W. Bush or during then-President Barack Obama’s successful 2012 reelection campaign — and are facing headwinds for the…

Colorado’s Lior Garzon shoots a layup during a women’s basketball game against Wyoming on Nov. 4, 2024, at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo. (CU Athletics) LARAMIE, Wyo. – Having a roster loaded with newcomers, Colorado women’s basketball coach JR Payne has had no idea who would have the ability to step up in crunch time. Payne and the Buffs might have got an answer on opening night. Senior Lior Garzon scored a game-high 20 points in lifting CU to a 56-50 win against Wyoming at Arena-Auditorium. Garzon, a transfer from Oklahoma State, hit a long jumper with 42 seconds to play…

BALTIMORE — There’s no extra credit or demerits in the NFL.One win is one win, no matter how bad New Orleans might be. One loss is one loss, no matter how resoundingly Baltimore delivers it.Even though it all counts the same, Broncos wide receiver and captain Courtland Sutton acknowledged that he considers games like Sunday’s 41-10 loss to the Ravens to be in a different category.“For us, it’s on us to figure out our identity in these playoff games,” said Sutton, referring to the quality of the opponent. “We’ve had success in some of these other games. But I think…

Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born.She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her colleagues will start weighing after Superintendent Alex Marrero presents his school closure plan this week.At the time, Olson, a veteran educator, didn’t believe she would shut down a school as a board member. She hadn’t yet connected the dots, she said. Fewer babies mean fewer children…

Denver has accumulated several interesting project spaces in recent years, and they have all served to liven up the visual arts scene. These places — where artists and curators work together to develop new ideas — are often tucked away in side rooms of galleries and museums, so you have to know where to look if you want to see what they are exhibiting.One my favorites: Understudy, the gallery run by the Denver Theatre District that sits on the first floor of the Colorado Convention Center. The storefront space shows a revolving lineup of projects by local up-and-comers, mostly large-scale…

For Colorado business owners Travis Campbell and Jason Sharpe, what tack the next president of the U.S. takes on trade is of the utmost importance. The prospect of significant increases in tariffs across the board is making both of them anxious about what will unfold after Tuesday’s election.“We are a little nervous about the long-term implications of this election,” said Sharpe, co-owner and CEO of Namaste Solar in Boulder.Campbell, owner and CEO of Eagle Creek, a travel-gear company based in Steamboat Springs, said if tariffs are raised, the costs for businesses and consumers will increase. If the higher tariffs are added…