COLORADO, NATION AND WORLD
Colorado Roundup
Interior secretary talks drought, wildfires on Western visit
Haaland and Tanya Trujillo, the department's assistant secretary for water and science, planned to meet with Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, Gov. Jared Polis and Jim Lochhead, CEO of Denver Water, Colorado's largest water agency, for a discussion on the region's drought and possible federal solutions.
Nation
Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections
"The fourth surge is real, and the numbers are quite frightening at the moment," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said on a New Orleans radio show. Edwards, a Democrat, added: "There's no doubt that we are going in the wrong direction, and we're going there in a hurry."
GOP’s vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
"These vaccines are saving lives," said DeSantis, who recently began selling campaign merchandise mocking masks and medical experts.
Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh
Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI's background investigation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided "all relevant" ones to the White House counsel's office.
Colorado and the Region
SIEGE ON THE US CAPITOL
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
The Trump White House
AP FACT CHECK: Trump stokes Jan. 6 conspiracy theories
TRUMP: "I will tell you they know who shot Ashli Babbitt. They're protecting that person. I have heard also that it was the head of security for a certain high official, a Democrat. And we will see, because it's going to come out. It's going to come out." — on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."
National Biz
US jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy.
Obituaries
50 years after his death, fans honor Jim Morrison in Paris
"We acknowledge his talent and the fact that he was a brilliant person, he was really a genius," she said.
Fact Check
AP FACT CHECK: Biden at TV ‘town hall’ goes too far...
President Joe Biden offered an absolute guarantee Wednesday that people who get their COVID-19 vaccines are completely protected from infection, sickness and death from the coronavirus. The reality is not that cut and dried.
Real Fake News
Report: Social media manipulation affects even US senators
"We've seen how easy it is for foreign adversaries to use social media as a tool to manipulate election campaigns and stoke political unrest," Murphy said. "It's clear that social media companies are not doing enough to combat misinformation and paid manipulation on their own platforms and more needs to be done to prevent abuse."
That's Weird
Purrfect: Cat summits to New Hampshire’s tallest mountains
"We did it!" Elam posted on social media. She chronicled her "Adventures with Floki," accompanied by photos and video.
World
Violence, protests overshadow Mass for slain Haitian leader
"This is real messed up since Jovenel died," said David Daniel, who stood in the doorway of a restaurant he co-owns as he watched the scene unfold. But he said he doesn't think the unrest will have the effect demonstrators intend. "Violence has been here in Haiti since I was a kid, so I don't think violence is going to change anything."
Gun Control Debate
Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities
The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking gun violence by addressing illegal trafficking and prosecuting offenses that help put guns in the hands of criminals.
National Politics
Senate panel to vote on Biden’s pick to oversee US lands
Democrats have remained united behind Tracy Stone-Manning amid allegations she stonewalled a 1989 investigation into the sabotage of an Idaho timber sale.
