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Colorado couple found guilty over cross burning meant to draw sympathy for Black candidate

DENVER (AP) -- A jury in Colorado found a couple guilty on Friday of conveying false information about a threat against a Black mayoral candidate when they burned a cross in front of his campaign sign, even though the couple was trying help the candidate by generating sympathy among voters.

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance -- finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee.

Affordable housing threatened as Trump halts $1 billion slated for extending life of aging buildings

Affordable housing threatened as Trump halts $1 billion slated for extending life of aging buildings

The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps affordable housing livable

Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps affordable housing livable

The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable

Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable

The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts

Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts

The Trump administration has stalled at least $60 million in funding intended largely for affordable housing developments nationwide, throwing hundreds of projects into a precarious limbo, according to information and documents obtained by The Associated Press

Denver district attorney is investigating the leak of voting passwords in Colorado

Denver district attorney is investigating the leak of voting passwords in Colorado

DENVER (AP) -- The Denver district attorney's office has opened an investigation into the leak of voting system passwords that were posted on a state website for months leading up to the election and only taken down last month.

Colorado US House race between Rep. Caraveo and Evans too early to call

Colorado US House race between Rep. Caraveo and Evans too early to call

DENVER (AP) -- A U.S. House race in a newly formed district in Colorado was too early to call as two candidates were locked in a test of Republican and Democratic appeal to Latino voters.

Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in Colorado

Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in Colorado

WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won a House seat Tuesday in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district.

US Rep. Lauren Boebert will find out whether switching races worked in Colorado

US Rep. Lauren Boebert will find out whether switching races worked in Colorado

DENVER (AP) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will soon find out whether her political gamble, abruptly switching congressional districts in Colorado mid-election, will cost the GOP or reinforce its position in the U.S. House.

Colorado US House race between Rep. Caraveo and Evans comes down to Latino voters

Colorado US House race between Rep. Caraveo and Evans comes down to Latino voters

DENVER (AP) -- One U.S. House race in Colorado is not just one of the closest, and closely watched, in the nation. It's also a test of Republicans' and Democrats' appeal to Latino voters who make up nearly 40% of district's electorate.

Colorado governor works to remedy leak of voting system passwords

Colorado governor works to remedy leak of voting system passwords

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's Democrat governor said Thursday that he is providing state aircraft and vehicles to help with changing voting system passwords that were accidentally leaked on a state website.

Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure

Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure

DENVER (AP) -- Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State's website before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election, said state election officials Tuesday.

Colorado accidently put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure

Colorado accidently put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure

DENVER (AP) -- Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State's public-facing website before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate threat to the upcoming election, said state election officials Tuesday.

Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security

Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security

DENVER (AP) -- The stage at a recent rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump in Colorado was designed with a pointed message in mind: poster-sized mugshots of Hispanic men in prison-orange loomed from the stage as speaker after speaker preceding Trump stoked fear over violent crimes they associated with illegal immigration.

Takeaways from AP's report on affordable housing disappearing across the U.S.

Takeaways from AP's report on affordable housing disappearing across the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,0000 affordable housing units across the U.S. could disappear in the next five years alone.

Colorado GOP chair ousted in a contentious vote that he dismisses as a 'sham'

Colorado GOP chair ousted in a contentious vote that he dismisses as a 'sham'

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams, who has tried to push the state party to extremes, was ousted over the weekend in a vote that he called illegitimate, precipitating a leadership standoff as the November election looms.

Boebert will likely fill the House seat vacated by congressman who criticized the GOP's extremes

DENVER (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP's unwavering devotion to former President Donald Trump. Now he will likely be replaced by one of their most boisterous leaders, Rep. Lauren Boebert.

Rep. Lauren Boebert wins GOP primary after switching Colorado districts; Hurd, Crank also notch wins

Rep. Lauren Boebert wins GOP primary after switching Colorado districts; Hurd, Crank also notch wins

DENVER (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won Tuesday's Republican primary in a U.S. House race that she jumped into last year, surviving a scandal over a video of her at a Denver theater and accusations of carpetbagging after fleeing what could have been a tough reelection bid in her current district.

Attorney Jeff Hurd wins Colorado Republican primary for US House seat after Boebert's departure

Attorney Jeff Hurd wins Colorado Republican primary for US House seat after Boebert's departure

DENVER (AP) -- Attorney Jeff Hurd has won the GOP primary for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, a race that opened up after Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert left the district facing a tough road to reelection and a scandal over a video at a Denver theater.

Jeff Crank defeats Colorado GOP chair and hard-line conservative Dave Williams in US House primary

Jeff Crank defeats Colorado GOP chair and hard-line conservative Dave Williams in US House primary

DENVER (AP) -- Political consultant and talk radio host Jeff Crank has defeated Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams in the Republican primary for the state's 5th Congressional District.

US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Republican House primary after switching districts in Colorado

US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Republican House primary after switching districts in Colorado

DENVER (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won the Republican primary in a U.S. House race that she jumped into last year, surviving a scandal over a video of her at a Denver theater and accusations of carpetbagging after fleeing what could have been a tough reelection bid in her current district.

Boebert faces first election Tuesday since switching districts and the vaping scandal

Boebert faces first election Tuesday since switching districts and the vaping scandal

DENVER (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert faces voters in Colorado's GOP primary election Tuesday after she fled a tough reelection race to run in a more Republican-leaning district, harried along the way by accusations of carpetbagging and still bruised by an embarrassing video.

Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law

Possibility of ranked-choice voting in Colorado faces a hurdle with new law

DENVER (AP) -- As a Colorado group gathers signatures to put a measure on the ballot installing ranked-choice voting in the state, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday that would impose another hurdle for the new system if the measure is passed.

Harris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary

Harris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday to a sea of white-capped graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, looking back at U.S. airpower during D-Day and then forward to this generation's edge on technological innovation, such as artificial intelligence.

VP Harris to address US Air Force Academy graduates

VP Harris to address US Air Force Academy graduates

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday in Colorado, her first address at the ceremony that launches cadets into the Air Force or Space Force with pomp and the roar of jets.