Russia will soon outgun Ukraine 10-1 without US

By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon. The testimony from Army … Read more

DeSantis tells donors he will fundraise for Trump

By Kit Maher | CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at an appreciation retreat over the weekend that he would help fundraise for former presidential rival Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the details told CNN. “He’s committed to helping Trump in any and every way,” said Texas businessman Roy Bailey, who … Read more

Colorado Eastern Plains vacancy in Congress leaves district without voice

For the first time in more than 40 years, a congressional district in Colorado is without a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1983, a seat sat vacant because Jack Swigert, a former astronaut on the Apollo 13 who was elected the previous November, died of cancer one week before taking office. This … Read more

Donald Trump tells Israel to stop killing people and get Gaza war over ‘fast’

The presumptive Republican Party nominee, who has criticised President Joe Biden for being insufficiently supportive of Israel, also appeared to question the tactics of the Israeli military as the civilian death toll in Gaza continues to mount. Since Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, Israel’s military has battered the territory, killing more than 33,000 … Read more

House GOP asks Biden to testify at stalled impeachment probe

By Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to deliver on their stalled monthslong impeachment inquiry into the Biden family businesses. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the … Read more

Kari Lake declines to defend defamation suit by AZ official

By Jonathan J. Cooper | Associated Press PHOENIX — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages … Read more

Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans, AP-NORC poll shows – The Denver Post

By BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press) ATLANTA — Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more anger and fear among Americans from his opposing party than President Joe Biden does from his. A new poll from The Associated … Read more

Some Haley backers refusing to pivot to Trump

By Meg Kinnard and Thomas Beaumont | Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Now that Nikki Haley has shuttered her presidential campaign, one person who voted for her refuses to back former President Donald Trump and plans to reluctantly vote for President Joe Biden. Another Haley primary supporter acknowledges that he was probably always a “closet … Read more

IVF access, protocol in Colorado expand despite Alabama embryo ruling

The couple sat on the edge of the bed in their Denver home, tightly holding hands, as the minutes slowly ticked by. A lot was riding on that moment on an early April morning. Kristina Turczyn and her wife, Mindy Taylor, had decided that this would be their last round of in vitro fertilization — … Read more

Senate struggles to pass funding package as deadline nears

By Kevin Freking and Mary Clare Jalonick | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate bogged down Friday evening on a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills, increasing the prospects that funding for some key federal agencies could lapse and initiate a partial government shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Though passage was not in doubt, … Read more