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President Donald Trump’s hard-line stance on immigration has sent immigrants, their attorneys and sanctuary cities like Denver into a tizzy. Rumors of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and checkpoints are running rampant, and local attorneys are scrambling to provide accurate information to concerned, often frightened immigrants. Keep reading for ten…

Surely you’ve heard about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. There’s an entire website dedicated to the rare and endangered species, complete with news articles, FAQs, tree octopus sightings, even a store. According to the site: The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can be found in the temperate rainforests of…

When asked about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject the Independence Institute’s appeal of a decision involving issue ads mentioning Senator Michael Bennet and ex-Senator Mark Udall, Jon Caldara, the think tank’s president, says, “I blame all the people who murdered Antonin Scalia.”

“How many of you have heard rumors or have fears about immigration enforcement?” asks Julie Gonzales in Spanish before a packed room. Multiple hands shoot up into the air. “I’m concerned that immigration will come to my house and knock on the door,” one man says. “There are rumors about…

The first person Brad Allen came out to was his brother. Growing up in a conservative Christian family in the South, Allen was convinced his homosexuality was a sin, and he wanted to change it. “I told my brother, and we did research to find out what we could do…

Senator Cory Gardner isn’t alone when it comes to a lack of in-person town halls, given that Senator Michael Bennet hasn’t held one since 2014, as we reported earlier today. But while Bennet is able to bash President Donald Trump for conflicts of interest, among other things, Gardner, as the National Republican Senatorial Committee chair, finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to maintain loyalty to the chief executive even as evidence of alleged improprieties among his cabinet appointees continues to mount, as demonstrated by the grilling he received on National Public Radio this morning in regard to serious questions about Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

#ClawAndOrder, a hot, hot, hot Twitter hashtag created by HBO’s John Oliver and his staff at Last Week Tonight, is connected to a contest involving Neil Gorsuch, the Colorado-born judge nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump, and three lobsters named Cindy Clawford, Pinchers Von Shellington III and Mike. Yes, just Mike.

Congress is back in session, and political pundits in the Beltway are still digesting President Donald Trump’s address. But outside Washington, D.C., the activism continues. Here are more political education and advocacy events in metro Denver this week.

The DOC has 1052 immigrant inmates with ICE detainers, costing the prison system approximately $37 million a year. Of those, 410 are past their parole eligibility date.

Last night, during his first prime-time address before members of Congress, President Donald Trump touted his agenda, including a series of controversial immigration policies. Afterward, Astrid Silver, an undocumented immigrant, offered a Spanish-language rebuttal on behalf of the Democratic Party, and her comments about the millions “who are an integral part of this country and who constitute the values and the promise of the United States” are perfectly symbolized by Denver’s Marco Dorado. After all, his entire life is a refutation of the idea that every undocumented immigrant should immediately be shipped back to his or her native country.