Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the states ballot December 19, 2023
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\n\nThe Colorado Supreme Court is removing former President Donald Trump from the state\u2019s primary ballot, stating that he is ineligible to be president due to his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.\nThe United Nations Security Council delayed a vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution for the second day in a row. The United States is objecting to language that calls for an \u201curgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities.\u201d U.S. officials argue that such language would only help Hamas regroup and plan future attacks against Israel. In an attempt to avoid a U.S. veto, diplomats are considering new language calling instead for \u201cthe urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access\u2026and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities.\u201d\nPresident Joe Biden\u2019s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel will extend into the new year as the Senate continues to work on a deal that would be contingent on border and immigration policy changes.\nLawmakers and loved ones gathered in the nation\u2019s capitol to pay respects to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O\u2019Connor.\nGoogle has agreed to pay $700 million to U.S. states and consumers in an app store settlement.\nCivil rights groups are taking Texas to court over a new state law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the United States illegally.\nCalifornia regulators have approved new rules that would allow, though not require, state water agencies to take wastewater, treat it, and then reintroduce it into the drinking water system.\nThe California Assembly\u2019s new committee on retail theft held its first hearing today in Sacramento. State lawmakers discussed solutions to tackle the issue of retail theft.\n\nThe post Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state\u2019s ballot \u2013 December 19, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.