ICE has a problem
Please read and subscribe to my Substack: ICE has a problem - by Ross Kaminsky - The Ross Report
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Today's Guests
Ross Marchand is Executive Director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance
We'll discuss this: Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates. Banks balk | AP News
Congressional leaders push back (Axios)
A wider-angle view one-pager circulated to the Hill: https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TPA-One-Pager-Interchange-Fees-and-the-Credit-Card-Competition-Act.pdf
Some polling on the policy’s (un)favorability last summer: https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/press/new-polling-shows-voters-oppose-credit-card-price-controls/
A letter sent to Senate Banking: https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1.12.26-Final-TPA-Durbin-Marshall-Letter-Final.pdf
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Marianne Goodland is the Chief Legislative Reporter at Colorado Politics. We'll discuss the beginning of this year's legislative session which will, no doubt strip Coloradans of more of our freedom and more of our money.
Marianne Goodland, Author at Colorado Politics
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Al Gardner is the (fairly) new Denver Director of Public Safety. We'll talk about his plans to make Denver a safer city and why he believes his unusual background for this particular job is just what the job needs.
New Denver public safety director vows first-of-its kind safety plan - Axios Denver
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Margaret Horton is Program Coordinator with the Colorado Radon Program
We'll talk about radon, radon testing, test results from some KOA staff, and Radon awareness month and the low-income mitigation assistance program
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Other Stuff
Read this: Minneapolis Isn’t a Movie - by Kat Rosenfield
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Jeana, you weren’t imagining it: Colorado is on track for its worst snowpack on record - Axios Denver
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Nerdy story of the day: Prehistoric discoveries beneath a US lake found to be older than Egypt's Great Pyramid | Daily Mail Online
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Will Von Miller be a Denver Bronco again? My guess: yes, but just for one day, so he can retire as a Bronco...but it might not be until the season AFTER next season if Washington (or someone else) signs him for a year.
NFL free agency: Von Miller wants to sign with Denver Broncos
NFL news: Von Miller reveals career decision for 2026 season
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More football: Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers coach, ending 19-year run - ESPN
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You don't often get oral arguments at the Supreme Court that take 3 1/2 hours.
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold transgender athlete bans - SCOTUSblog
Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletes | CNN Politics
Boys in Girls’ Sports Is a Loser in Court
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No, no, no! This GOP senator says reviving Obamacare subsidies would be ‘putting America first’ - POLITICO
Trump gets it right: Trump Explains How to Escape ObamaCare - WSJ
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I see the pros and the cons of this: Inside Trump's $11 billion health plan to replace "neo-colonial" USAID
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Jeana is NOT happy about this: Alamo Drafthouse is getting rid of its pen-and-paper ordering and many movie-goers aren't happy about the change
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JeffCo is having similar issues: Colorado public school enrollment sees biggest drop since 2020
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Sometimes Trump really does act like a banana-republic dictator, or someone who at least would like to be one: Exclusive | Trump Blasted Federal Prosecutors at White House Event, Calling Them Weak - WSJ
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There are major questions about what an appropriate US role, if any, should be regarding Iran's current turmoil. But if the president is not going to do anything significant, urging the people to keep protesting, when that's highly likely to result in imprisonment, torture, or death, would be wildly immoral.
The Killing Fields of Tehran - by Roya Hakakian
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Lots of stadiums for Summit FC! Denver Summit FC's Centennial stadium won't be ready for start of season
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Yep: Vince Bzdek: Coloradans are fed up with the high price of cars - Denver Gazette
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Today's Video
I don't think there could be a better ad for a steak joint: