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Trans Athletes Lose (in Court)

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Reason

A Democratic Incumbent Held Her House Seat For 30 Years. Colorado Democrats Decided It Was Time For a Progressive.

Colorado Democrats voted to end one of the longest congressional tenures in the state's history Tuesday, choosing 29-year-old democratic socialist Melat Kiros over Rep. Diana DeGette.

International Business Times

First Thing: Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025

President made more than $1bn from crypto businesses last year while federal government oversaw regulation

The Guardian - UK

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Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats veteran Colorado incumbent in major primary upset

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The Independent UK

29-year-old Democratic socialist shocks longtime House Democrat in Colorado primary

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The Independent UK

The left’s next star? Democratic socialist Melat Kiros’ shock Colorado win puts Trump on notice

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent

The Independent UK

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent in Colorado House primary

Twenty-nine-year-old beat representative Diana DeGette in deep-blue Denver district

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DeGette, Bennet lose primaries in Colorado amid insurgent wave

The anti-establishment wave surging through the Democratic Party reached Colorado on Tuesday, when democratic socialist Melat Kiros dislodged 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette, and state Attorney General Phil Weiser thwarted Sen. Michael Bennet’s quest to become governor. In the Denver-anchored 1st District, Kiros, a lawyer and doctoral student, was leading DeGette,…

Roll Call

Establishment Democrats Have Suffered Heavy Blows In Recent Primaries. They Fear It Could Happen Again In Colorado.

Veteran Rep. Diana DeGette is fighting to hold off progressive challenger Melat Kiros in a race that has become part of a trend of a divide in the Democratic Party between its establishment and more left-wing factions.

International Business Times

Can Melat Kiros take down a Dem lifer?

Rep. Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, is facing her most serious primary challenge yet

Salon

This year’s criminal justice ballot measures continue trend toward increasing criminal penalties and bail restrictions

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Firing of Law Firm Associate for Anti-Israel Letter

David Lat (Judicial Notice) writes, and I agree with him (at least assuming, as press accounts suggest, that Kiros was indeed fired for the viewpoint expressed in her open letter): Another associate has lost their job because of a controversial statement about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Meet Melat Kiros, a 2022…

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