Politics: 2025Talks - August 26, 2025
Politics in the United States and around the world.
Daily Audio Newscast - August 26, 2025
Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.
More states joining race to redraw congressional maps
The national scuffle originated with Trump urging Texas to draw a new congressional map to defend the GOP’s razor-thin control of the U.S. House.
Colorado Legislature sends first set of special session bills to governor
Four of five revenue-raising bills clear Legislature as lawmakers continue work.
Commentary: Xcel’s transition away from coal is an opportunity to achieve 100% clean energy in Colorado
Xcel Energy’s recent decision to close its coal power plants across the state by 2030 puts Colorado at an important crossroads.
Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 25, 2025
Daily audio newscast with stories from across the United States and around the world.
Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon
Congressional redistricting was conceived as a once-per-decade redrawing of district lines following the decennial U.S. census.
Southwest in a ‘mega-drying’ zone due to groundwater loss, study finds
The American Southwest is linked to one of four continental-scale “mega-drying” regions worldwide.
New research sounds alarm on 'legal deserts' in rural America
A new study showed more than half of the nation's rural counties do not have enough lawyers.
New Mexico officials debate solutions for federal Medicaid, SNAP cuts
About two in five New Mexico residents are on Medicaid and one in five use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program