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House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell has reprimanded Rep. Brandi Bradley after a confrontation in which she allegedly cursed at and intimidated the House chief clerk.
In the official reprimand, Caldwell said Bradley’s reputation during the 2026 session has been one of “disrespect and unhinged behavior towards anyone you feel doesn’t align with you to your satisfaction.”

On April 29, according to Caldwell’s letter, he was informed by a staff member that Bradley, a Roxborough Republican, had an interaction with Chief Clerk Vanessa Reilly just moments before the House gaveled in for the day.
Caldwell said the chief clerk was “shaking and unsettled” as she described the interaction with Bradley to him.
The same day, Reilly wrote an email to Director Ben FitzSimons of the Legislative Human Resources Division documenting the incident.
Reilly wrote that Bradley cursed at her, saying, “This is bulls—, you are the Chief Clerk.” She also reported that Bradley pointed her finger about a foot from her face, an action she described as “very intimidating and threatening.”
According to Caldwell’s official letter, the incident was witnessed by other nonpartisan staff.
Upon learning of the incident, Caldwell and House Speaker Julie McCluskie say they attempted to meet with Bradley in the chief clerk’s office.
According to Caldwell, Bradley entered the office, then immediately turned around and left, saying loudly, “No, I’m not doing this.”

Caldwell then obtained security footage from the State Patrol that showed the incident, but it did not include audio of the interaction. Caldwell said he concluded from the video that the chief clerk’s account of the altercation was valid.
“Your actions on that day towards the Chief Clerk are reprehensible,” Caldwell wrote. “Cursing at and pointing your finger in the face of a staff member is wholly inappropriate behavior by an elected representative.”

Unfortunately, he continued, “this behavior by you has become unsurprising to those in the General Assembly based on their daily interactions with you. … This is one example of a pattern of behavior you have displayed over the last several months towards nonpartisan staff, partisan staff, and colleagues.”
He then reminded her of the workplace expectations policy, which, among the requirements, asks lawmakers to be professional, respectful, truthful and courteous “to all in the legislative workplace at all times.”

Caldwell told Bradley to consider the reprimand an opportunity to correct her behavior. Otherwise, “I, and perhaps the legislative body, will be forced to take more drastic measures in the future.”
While Bradley did not respond to a request from Colorado Politics for comment, she posted a lengthy response to the reprimand on Wednesday evening on X.

“Oh, Jarvie, I think it’s cute that you thought that leaking a confidential letter to the washed-up media was going to intimidate me like you’ve been trying to intimidate me since the session ended,” Bradley wrote. “Do you think I’m just going to sit down, shut up, and color, like your little establishment puppets do when you tell them to? You’re just adding fuel to my fire. … Do you think that I’m going to listen to a piece of paper that means nothing? … Do you honestly think I’m not going to fight back? Your time is limited and the clock is ticking …”

While Caldwell’s letter did not outline what led to the confrontation, it appears to coincide with Reilly’s decision to fire Bradley’s aide, Schume Navarro.
According to an email Bradley posted on X on May 8, Reilly told Bradley that Caldwell had informed her that Navarro had sent text messages to a legislator that Caldwell believed violated the Colorado General Assembly’s Workplace Expectations policy.

“As a result of his determination, Ms. Navarro can no longer be employed as a legislative aide,” Reilly wrote.
“This is how corruption works,” Navarro wrote in response to Bradley’s post.
The incident was recounted by Bradley and Navarro on May 14 on the Ryan Schuiling Live podcast.
Bradley told Schuiling the House’s ethics committee is “very flawed” in how it handled Bradley’s complaint against Rep. Ron Weinberg, R-Loveland, last year.

Weinberg was admonished for misuse of a master key and for inappropriate comments made to female lawmakers. He was also told to take s*xual harassment prevention training.
Weinger is not running for reelection in 2026.
Bradley said she told Caldwell that the Weinberg complaint had been handled in violation of the rules. She said House leaders, including FitzSimons, dismissed her concerns by calling it “a gray area.” She added that lawmakers have been raising issues with the Ethics Committee’s rules since 2006 and were told those rules would be revisited after the session.

Bradley said the delay was because “they” wanted to protect Rep. Mandy Lindsay, D-Aurora, who was also under an ethics committee investigation.
Caldwell also appeared on the program, telling Schuiling, “The bottom line is there are workplace expectations for the legislative aides.”
On multiple occasions, Bradley’s aide has violated those expectations, which he said had all been documented.

Caldwell said he brought the evidence to the chief clerk, who has the authority to hire and fire legislative aides, although representatives have that authority, as well, he added.
It was agreed that the aide’s behavior, which allegedly attempted to intimidate a representative because the representative had issued a media statement criticizing Bradley, constituted a fireable offense, Caldwell said.

Caldwell pointed to an April 10 Colorado Politics article published after Bradley requested the budget bill be read at length. In that story, Rep. Mary Bradfield of Colorado Springs described Bradley’s actions as a “temper tantrum,” and Rep. Dusty Johnson of Fort Morgan said she would prefer to debate the bill, rather than listen to it being read in full.
Bradley read the text she sent to Johnson on the Schuiling podcast.
“I just thought maybe next time, in your quest for media attention, you remember that two women stood up for you at a table full of men at the Brown Palace when Ron Weinberg yelled across the table that you needed to dust off your (reference to s*x organ).”

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Colorado House minority leader reprimands Rep. Brandi Bradley for ‘reprehensible’ behavior House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell has reprimanded Rep. Brandi Bradley after a confrontation in which she allegedly cursed at and intimidated the House chief clerk. In the official reprimand, Caldwell said Bradley’s reputation during the 2026 session has been one of “disrespect and unhinged b...

The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump's term, after Democrats blocked the money for months. The bill will now head to the House, which is expected to take it up next week.

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the war with Iran has fundamentally reshaped the Middle East in America's favor, leaving Tehran weaker, Israel stronger, and President Donald Trump with a historic opportunity to secure long-term regional stability.

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Rice argued that while the conflict has yet to produce a decisive military victory, it has achieved critical strategic goals.

"The three-month military campaign degraded Iran's ability to project power," Rice wrote, pointing to damage inflicted on Iran's conventional forces, missile stockpiles, and proxy networks.

The biggest winner, she said, is Israel.

"In this regard, Israel has never been more secure," Rice wrote, noting that Jerusalem's military response following Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack severely weakened Iranian-backed terrorist groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah.

Rice also said the war accelerated cooperation among the United States, Israel, and key Arab nations through intelligence sharing and joint defense efforts.

Many Arab governments that once opposed Israel now view cooperation with the Jewish state as beneficial for economic growth, technology, and modernization.

The former secretary of state argued that the conflict also exposed major weaknesses inside Iran. The regime's leadership was shown to be vulnerable to American military power and allied intelligence capabilities, while Tehran's leverage over global energy markets proved more limited than many believed.

Most important, Rice contended, U.S. and Israeli military operations significantly delayed Iran's nuclear ambitions.

"It will be a long time before Iran can build a viable nuclear weapon," she wrote.

While Iran may still possess stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, Rice argued that key nuclear infrastructure, conversion facilities, centrifuge networks, and leading scientists were devastated during the campaign.

Rice urged the Trump administration to resist calls for sanctions relief or concessions in future negotiations.

"Not a single penny of frozen assets or sanctions relief should go to Tehran," she wrote, warning that Iran previously used such funds to rebuild its military capabilities and support terrorist proxies.

She also called for continued military readiness and deeper intelligence cooperation with regional allies to ensure Iran cannot rebuild its nuclear or missile programs.

While acknowledging that the conflict has not toppled the Iranian regime, Rice said Tehran is weaker and more isolated than at any point in recent years.

"Strategic patience is hard, and it isn't always satisfying. But time is on the side of the U.S. and its allies," Rice wrote. "Reaching no deal is fine. Reaching a bad deal isn't.”

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Condoleezza Rice: With Iran War, Israel Has Never Been More Secure Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the war with Iran has fundamentally reshaped the Middle East in America's favor, leaving Tehran weaker, Israel stronger, and President Donald Trump with a historic opportunity to secure long-term regional stability.

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Released from prison this week, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters now begins a parole term that outlines strict limits on her movements and conduct, while separate ethics and campaign‑finance cases continue to move forward.

Parole Requirements Include:

She must live in Colorado and cannot change her residence without her parole officer’s prior approval. The same approval requirement applies to any out-of-state travel.
She is barred from possessing or owning fi****ms or any other deadly weapons. She is also prohibited from using or possessing alcohol, illegal drugs or ma*****na.
Peters is also required to find a job or participate in a full-time educational or vocational program.
Those conditions appear to be standard for parole. Peters must also follow additional individualized requirements, including completing a cognitive behavioral therapy program and undergoing a mental health evaluation, with any recommended treatment completed successfully.
She is further prohibited from having contact with a person protected by a restraining order. The parole documents do not identify who requested that order.

After prison release, Tina Peters faces tight parole limits, ongoing legal troubles Released from prison this week, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters now begins a parole term that outlines strict limits on her movements and conduct, while separate ethics and campaign‑finance cases continue to move forward. Peters’ parole, as first reported by 9News, required her to report im...