Interim US Attorney for the District of Colorado permanently appointed job amid shutdown

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FILE - U.S. Attorney for Colorado Peter McNeilly during a press conference with local law enforcement in Denver, Colo. in August 2025. After being appointed as an interim U.S. attorney in June 2025, McNeilly was permanently appointed to the top federal job.