President Trump to speak at Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs
President Donald Trump will speak at an Air Force Academy commencement May 30, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Thursday. It’s not yet known when, or if, tickets to the...
View ArticleColorado’s congressional Democrats stop short of seeking Trump’s impeachment...
Colorado Democrats in the U.S. House say last week’s release of a redacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller should trigger further investigation of President Donald Trump, but they’re holding...
View ArticleThese Colorado Democrats are vying to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020
A large number of Coloradans have announced their candidacy in the 2020 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, seeking a shot at unseating U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. Gardner, a Yuma Republican, is seen as...
View ArticleTrump lifts metals tariffs on Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON — Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America’s allies — lifting import taxes on Canadian and...
View ArticleColorado congressman wants probe reopened into claim feds tried to censor CU...
A Colorado congressman is urging the U.S. Department of Interior’s inspector general to reopen an investigation into claims the National Park Service tried to scrub references to human-caused climate...
View ArticlePresidential hopeful John Hickenlooper calls for national standard gun licenses
John Hickenlooper, Colorado’s former two-term governor turned Democratic presidential candidate, wants to create a national standard for gun licenses — one that would require individuals who want to...
View ArticleRep. Jason Crow backs measure allowing shooting victims to sue gun industry
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a freshman from Aurora, was among a host of Democratic lawmakers who on Tuesday introduced a measure that aims to repeal a 2005 law that protects the gun industry from liability...
View ArticleKen Buck gets attention for Mueller question about charging Trump after he...
Amid hours of questions from dozens of congressmen Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s exchange with Robert Mueller was one of the more noteworthy. Buck, a Windsor Republican and House Judiciary Committee...
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The Spot: Can this former leader of the secession movement bring Colorado...
Kelsey Brunner, The Denver PostWeld County Commissioner Sean Conway poses in the Lincoln Park Library in Greeley, Colorado on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. GREELEY — Six years ago, Sean Conway was a leader...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper drops out of 2020 presidential race, giving Colorado’s U.S....
John Hickenlooper ended his presidential campaign Thursday morning the same way he started it: troubled by a divided nation and calling for unity. “I ran for president because this country is being...
View ArticlePresidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg lays out national gun control plan in...
New Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg came to Aurora on Thursday to unveil an ambitious blueprint to reduce gun violence in America, including reinstatement of a federal ban on assault...
View ArticleColorado communities welcome refugee resettlement
Communities across the metro area are making it clear that they are open to foreign refugees seeking a new start in America, with Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Arvada and Arapahoe County among those...
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Push to protect 1.4 million acres of wilderness in Colorado and the West...
A push to protect 1.4 million acres of land as wilderness in Colorado, California and Washington advanced in Congress on Wednesday, one of the biggest efforts in a decade to save wilderness that could...
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Michael Bennet’s next move? Coloradan has options after failed presidential bid
No sooner were the words out of his mouth Tuesday night that he was abandoning his run for the White House than U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet muddied the political waters by telling a small crowd of...
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