The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Let’s do what we can to mitigate shutdown
Anyone questioning the fundamental usefulness of government is getting a crash course in the vital role federal jobs and services play in maintaining a well-ordered society and high-functioning economy.
Most of us don’t really notice just what it is that the government does until it’s not doing it anymore. In this case, a significant portion of it has been turned off by a budgetary impasse over funding for a border wall.
5 takeaways from Colorado’s shocker of a 2026 primary election
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Voters in Colorado’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night mostly let their elected officials know that they’re fed up with the party’s Washington politicians and ready to back the most aggressive fighters they can find. At the same time, the voters...
Tina Peters visits President Donald Trump in the White House
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Since her release from prison, Tina Peters has reemerged on the political circuit — appearing over the weekend at the GOP Freedom Fest in Castle Rock and then visiting the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump....
Melat Kiros shocks 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette, winning Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
In the equivalent of a political earthquake, 29-year-old Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Denver-based 1st Congressional District primary, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race at 10:03...
Dwayne Romero wins Democratic primary, will face Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Democrat Dwayne Romero has defeated challenger Alex Kelloff in the primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, where Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd fended off a challenge from a former state lawmaker, according to The Associated Press. In returns posted at...
Democrat Jessica Killin claims victory in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Jessica Killin walked out to the song American Girl in a bright red dress to claim victory in the democratic primary race for Congressional District 5 at a hotel in downtown Colorado Springs on Election Day. She beat her fellow...
Incumbents lead in Arapahoe County commissioner race
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Both incumbents on the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners appear to be winning the Democratic primary election, according to the early and unofficial tally on Tuesday night. In District 2, incumbent Jessica Campbell is leading Angela Garland by 34 points,...
Colorado voters pick state Senate primary winners
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Colorado voters on Tuesday night picked winners in the Republican and Democratic primaries in an election that will shape the contests in the general election later this year. The eventual winners will join the Colorado General Assembly in January 2026....
John Hickenlooper fends off challenge from Julie Gonzales in Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper defeated progressive challenger state Sen. Julie Gonzales Tuesday in Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, notching a win for one of the state’s most enduring politicians on a night when voters appeared to be fed up with...
Allen wins Republican primary for attorney general
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Michael Allen has defeated David Willson in the Republican primary for attorney general, according to The Associated Press. Allen received just over 60% of the vote, according to the secretary of state’s website. Allen will face Democrat Jena Griswold in...
Manny Rutinel defeats Shannon Bird in Colorado’s 8th CD Democratic primary, will face Gabe Evans
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
State Rep. Manny Rutinel ran away with the Democratic nomination in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district on Tuesday, defeating former state Rep. Shannon Bird in the primary in Colorado’s 8th CD, where he will face Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans...