Michael Bennet, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026.
Bennet is a longtime Colorado public servant and attorney, having served more than 16 years in the U.S. Senate, representing the state. He was first appointed to the Senate in 2009 and has since been elected to multiple full terms. Before Congress, Bennet served as superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
Longtime Denver resident Dick Young, a retired rear admiral and pioneering civic advocate, dies at 94
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Richard Edward Young, a retired rear admiral, attorney and towering figure in Colorado’s civic landscape for more than six decades, died Jan. 7. He was 94. A lifelong advocate for civil rights, fair housing, veterans and his neighborhood, Young was...
Impeachment articles filed against Kristi Noem with backing from Colorado Democrats DeGette and Pettersen
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
rachel.schilke.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 1 day ago
House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, coming after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Minneapolis and DHS operations across the country. Signing on to the proposed articles of impeachment were...
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser clash at Democratic gubernatorial forum
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Things got a little chippy Saturday at a union hall north of Denver, as Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sparred over the effectiveness of their respective responses to President Donald Trump’s second...
Frozen funds, vetoes and lawsuits: Why Colorado says it’s in Trump’s crosshairs
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
Colorado Democrats have accused President Donald Trump of deliberately targeting their state, arguing his administration is using federal powers to punish it for its policies and resistance. But whether Colorado is being singled out — and why — depends largely...
Vince Bzdek: Coloradans are fed up with the high price of cars
Vince Bzdek
vince.bzdek@gazette.com
Updated 6 days ago
Car buyers in Colorado – and America – are fed up. Cars are too damn expensive. The average price of a new car broke the $50,000 barrier last fall, according to Kelley Blue Book stats. The Wall Street Journal recently...
Colorado candidates switch parties, races as midterm election year looms | TRAIL MIX
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
The final days of 2025 saw an unusually high number of Colorado candidates switch parties and races, reshaping at least a few primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The state has seen its share of switchers over the years,...
House rejects effort to override presidential veto for Colorado Water Project
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a Colorado-led effort to override a Dec. 30 presidential veto of a measure that would have helped finance the Arkansas Valley conduit. The measure, known as H.R. 131 and sponsored by U.S....
Senate advances resolution to limit Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid
Joey Cappelletti
joey.cappelletti@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 week ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted...
U.S. House weighs override of Trump veto on Colorado water project
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
The U.S. House is expected to consider on Thursday whether to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bill aimed at helping finance a water pipeline in Colorado. Should it happen, it would be the first attempt at an override...
Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez leaves GOP, will run for governor in Colorado as an independent
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, a candidate for governor of Colorado, has left the Republican Party and plans to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the office held by term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Lopez, who served six months in...
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As I sat down to write this, my last column of 2025, I reflected back on a year that was, well, interesting from an old political science professor’s perspective, but which contained a lot of pain for a lot of people. And as is pretty much always the case, I found Colorado Politics to be […]
Federal judge rules Trump administration can share illegal immigrants’ Medicaid data with ICE
The Trump administration can continue its practice of sharing the biographical, location, and contact information of illegal immigrants between federal agencies early in the new year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, of the Northern District of California, issued the preliminary injunction order […]