Shannon Bird, Colorado Democratic primary CD8 candidate
Shannon Bird looks to win the Democratic nomination for a chance to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year for Congressional District 8, which is being called one of the most vulnerable seats in Congress and could decide which party holds the majority in the US House.
Bird previously served in the Colorado House of Representatives representing House District 29 from 2019 to 2026 and was vice-chair of the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee, where she helped shape state budget priorities.
Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper raises over $1.1 million in 4th quarter for reelection bid
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign raised over $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and finished the year with more than $3.8 million in the bank, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Thursday. The fundraising haul brings Hickenlooper’s total...
Colorado farmers warn U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper tariffs and research cuts endanger agriculture
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Northern Colorado farmers told U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper this week that tariffs and President Donald Trump’s decision to import $40 billion worth of beef from Argentina have hurt Colorado’s agricultural industry. But the administration’s cuts to scientific research are almost...
Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser and their backers bank $9 million for Colorado gubernatorial race
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, and the campaign committees that support them, entered the election year with almost $9 million on hand, as the race to succeed term-limited Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heats...
Colorado oilmen may play key role in Trump’s Venezuelan oil takeover plan
Vince Bzdek
vince.bzdek@gazette.com
Updated 1 week ago
When President Donald Trump summoned oil executives to the White House recently to push for major investment in Venezuela, an interesting sprinkling of smaller independent companies from Denver was invited along with the big names of American oil. One of...
Longtime Denver resident Dick Young, a retired rear admiral and pioneering civic advocate, dies at 94
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week 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
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Updated 1 week 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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,...
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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 […]