Author: Washington Examiner
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Pelosi, deputies cling to power in Congress; DeGette challenges Clyburn for majority whip
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by Laura Barrón-López, The Washington Examiner Democrats are poised to re-elect their long-reigning triumvirate of leaders in the House of Representatives despite calls for a generational shift from a number of new members impatient for change. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her two deputies, who will all be 80 by the 2020 elections, declared…
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Pot accounts: Time for bankers to light up?
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by James Langford, The Washington Examiner In 2016, a Republican sweep in races for Congress and the White House signaled the likelihood of changes in arcane banking regulations that elated Wall Street but were as familiar to the denizens of Main Street as the text of the Magna Carta or the 39 signatures on the…
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Perlmutter, other lawmakers plot challenge to Pelosi as House speaker
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By Laura Barrón-López, Washington Examiner Within 24 hours of Democrats winning the House, a small contingent of Democratic members opposed to Nancy Pelosi’s continued leadership – including Colorado’s Ed Perlmutter – began to plot her ouster. The group of roughly 10 members are hoping to bring newly-elected Democrats into the fold, targeting those who made…
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‘Too bad, Mike’ Coffman: Trump dismisses candidates who didn’t kiss the ring
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President Trump on Wednesday said he didn’t feel too badly about Republicans like Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman who lost their races Tuesday after failing to embrace him. Trump said candidates like Andy Barr in Kentucky and Pete Stauber in Minnesota did well after embracing Trump’s policies. But he said candidates who said “let’s stay…
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Is a blue wave coming? 10 congressional races to watch (besides Coffman-Crow)
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By Robert Donachie, Washington Examiner Democrats hope to take control of Congress in a “blue wave” Tuesday, but for that to happen, key U.S. House and Senate races have to break their way. After the polls close, there are at 10 key House and Senate races to watch (other than Colorado’s red-hot contest between Mike…
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Colorado is helping NASA get its mojo back
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By Roger Highfield and James Langford, Washington Examiner While standing before a group of astronauts in the White House last December, President Donald Trump signed the first of three space policy directives that marked an important step in returning American astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. “This time, we will not…
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Republicans fear Trump has conceded the House as he fights for Senate wins
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By Robert Donachie, Washington Examiner As President Donald Trump makes his way across the country to stump for Republican candidates in tight Senate races, Republican aides worry that the House of Representatives is being left behind. In the final days before the midterm elections, Trump is traveling to West Virginia, Indiana, Montana, Florida, Georgia, Ohio,…
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Colorado oil and gas measure draws national interest, divides Dems
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By Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner Democrats are split over a Colorado ballot measure that would curb drilling in most of one of America’s largest oil and gas producing states. Facing growing pressure to transition away from fossil fuels to combat climate change, the party is divided on how to manage the spoils, and consequences, of…
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Colo. looms large as Americans vote on 155 state measures
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In addition to hundreds of federal, state and local races, voters in the 2018 midterm elections will be weighing in on 155 state-level ballot measures on key issues ranging from taxes to abortion. In Colorado, where the ballot includes 13 statewide measures, voters will decide on oil and gas restrictions, reimbursement for “takings,” raising taxes…
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Polis among 1,400 U.S. candidates running on phaseout of fossil fuels for power
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By Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner Jared Polis is far from the only candidate running in America’s midterm elections who wants to transition the U.S. electricity system away from fossil fuels. More than 1,400 candidates running for every level of government office this November have committed to some form of transition to 100 percent clean, zero-emissions…
