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Jeff Crank challenger Jessica Killin’s internal poll shows toss-up race in Colorado’s 5th CD
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Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Killin is running neck-and-neck with Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank a year before the 2026 election in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, according to a new internal poll of likely voters released Wednesday by Killin’s campaign. The poll, conducted by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group and first reported by Colorado Politics, found…
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Democrats cheer as Colorado voters hand wins to ballot measures, candidates backed by party | ANALYSIS
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It was a good night for Democrats in Colorado Tuesday, as voters passed statewide and local ballot questions endorsed by the party, while rejecting Republican candidates in key municipal and school district elections. While none of the choices in the state’s off-year election carried partisan labels, both major parties poured resources and attention into contests…
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Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia governor in a historic first that boosts Democrats ahead of 2026
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as the first-ever woman to lead the commonwealth. Spanberger’s victory will flip partisan control of the governor’s office when the former…
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Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people stand to lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how…
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Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse calls on House GOP to end ‘paid vacation,’ hold town halls | TRAIL MIX
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After concluding the 17th in-person town hall he’s held this year — more than every other member of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation combined — Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse vented frustration over the state’s Republican lawmakers’ refusal to schedule any public forums while the GOP-controlled House of Representatives remained shuttered amid what was by then…
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Donald Trump endorses Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid for reelection in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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President Donald Trump has formally endorsed U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd’s bid for reelection in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, calling the first-term Republican “an Incredible Representative for the Great People” of the sprawling, largely rural seat. It’s the Grand Junction attorney’s first endorsement from Trump, who endorsed Hurd’s three fellow Republican U.S. House members in 2024…
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Jason Crow lays out foreign policy rooted in ‘working-class interests,’ homegrown values | TRAIL MIX
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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, the Aurora Democrat who represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, last week called for Congress to reassert its role in steering a revamped foreign policy that lives up to American values, rejects corruption at home and abroad, and draws on a broader range of talent to rejuvenate a system he warned has…
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Trump to welcome Argentina’s President Milei as US extends $20 billion lifeline
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian leader is lavishing praise on Donald Trump ahead of his first White House meeting with the U.S. president on Tuesday. The effusive declarations are nothing new for Argentinian President Javier Milei — whose dramatic cuts to state spending and attacks on “woke leftists” have won him a following among U.S.…
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Colorado’s Republican, Democratic officials celebrate Israel-Hamas peace deal, hostage release
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Colorado elected officials on both sides of the aisle celebrated the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Monday, as hostages held by Hamas for more than two years returned home and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Calling President Donald Trump “a true peacemaker and a master dealmaker,” U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said…
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Trump plays stand-up comedian in improvised, sometimes pointed remarks at Israeli Knesset
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President Donald Trump played diplomat and stand-up comedian during his speech at the Knesset, where he celebrated the release of all living hostages from Gaza. Speaking before the Israeli legislature on Monday, Trump offered a series of off-the-cuff remarks and jokes about corruption scandals, the handsome features of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, his billionaire funders,…