indivisible

Republicans crow, Democrats squabble as game of chicken over shutdown ends, for now

Jan 23, 2018

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Ernest Luning

Enough Senate Democrats blinked Monday and voted with majority Republicans to fund the federal government for three more weeks – bringing an end to a three-day government shutdown – after receiving a commitment to vote on immigration legislation by early February, leading GOP lawmakers to declare grudging victory as divided Democrats endured stinging criticism from…
‘Nobody is Above the Law’: Thousands pledge to protest across Colorado if Trump fires Mueller

Dec 30, 2017

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Ernest Luning

A coalition of groups organizing protests in the event President Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller has gathered thousands of pledges by individuals who say they’ll be ready to assemble on short notice at more than a dozen “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies across Colorado. Groups have been preparing to mobilize nationwide protests…
Backers of universal health care coverage set to rally at noon around Colorado, worldwide

Dec 12, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Coloradans will be rallying around the state at noon Tuesday to show support for universal health care and mark the first anniversary of the United Nations’ endorsement of the principle on what’s become known as International Health Coverage Day, organizers said. The Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care and dozens of partner groups are organizing…
Protesters dressed as ‘Handmaids’ plan to greet Vice President Mike Pence at Colorado GOP fundraiser

Oct 25, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Protesters dressed like characters in the novel and TV series “The Handmaid’s Tale” plan to greet Vice President Mike Pence Thursday outside a fundraiser for Colorado Republicans in Greenwood Village. “By wearing the handmaid’s red cape and white bonnet, we will send a strong message to Pence and the administration that we demand freedom and autonomy…
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner renews Trump criticism at town hall: ‘There is no moral equivalent to the hatred we saw’

Aug 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner kept his cool even as hundreds of constituents lost theirs time and again Tuesday afternoon at a town hall meeting in Lakewood. After more than a year without holding a traditional town hall – Gardner has held several tele-town halls and numerous roundtable discussions with small groups – the Colorado Republican…
Colorado Clinton director Emmy Ruiz among Hillary’s first hires to run grassroots PAC

Aug 6, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Hillary Clinton has hired Emmy Ruiz, Colorado state director for Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, to help organize Onward Together, a nonprofit and super-PAC Clinton and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean founded earlier this year. Ruiz and fellow long-time Clinton operative Adam Parkhomenko are among the first hires for the project, which is aimed at backing grassroots…
Trump kids, grandkids swarm Aspen for spring break

Mar 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

President Donald Trump’s three oldest children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka, along with their spouses and eight presidential grandchildren – and what a local newspaper reported would be “about 100 Secret Service agents” – have been vacationing in Aspen this week for spring break, and it’s got some of the mountain resort’s denizens howling. “They’re…
Indivisible founder tells Denver crowd how a movement was born: ‘It’s a tidal wave’

Mar 3, 2017

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Ernest Luning

They hadn’t intended to spark a movement, much less inspire one of the more ubiquitous hashtags of the past several months. But that’s what happened when Leah Greenberg, her husband and two friends wrote a declaration filled with advice called “Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda,” and posted it online in mid-December.…