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Republican Ron Hanks plans ‘grassroots’ primary challenge to US Rep. Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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Colorado Republican Ron Hanks, a former state lawmaker, plans to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in the 3rd Congressional District primary by seeking a spot on the June ballot at the GOP’s district assembly in Pueblo on Friday, Colorado Politics has learned. Hanks, who lost the nomination to Hurd in the 2024 primary in…
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Trump switches endorsement back to Jeff Hurd, says Hope Scheppelman is ending run in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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In a surprise twist, President Donald Trump on Friday said he is again endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd after pulling his support from the Grand Junction Republican last month and instead backing his primary challenger in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that Hope Scheppelman, the…
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Democrat Dwayne Romero jumps in primary to challenge Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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The Democrat who has been running for nearly a year to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District got some company in the primary this week. Dwayne Romero, a Snowmass Village business owner and decorated Army combat veteran, announced his candidacy on Tuesday, the same day precinct caucuses kicked off the…
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10th Circuit judge creates vacancy, district court gets new chief judge | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A longtime member of the Denver-based federal appeals court will give the president a vacancy to fill, plus Colorado’s federal trial court will see a change in its leadership this week. Colorado Supreme Court update • At some point today, the…
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Colorado delegation’s plus-one picks convey messages at Donald Trump’s State of the Union | TRAIL MIX
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It’s become a tradition for members of Congress to deliver messages of their own at the State of the Union address, though this year none of the Colorado lawmakers shouted at the president during the speech, nor did the delegation join on the House floor for a kumbaya moment. While some of the state’s DC…
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Colorado lawmakers react along partisan lines to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
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President Donald Trump could have been describing two different countries in Tuesday’s State of the Union address — one entering a “Golden Age” and the other enduring daily stress under a “lawless” regime — at least as far as the Republican and Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation were concerned. In interviews and a steady…
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Trump pulls endorsement from Jeff Hurd over tariffs, backs Colorado Republican’s primary challenger
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President Donald Trump on Saturday rescinded his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and threw his support behind the Colorado Republican’s primary challenger, Hope Scheppelman, citing the first-term incumbent’s “lack of support” for the administration’s tariff policy. The move comes after Hurd joined five Republicans and nearly all House Democrats earlier this month in voting…
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Colorado delegation splits in House vote to end federal government shutdown
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Colorado’s U.S. House members divided mostly along party lines Tuesday in separate votes on a funding deal to end the federal government’s partial shutdown, while giving Congress more time to negotiate long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that finishes funding the vast majority of federal…
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Colorado’s Democratic delegation calls for Noem’s removal, ICE overhaul
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The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the wake of the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota this month amid mounting criticism of the Trump administration’s deportation policies. In addition, the state’s two Democratic senators,…
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Our shared effort to safeguard the Colorado River | OPINION
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By Joe Neguse and Jeff Hurd There is no more critical lifeline for our state, our communities and our way of life here in Colorado than the Colorado River. As Coloradans, we all rely on the river for water, food, recreation, energy and so much more — from our farmers and ranchers, outdoor recreation enthusiasts,…