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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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Colorado Republicans, Democrats clash over Iran military operation
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Colorado’s congressional delegation split sharply along party lines Saturday after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, triggering a fresh debate in America over presidential war powers. Trump announced early Saturday morning that U.S and Israeli forces had begun “Operation Epic Fury” after multiple explosions were reported around Iran. Later in the day, the president said that…
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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 Democrat John Hickenlooper becomes first statewide candidate to submit nominating petitions
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper on Thursday became the first statewide candidate to submit petition signatures for Colorado’s June Democratic primary, according to his campaign and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. Seeking reelection to a second term, Hickenlooper is facing four primary challengers, led by state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat. Six Republicans are…
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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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Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser make their cases to be Colorado’s next governor ahead of primary
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Nearly eight months before ballots will be counted in Colorado’s race for the its open gubernatorial seat, voters are lining up behind two of the state’s leading Democrats, who are facing off in a primary that will likely determine which of them will serve as the state’s top executive officer for the rest of the…
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Hickenlooper endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action, environmental group in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
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A pair of progressive national groups that advocate for abortion rights and fighting climate change have endorsed U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bid for reelection, with both calling the Colorado Democrat a proven fighter for their causes. Planned Parenthood Action Fund said in its endorsement statement that Hickenlooper has stood by the organization’s agenda in the…
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Hickenlooper, Crow plan to donate campaign cash from Palantir execs to immigrant rights nonprofits
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Two Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation said this week that they plan to donate more than $100,000 received in campaign contributions from current and former employees of Denver-based firm Palantir Technologies to local nonprofits that assist immigrants and support civil rights. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow both landed on a…
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Colorado Republicans plan to return to Pueblo for 2026 state GOP assembly | TRAIL MIX
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The Colorado Republican Party plans to hold its 2026 state assembly in Pueblo in April, marking a return to the largest city in the only county in the state that’s flipped from Democrat to Republican to Democrat to Republican in the last four presidential elections. The state GOP convened two years ago in Pueblo on…
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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,…
