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Donald Trump endorses Republican Jeff Hurd’s bid for reelection in Colorado’s 3rd CD
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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Former Colorado Libertarian chair Hannah Goodman joins Democratic Party
Less than a week after ending her second term as chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party, Hannah Goodman changed her voter registration to become a Democrat, the Holyoke resident announced on Monday. Goodman, whose tenure chairing the state’s largest minor political party featured an agreement with Colorado Republicans to help GOP candidates win close races,…
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Colorado’s Republican, Democratic officials celebrate Israel-Hamas peace deal, hostage release
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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Ministry founder, ‘high-risk’ missionary Victor Marx joins Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary
Christian ministry leader Victor Marx launched his bid for the Republican nomination for governor Wednesday before a packed house at a country-western music venue in Colorado Springs. The 60-year-old Marine veteran and founder of Colorado Springs-based All Things Possible Ministry invoked slain conservative organizer Charlie Kirk and unnamed supporters inside the Trump White House in…
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Colorado officials ramp up finger-pointing as federal government shutdown’s midnight deadline looms
Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday blamed their counterparts across the aisle for failing to avert the federal government’s first full shutdown in almost seven years. Shortly before casting a vote against a Republican-led temporary spending bill to extend federal funding until mid November, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said the GOP is to…
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‘Heartbroken’: Colorado political leaders, organizations condemn assassination of Charlie Kirk
Colorado elected officials and political groups expressed grief, outrage and resolve against political violence in reaction to the fatal shooting of conservative organizer and nonprofit leader Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley University. “Today is a really hard day,” said U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Windsor Republican who described Kirk as her friend in…
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Colorado’s congressional delegation vows to fight Trump’s plans to move Space Command to Alabama
Every member of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s announcement that Space Command will move from its headquarters in Colorado Springs to Alabama in a joint statement charging that such a move would weaken national security and “will directly harm our state and the nation.” “We are united in fighting to reverse…
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Tancredo endorses Jeff Hurd challenger Hope Scheppelman in Colorado’s CD3 GOP primary
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo this week formally endorsed Hope Scheppelman, a former vice chair of the Colorado Republican Party who is challenging first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in next year’s 3rd Congressional District GOP primary. In his endorsement, Tancredo, whose hardline anti-immigration rhetoric routinely put him at odds with GOP leaders during his…
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Ohio Republican Jim Jordan headlines fundraisers for El Paso County GOP, Colorado House members
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, plans to appear at fundraisers for Colorado’s four GOP members of Congress this week while he’s visiting the state to speak at the El Paso County GOP’s annual fundraising dinner in Colorado Springs. Jordan, serving his 10th term in the U.S. House, was scheduled to deliver…
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Pueblo’s Republican mayor endorses Democrat Adam Frisch in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham, a Republican, on Monday endorsed Democratic nominee Adam Frisch in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, saying she’s confident Frisch will work across party lines to look out for the best interests of the city and its residents. “Adam Frisch knows Pueblo and Pueblo knows him,” Graham said in a statement. “He has…