marco rubio
-
BIDLACK: Marco Rubio was right
—
by
You have no idea how hard it was for me to write that headline. In the wake of the horrific events in Parkland, Florida, Senator Marco Rubio appeared at a Town Hall event, and got pretty well slammed on the issue of guns. Now, first off, there is a certain irony that some in the…
-
Mueller indictments: Russian agents targeted Colorado in plot to sway election to Trump
—
by
Russians intending to influence the 2016 presidential election targeted Colorado and other swing states as part of a multi-million dollar operation to “sow discord” among Americans while helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to an indictment released Friday naming 13 Russians and three Russian organizations. The federal indictment, brought by Special Counsel Robert…
-
Fresh off Ivanka Trump’s appeal, Sen. Michael Bennet proposes expanding child tax credit
—
by
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet wants to triple the break families get from the child tax credit, add older teens and get money to those who need it faster. His potential ally? Ivanka Trump. The bill filed Thursday by Bennet and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown would triple the existing $1,000-a-year child tax credit, add 17- and…
-
Insights: Hickenlooper-Kasich, is it just crazy enough to work?
—
by
In the yellow dog days of August, when the fish aren’t biting, the political anglers have more time to ponder. If talk turns to the presidential race in 2020 there’s no juicier summertime morsel than what’s next for John Hickenlooper, our moderate governor who has already written his book for national office two years ago.…
-
Colorado’s Rep. Doug Lamborn tweets blistering criticism of Trump’s Charlottesville response
—
by
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs tweeted a scathing criticism Wednesday of the president’s remarks about the weekend’s racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia – the Republican congressman’s strongest statement yet on the topic. “The KKK, Neo-Nazis, and White Supremacists and Nationalists are abhorrent,” Lamborn posted to Facebook and Twitter. “Statements that provide even…
-
Is it Cory Gardner’s time to shine on North Korea?
—
by
Following his participation in a North Korea-focused U.S. Senate field trip to the White House April 26, Sen. Cory Gardner took the international limelight again, a place he has grown seemingly more comfortable. Gardner took the opportunity of the White House visit to call for broader sanctions against North Korea and implored the U.S. military to…
-
Gardner co-sponsors NATO support resolution
—
by
U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced a bipartisan resolution Wednesday, Feb. 8, pledging the United States’ unwavering commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are original cosponsors of the resolution. “It is indisputable that NATO is the most successful military alliance in…
-
Nicolais: GOP draws royal flush, payout might come from Colorado
—
by
Earlier this year, I compared the Republican Supreme Court challenge to playing poker. With President Obama nominating Merrick Garland for the vacant seat left after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the GOP-controlled Senate refused to hold hearings, much less a vote. Republicans were betting on winning back the Oval Office and maintaining control of…
