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Senate confirms Richard Federico to 10th Circuit as Biden’s second appointee

Dec 11, 2023

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Michael Karlik

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Richard E.N. Federico to the federal appeals court based in Denver by a vote of 61-29, adding a second public defender to the powerful circuit court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit hears federal cases arising from Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. Federico’s…
Out West Roundup: Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith

Dec 15, 2017

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Associated Press

Utah Utah Republicans rally for Romney after Bannon remark on his Mormon faith Mitt Romney’s allies lashed out at former White House strategist Steve Bannon last week after he said at an Alabama rally that Romney and his family “hid behind” their Mormon religion to avoid military service. Sen. Orrin Hatch and other prominent Utah…
Buoyed by 2016 senate bid that fell short, Darryl Glenn back in the running

Sep 22, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Congressional candidate Darryl Glenn likes to tell a story about a woman he met at a farmer’s market earlier this summer. “She was an older black lady, independent,” he says. “I stopped by and introduced myself, and she was like, ‘You’re a – Republican?’” He scowled like he was sniffing a carton of milk…
Paul Ryan says more help for older people needed in GOP health bill

Mar 20, 2017

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Hope Yen

Days before a pivotal vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday he will seek changes to a GOP health care bill to provide more help to older people. The new willingness to compromise was a bid for more support from moderate Republicans, who expressed continuing unease about the plan to replace Barack Obama’s health law…
Pence makes first visit to Utah as Trump’s VP candidate

Sep 1, 2016

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Michelle Price

Mike Pence used his trip to Utah on Thursday to try to sell Donald Trump to Republican voters in the Beehive state suspicious that the GOP presidential candidate may not share their conservative views. Pence, who is popular with Utah’s Republican officials, told business leaders and politicians in Salt Lake City that it has been a privilege for him…
If Trump can’t get along with GOP, how will he govern?

Aug 9, 2016

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Steve Peoples

Beyond the immediate fallout from his rocky relationship with party elders, there’s a longer-term reality for Donald Trump: Should he win the presidency, he’ll have to work closely with the same GOP leaders he’s vilified on the campaign trail. He has taken modest steps in recent days to ease tensions, yet a growing chorus of experienced…
The Hot Sheet, July 15, 2016

Jul 15, 2016

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Jared Wright

VOL. 01 NO. 131 | JULY 15, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jared Wright DENVER – Another day, another somber moment in human history, another instance of horrible violence in the world. Thoughts and prayers for all of those in Nice, France, following the insidious terrorist attack there. Read on for…
Glenn wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate seat

Jun 29, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Riding a wave of endorsements from some of the nation’s top conservatives, El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn emerged Tuesday from a crowded Republican primary field to face U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in November. Glenn, who describes himself as an “unapologetic Christian, constitutional conservative, pro-life, Second Amendment-loving American,” jolted the state GOP for the second…