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Rep. Jason Crow says US ‘is in this to win it’ after visiting Zelensky in Ukraine
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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow joined a congressional delegation Saturday on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, where the lawmakers met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss continued U.S. economic, humanitarian and military support for the country as Russia stepped up its ongoing assault in Ukraine’s eastern regions and along its southern coast. “Our delegation…
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A LOOK BACK | Colorado congressman calls for abolishment of IRS
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Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: U.S. Rep. Dan Schaefer, a Republican representing Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, joined several congressional colleagues for “tea” in Boston Harbor aboard the Beaver II, a full-sized replica of the 18th century ship of the same name. Dipping a copy of the United States tax code into a large basin, Schaefer…
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Lauren Boebert ripped by Jason Crow for State of the Union outburst: ‘Certainly a stain on her’
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert drew sharp criticism from a fellow member of Colorado’s congressional delegation Tuesday night after the Silt Republican heckled President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address when he was talking about the death of his son. Speaking to reporters after the speech, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat and…
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Republican Doug Lamborn kicks off bid for 9th term in Congress
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn made it official Wednesday that he’s seeking re-election to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District. The Colorado Springs Republican cited his seniority on key committees and experience steering federal policy in Washington, D.C. as reasons he hopes voters hire him for another two-year term. “Coloradans deserve a leader with a proven, conservative…
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Judge tosses lawsuit over military vaccination mandate
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A federal judge in Colorado threw out a lawsuit from two service members seeking to halt the “forcible inoculation” of military employees and prevent the U.S. Department of Defense from requiring vaccinations for people who already contracted COVID-19. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore found that the plaintiffs had reportedly received or were being…
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House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado
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Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed on a final version of the $768 billion National…
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White House ceremony to establish US Space Command in Colorado
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U.S. Space Command will open for business Thursday with a White House ceremony, but a permanent home for the command, now in Colorado Springs, has yet to be announced. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the establishment of the command, which will oversee the efforts of all armed services in defending American satellites, planning…
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High levels of toxic chemicals found in water at Air Force Academy, officials say
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Groundwater at the Air Force Academy is contaminated with the same toxic chemicals polluting a southern El Paso County aquifer, expanding a problem that has cost tens of millions of dollars to address in the Pikes Peak region. Plans are underway to begin testing drinking water wells south of the academy in the Woodmen Valley…
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Colorado politicians make final push to keep U.S. Space Command
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With a new defense secretary on the job, Colorado politicians are bombarding the Pentagon with pleas to keep the new U.S. Space Command here. Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is the latest, a few days behind Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and the El Paso Board of County Commissioners. The new push is aimed at Defense…
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First Air Force Academy grads usher newest cadets into the Long Blue Line
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Members of the Air Force Academy’s Class of 1959 – its first graduating class – ushered the newest crop of cadets across the academy’s Challenge Bridge on Thursday in a symbolic passing from their civilian pasts to their military futures. The basic cadets, who marched back Wednesday from Jacks Valley, a 3,300-acre training area on…
