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News of President Donald Trump temporarily slamming the borders on all refugees for 120 days— and for Syrians indefinitely— while blocking refugees from seven...
People like Misty Plowright don’t get elected to Congress. And that, she says, is exactly why she’s trying.
The 33-year-old tech consultant is the nation’s...
COLORADO SPRINGS — Not long after giving the most well-received speech at today's GOP state convention, El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn was mobbed by...
President Barack Obama's executive action to tighten gun laws received a volley of criticism from Colorado Republicans and support from Democrats.
Saying Congress has failed...
In about two weeks, Congress is expected to vote on whether to back the deal regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons proposal. Congressional Democrats are beginning...
The House this morning gave President Obama another shot at the Trans-Pacific Partnership, passing an amendment that will give the President fast-track authority to...
DENVER — Abortion bills are pouring down on Colorado like spring rain on the Northern Front Range.
First, reproductive-health politics dominated the end of the 2015...
The Federal Communications Commission Thursday made an historic ruling in favor of “net neutrality,” which is shorthand for protecting web users from a two-tiered...