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Only one of the two candidates running to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District participated in the only public forum of the general election season,...
Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado’s 5th Congressional District has been taking some heat in connection with the shortcomings of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to reform the troubled Veterans Affairs department. It's expected to quickly clear the Senate and...
IN the deeply red 5th congressional district, it’s Democratic challenger Irv Halter who has the fundraising edge over Republican incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn. New FEC...
"Your current Congressman has been a professional politician for over 20 years. He has become comfortable and complacent in Washington... That's not what our founders intended."
In Congressional District 5, the election was so close that it wasn’t until 10:45 p.m. Tuesday that retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Bentley Rayburn finally called to congratulate incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn.
Props to the irreverent Newspeakblog.com for recently giving props to Colorado Confidential's story about Focus on the Family's peculiar Pray For Election Day Red...
In a beguiling juxtaposition, Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn is set to hobnob with the country's elite far-right movers and shakers at a fundraiser at...