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Veteran Congresswoman Diana DeGette easily fended off progressive insurgent Saira Rao in the Democratic primary for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, claiming about 72 percent...
Ahead of what is expected to be a pivotal midterm election, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, the longest-serving and only female member of Colorado’s congressional...
If Congress were a frat house and phone-answering staffers were the pledges, the past seven days would have basically been Hell Week.
The start of Donald Trump’s...
News of President Donald Trump temporarily slamming the borders on all refugees for 120 days— and for Syrians indefinitely— while blocking refugees from seven...
Most Colorado Democrats love Bernie Sanders.
That's what results at today's state Democratic convention show. Despite a bevy of elected officials serving as Hillary Clinton-pledged...
Five members of Congress, including Denver Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, are calling on their Republican colleagues to end the investigations into Planned Parenthood.
The request...
Paul Ryan survived the Freedom Caucus gauntlet and his own misgivings and has officially succeeded John Boehner as speaker of the House.
The news was...