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On Tuesday, House Republicans climbed back on the treadmill. They held their 67th vote to repeal, defund or otherwise weaken Obamacare. This, despite the...
Doug Lamborn might be a heavy-handed, often pandering congressman with a bumbling streak, but because he's a Republican who represents Colorado Springs, he's about as politically safe...
The so-called Cromnibus government-funding bill passed in the House last night. It was a tight vote that saw hardline conservatives and progressives oppose an...
After a seven month battle over redactions, hundreds of thousands of petitioners and polling that showed nearly 70 percent of Americans supported it, the...
Congressman Doug Lamborn represents Colorado's deep-red 5th district centered around Colorado Springs. He is Colorado's member of what conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer once derided...
Home to a sizable military and evangelical constituency, Colorado’s 5th is one of the most conservative congressional districts in the country. U.S. Rep. Doug...
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,...
The Colorado Independent cartoonist's take on 5th District Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn, who this month revealed his own special plan on how to set...