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Since we’re well into Thanksgiving week, I’ve been searching for a column topic that is safe to discuss over dinner with your once-upon-a-time favorite...
It wasn't quite a town hall meeting, but it wasn't a duck-and-cover teleconference, either. Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Greeley on Tuesday night...
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...
Carolyn Olson is a fundraiser for a Denver-area political consulting firm, so she's used to helping other people get elected. These days, though, she's...
The winner of Adams County’s House and Senate races will likely determine which Party controls Colorado’s legislature.
State GOP Chair Steve House, who hails from the...
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...