Author: Ernest Luning
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Colorado remains among a shrinking pool of states with glass ceilings at top of the ticket | TRAIL MIX
Will 2026 be the year Colorado voters shatter one of the state’s stubborn and seemingly incongruous glass ceilings? The Centennial State approaches next year’s sesquicentennial — preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of statehood — with an increasingly rare distinction in the almanac of American politics. Across all those years, voters have never elected a…
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. on vaccine policy, calls for his removal from health post
Following a tense exchange with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, reiterated his call for the Health and Human Services secretary’s ouster, charging that the Trump cabinet member’s tenure has been “catastrophic” for the country’s health care system. The two clashed nearly continuously throughout…
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Colorado Democrats blast Trump’s decision to relocate Space Command as a ‘nakedly political move’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends…
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Colorado’s congressional delegation vows to fight Trump’s plans to move Space Command to Alabama
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every member of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s announcement that Space Command will move from its headquarters in Colorado Springs to Alabama in a joint statement charging that such a move…
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Donald Trump endorses Republican Lauren Boebert’s 2026 reelection bid in Colorado’s deep red 4th CD
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Calling her a “MAGA Warrior,” President Donald Trump this week endorsed U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s reelection bid in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, the state’s most heavily Republican seat. The staunch Trump ally is seeking a fourth term in Congress next year. A former restaurant owner…
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Documents contradict Republican Gabe Evans’ stories about his grandfather ‘legally’ immigrating to US
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans has routinely characterized his Mexican immigrant grandfather’s path to American citizenship as a model for fixing the country’s immigration system, including last week when the Colorado Republican touted a sweeping immigration reform bill he cosponsored. At a news conference declaring victory…
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Democrat Michael Bennet’s Colorado gubernatorial campaign raises more than $1.7 million for quarter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado gubernatorial candidate Michael Bennet, the state’s senior U.S. senator, raised more than $1.7 million in the year’s second quarter, the Democrat’s campaign said Monday. Bennet finished the fundraising period — his first in the race — with more than $1.3 million in the bank…
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Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper’s US Senate campaign raises over $1.5 million in latest quarter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s campaign said Monday that the Colorado Democrat brought in more than $1.5 million in the second quarter and finished the fundraising period with more than $2.7 million on hand for his 2026 reelection bid. The quarter’s haul pushes the former two-term…
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Southern Ute Indian Tribe says Colorado Republican Hope Scheppelman misrepresented sweat ceremony
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Southern Ute Indian Tribe said Friday that Republican congressional candidate Hope Scheppelman “inaccurately” claimed the tribe invited her to attend a sweat ceremony earlier this month and misrepresented the event in online campaign posts. In a strongly worded statement, the tribe condemned “the exploitation…
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Jefferson County fundraiser featuring Eric Trump sells out after move to ‘undisclosed location’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A local conservative nonprofit’s fundraising dinner featuring presidential scion Eric Trump as keynote speaker somewhere in the Denver metro area on Saturday night has sold out, organizers told Colorado Politics, but they aren’t saying where it’s taking place. Dubbed the Mountain Majesty Gala, the formal…