Tag: Lauren Boebert
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EDITORIAL: Restore Colorado water project ASAP
Without getting into the political intrigue that typically underlies any face-off between the White House and other elected officials in either party — let’s just say President Trump was wrong on Tuesday to jettison legislation for a pivotal water project in rural southeastern Colorado. And Colorado’s 4th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is right…
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert: On representing Colorado, working with Trump and releasing the Epstein files
For years, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s name has become a shorthand for controversy in her home state and in the nation’s capital. Recently, the outspoken Colorado Republican has drawn rare praise from some of her fiercest critics, particularly after breaking expectations during a key vote. Boebert insisted the moment isn’t a departure from her values…
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Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure the Republican to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced financier, convicted sex offender, and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The petition, filed by Reps.…
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Boebert meets with Trump officials on Epstein files
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The White House held a meeting with Rep. Lauren Boebert on Wednesday before a discharge petition forcing a vote on a full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files was signed by newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva. Boebert confirmed the meeting took place, thanking White House officials for meeting with her. “Together, we remain committed to…
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Jeff Crank challenger Jessica Killin’s internal poll shows toss-up race in Colorado’s 5th CD
Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Killin is running neck-and-neck with Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank a year before the 2026 election in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, according to a new internal poll of likely voters released Wednesday by Killin’s campaign. The poll, conducted by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group and first reported by Colorado Politics, found…
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Former Colorado Libertarian chair Hannah Goodman joins Democratic Party
Less than a week after ending her second term as chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party, Hannah Goodman changed her voter registration to become a Democrat, the Holyoke resident announced on Monday. Goodman, whose tenure chairing the state’s largest minor political party featured an agreement with Colorado Republicans to help GOP candidates win close races,…
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‘Heartbroken’: Colorado political leaders, organizations condemn assassination of Charlie Kirk
Colorado elected officials and political groups expressed grief, outrage and resolve against political violence in reaction to the fatal shooting of conservative organizer and nonprofit leader Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley University. “Today is a really hard day,” said U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Windsor Republican who described Kirk as her friend in…
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2,400 Fort Carson soldiers and their Strykers deployed to U.S.-Mexico border
The 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team will deploy to the border with Mexico to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection’s ongoing efforts to “maintain security.” The move will see roughly 2,400 soldiers deploy, though specific locations are not being named, per a news release from the United…
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Denver mayor hints of strategy as he prepares for March’s ‘sanctuary’ city hearing
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, whose administration just hired a law firm to help him prepare for an upcoming congressional inquiry into “sanctuary” cities, hinted he will insist that Denver’s approach to illegal immigration “works” when he testifies in the nation’s capital next month. “We think the data is quite clear that (our) approach works,” he…
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the Command looks to be at risk of interrupting operations and…