Perlmutter riding the light rail to campaign on Highway Trust Fund
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter will ride RTD's West Rail Line through his district Monday to talk about the U.S. Highway Trust Fund, his office said Wednesday.
View ArticleScott Tipton takes hardline stance on Syria, raises profile
no lawmaker from Colorado has been more outspoken than U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton in opposing the admission of Syrian refugees
View ArticleColorado cool with pot, guns in school -- less so on Bennet
While Michael Bennet is the only one up for re-election next year, fewer Colorado voters approved of his job performance than Gov. John Hickenlooper, fellow U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and President Barack...
View ArticleJared Polis goes against Barack Obama on refugee bill
Jared Polis bucked the White House and most of his party on Thursday when the Boulder Democrat voted with 242 Republicans and just 47 Democrats to pass a bill that takes aim at Iraqis and Syrians...
View ArticleTwo recalled Colorado lawmakers join Obama gun control effort
The latest push by President Barack Obama to change U.S. gun policy includes two Colorado politicians who know firsthand the political risks of a gun control platform: former state Sens. Angela Giron...
View ArticleObama to sign Bennet-backed measure to fight currency manipulation
The White House confirmed Thursday that President Barack Obama will sign into law a broad trade bill that includes a provision -- co-authored by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. -- that bolsters the...
View ArticleCory Gardner files symbolic opposition to Gitmo closure
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado joined with four of his Republican colleagues on Tuesday in introducing a symbolic resolution criticizing efforts by the administration to close the detention...
View ArticleCory Gardner, Michael Bennet split on Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination
Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner immediately reiterated his opposition to any nominee, including Merrick Garland, selected by Obama.
View ArticleIn Cuba, Ed Perlmutter calls for end to US embargo
Fresh from meetings with top foreign ministers in Cuba, Colorado congressman Ed Perlmutter said Monday that Congress should lift the longstanding embargo the U.S. has imposed on its Cold War adversary.
View ArticleBarack Obama to deliver Air Force Academy commencement address
President Barack Obama will travel to Colorado Springs on June 2 to deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy, a White House spokesman said Thursday.
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