Author: Ernest Luning

None of the Republican members of Congress from Colorado threatened Denver Mayor Mike Johnston with arrest or accused the Democrat of committing treason, but U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her three Republican colleagues held Johnston’s feet to the fire Wednesday during House committee hearing on “sanctuary” cities. Boebert, a third-term lawmaker from Windsor and a…

When Denver Mayor Mike Johnston joins three other big city mayors Wednesday to testify before a House committee’s looking into “sanctuary” cities, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her three Republican colleagues from Colorado plan to put the Democrat on the hot seat. Boebert, a third-term lawmaker from Windsor and a member of the House Committee…

President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night was music to the ears of Colorado’s Republican lawmakers, but the state’s Democrats turned their thumbs down, with one walking out midway through and another skipping the speech entirely. “President Trump was saved by God to SAVE AMERICA,” tweeted U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert,…

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, said Tuesday that she won’t attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. She called Trump’s actions since taking office “beneath the office of the president.” Instead, DeGette said she planned to watch the speech closely and vowed to “continue to call out Trump’s lies…

Leading Colorado Democrats condemned Friday’s tense meeting at the White House between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying that the Republican officials’ hostile treatment of an ally will “embolden” America’s adversaries and threaten national security. Taking the opposite position, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Windsor Republican, tweeted a succinct tribute…

Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams announced on Friday that he is not seeking a second term helming the state GOP, saying he has “chosen to move in a different direction” but vowing to continue working to advance the grassroots conservative agenda. The former state lawmaker from Colorado Springs acknowledged in an email to Republicans…

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is “strongly considering” running for Colorado governor in next year’s election, two of the Democrat’s top aides told Colorado Politics Friday. A Bennet aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private conversations, said the senator has been having discussions recently with people who have reached out and is now…

Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, a Democrat, on Thursday declared her candidacy for attorney general in next year’s election, saying she’s “committed to ensuring that every Coloradan is safe, healthy, and economically secure.” “Like many Coloradans, I’m deeply concerned about the future of our country and know that a new path forward is required…

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen traveled Tuesday from Colorado to Washington, D.C., carrying her month-old infant in her arms to vote against a Republican budget plan the Lakewood Democrat described as “cruel and dangerous.” The spending blueprint — seen as a crucial step in enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda — passed by the narrowest of margins,…