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Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter is a political reporter for The Denver Post, primarily covering Colorado's congressional delegation and other federal topics. He previously reported for The Oklahoman and The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is a native of Granite City, Illinois, and a graduate of Southern Illinois University.
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How Colorado’s 4 House Democrats came to support Trump’s impeachment
Colorado’s four U.S. House Democrats appear to be on a one-way road to impeaching President Donald Trump, but they merged onto it at different times and for different reasons.

Money for Hickenlooper’s attorney is from federal fund meant to help Colorado economy post-9/11
Taxpayers have spent $43,390 — at a rate of $525 per hour — to defend John Hickenlooper before the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission as part of an arrangement that dates...

Cory Gardner fundraiser lobbied for Middle East banks as they opposed terrorism sanctions
The host of a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has, in recent years, lobbied the Senate on behalf of Middle East banks as they opposed sanctions on the terrorist...
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Lauren Boebert challenger Kerry Donovan doesn’t live in the district she wants to represent — but that could change
A leading Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District lives and votes in the 2nd Congressional District, public records show.

Colorado’s Bennet and Hickenlooper vote to convict Trump of inciting insurrection
Colorado’s two U.S. senators voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection against the United States.

“More of a known quantity”: Impeachment trial gives Reps. Neguse, DeGette a national spotlight
For 138 minutes this week, two Coloradans stood on the floor of the United States Senate and claimed that, for the first and only time in American history, a president...

Two Coloradans argued the case at Trump’s impeachment trial. Here are their top quotes.
Two Coloradans, U.S. Reps. Joe Neguse and Diana DeGette, are among the nine prosecutors in this week’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. They spoke for a combined two...

The Spot: U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse makes a name for himself during impeachment trial, the legislature’s coming back and a new Denver library
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a 36-year-old Democrat from Lafayette, is serving as one of nine impeachment managers (read: prosecutors). The rising Democratic star has been given a national stage and...

Trump impeachment trial: Diana DeGette says “the attack was done for Donald Trump”
As she made her case Thursday that former President Donald Trump must be convicted by the U.S. Senate for inciting an insurrection, Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette replayed and read...

Trump impeachment trial: Rep. Joe Neguse says Trump “summoned, assembled and incited” mob
The congressman spoke on the second day of Trump’s second impeachment trial, and was the second impeachment manager to present his case Wednesday.

Trump impeachment trial: Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse says the Senate can, and must, try Trump
Neguse told jurors in the impeachment trial today that they have authority and a duty under the Constitution to convict Trump and prohibit him from seeking elected office again.

Sen. John Hickenlooper frustrates immigration activists with vote to block some from stimulus checks
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper angered immigration activists and some fellow Colorado Democrats on Thursday when he supported a non-binding budget amendment aimed at prohibiting people who are in the country...

The Spot: Boebert¶¶Ňőap mileage reimbursement now the subject of a federal ethics complaint
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert¶¶Ňőap mileage reimbursement is now the subject of a formal complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics. Accountable.US, a liberal government watchdog group, asked investigators to...