Mark K. Matthews

President Donald Trump stands with House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows on May 4 in the Rose Garden of the White House after Republicans passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

Colorado lawmakers greet CBO score on Republican health care plan with scorn, support

May 24, 2017 at 7:41 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers feuded Wednesday night over the release of a new report that showed the Republican healthcare plan that passed the U.S. House in early May would lead to a...

Senate Energy Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Cory ...

Effort to repeal Obamacare tests Colorado’s Cory Gardner

May 22, 2017 at 2:38 a.m.

Three years after running on a pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado has a chance to do just that -- having been named...

U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman, R-Colo. and Diana DeGette, D-Colo.

Federal bills from Colorado legislators seek to shield state marijuana laws, open banking

May 18, 2017 at 7:45 p.m.

Colorado federal lawmakers this week amplified efforts to protect state-enacted marijuana laws and cannabis businesses.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert ...

Colorado’s delegation welcomes appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel

May 18, 2017 at 9:20 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers roundly applauded the decision Wednesday evening to appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian meddling into the 2016 election, though at least two...

Environmentalists raise concerns as Senate considers David Bernhardt, a Colorado native, for Interior job

October 31, 2017 at 12:19 p.m.

David Bernhardt, a top executive with the Denver-based law and lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, will face the U.S. Senate on Thursday as lawmakers consider his nomination to serve...

Mike Coffman: Donald Trump “needs to exercise more discipline” with classified material

May 16, 2017 at 6:01 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Tuesday night became the latest lawmaker -- and one of a growing number of Republicans -- to criticize President Donald Trump in response to news...

Cory Gardner on Donald Trump鈥檚 meeting with Russian diplomats: 鈥淲e simply have to have more information.鈥�

May 16, 2017 at 2:17 p.m.

Gardner 鈥� who introduced a measure aimed at revoking Hillary Clinton's security clearances 鈥� tried to draw a distinction between Clinton's actions and Trump's.

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers talked ...

Colorado’s John Suthers makes Donald Trump’s list of James Comey replacements

May 12, 2017 at 5:12 p.m.

Included on President Donald Trump鈥檚 shortlist of potential replacements for ousted FBI Director James Comey is John Suthers, the mayor of Colorado Springs and former state Attorney General.

Allison Eid is sworn in as a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court on March 13, 2006.

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid in line for Neil Gorsuch’s seat on 10th Circuit

May 11, 2017 at 6:11 p.m.

Neil Gorsuch may have beaten out fellow Coloradan Allison Eid for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court, but Eid鈥檚 likely consolation prize isn鈥檛 so bad either: Gorsuch鈥檚 still-warm seat...

Senators Cory Gardner (L) and Michael ...

Colorado鈥檚 senators split as vote falls short in effort to undo Obama-era emission rules

May 10, 2017 at 4:17 p.m.

In a victory for environmentalists, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to advance a measure that would unwind new rules for hydrocarbon emissions that President Barack Obama put in place...

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