Mark K. Matthews

Washington Correspondent 鈥� The Denver Post

Mark K. Matthews

Mark K. Matthews is a former Washington correspondent for The Denver Post.

What you need to know about Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court

February 1, 2017 at 7:12 a.m.

Colorado will learn Tuesday whether President Donald Trump will pick Judge Neil Gorsuch 鈥� a native son and strict Constitutional textualist 鈥� for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cory Gardner calls on Trump to fix travel ban while Doug Lamborn calls it “prudent”

January 30, 2017 at 5:33 p.m.

The travel ban issued Friday by President Donald Trump, which targets several predominantly Muslim countries, created chaos at airports nationwide as passengers were detained and protesters rallied to their defense...

A Department of Veterans Affairs bus drives past the new VA Hospital under construction June 24, 2016.

Trump administration to exempt VA hospital in Aurora from federal hiring freeze

January 27, 2017 at 3:53 p.m.

President Donald Trump鈥檚 hiring freeze for federal workers thawed some Friday when the administration announced it would make an exception for a new VA hospital in Aurora that long has...

2-year-old Maryann is held by her mother Anna Munoz during the I Drive Colorado rally on the west steps of the Denver Capitol, Jan. 25, 2017.

Denver, Aurora at risk for Trump action against so-called “sanctuary” cities

January 26, 2017 at 11:01 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to strip funding from U.S. cities and counties that do not help federal authorities deport immigrants in the country illegally -- a move that...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds the daily press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Jan. 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Other than delivering a statement on Saturday critical of reporting about President Donald Trump's inauguration, this was be Spicer's first news conference at the White House.

Inside the White House on Donald Trump’s first working day

January 23, 2017 at 6:54 p.m.

The Denver Post's Washington correspondent covers the president's first full day at work.

President Donald Trump hands over his pen after signing his first executive order, Jan. 20, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (

Coloradans celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration

January 23, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.

Thousands of Coloradans traveled to the National Mall to watch Donald Trump become the new president, but others were on hand to get ready for the Women鈥檚 March on Washington.

Colorado supporters of Donald Trump prepare to party in D.C. for presidential inauguration

January 19, 2017 at 4:48 p.m.

Meet some of the Coloradans who are among the hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters expected to jam the nation鈥檚 capital this weekend for a celebration that will include parties,...

Julie Piller, left, and Debbie Asmus help to knit dozens of pink hats at the home of Jen Grant on Jan. 15, 2017 in Lafayette.

Coloradans get ready for marches, Trump protests in D.C. and Denver

February 2, 2017 at 11:50 a.m.

Thousands of Coloradans plan to make the nearly 1,700-mile trek to the nation鈥檚 capital for the Women鈥檚 March on Washington; more are expected to attend sister marches in Denver and...

People hold signs and cheer during a rally in the packed auditorium of the Laborers International Union of North America Local 720 offices on January 15, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The rally was hosted by U.S. Representative Diana DeGette who, with other Colorado experts in health care, urged members of the public to help stop Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Energized Democrats in Colorado push back against Republican repeal of health care law

February 2, 2017 at 11:50 a.m.

Now in power in Washington and the Colorado Senate, GOP lawmakers are realizing the challenge of repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Mike Coffman proposes legislation to protect young immigrants

January 13, 2017 at 4:07 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado this week joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing legislation that would shield from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were...

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What you need to know about Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court

Cory Gardner calls on Trump to fix travel ban while Doug Lamborn calls it “prudent”

Trump administration to exempt VA hospital in Aurora from federal hiring freeze

Denver, Aurora at risk for Trump action against so-called “sanctuary” cities

Inside the White House on Donald Trump’s first working day

Coloradans celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration

Colorado supporters of Donald Trump prepare to party in D.C. for presidential inauguration

Coloradans get ready for marches, Trump protests in D.C. and Denver

Energized Democrats in Colorado push back against Republican repeal of health care law

Mike Coffman proposes legislation to protect young immigrants