Politics Reporter — The Associated Press
Nicholas Riccardi
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Left or center? Democrats mull best options to beat Trump
As she waited to meet former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper at a recent house party in Dubuque, attorney Connie O’Connor was anxious about the liberal direction of the Democratic presidential...

Pot-litics: 2020 Democrats line up behind legalization
A growing list of Democratic presidential contenders want the U.S. government to legalize marijuana, reflecting a nationwide shift as more Americans look favorably on cannabis.

In Jefferson County, a look at how rural/urban political divisions have reached the suburbs
America's suburbs are today's great political battleground, long seen as an independent pivot between the country's liberal cities and conservative small towns and rural expanse.

Democrats mute calls for Virginia resignations with power at risk
Prominent Democrats came down hard on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam after he apologized for a racist photo. But they were quieter as two more scandals — one involving race, another...

Sen. Cory Gardner, GOP senators try to figure out how closely to run with Trump
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner helped mastermind the GOP's midterm strategy of pushing Senate candidates closer to President Donald Trump. But heading into his own 2020 re-election bid in Colorado, he's...

Defying pundits, GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump
Though Latino voters are a key part of the Democratic coalition, there is a larger bloc of reliable Republican Latinos than many think.

Allegation against Brett Kavanaugh tests support of GOP women
For women like Jayne A. Cordes, the steady stream of investigations in Washington is exhausting. That's why, when Christine Blasey Ford came forward to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...

Denver-based think tank big recipient of NRA grants
Denver Public Schools this week decided to reject charitable grants from the NRA, but there's another Denver-based organization that's eager for them -- the conservative Independence Institute.

Mike Coffman booed at Greenwood Village town hall as people demand action on guns
Grumbling and jeers met the request for a moment of silence for the 17 people killed last week in the Florida school shooting.

Trump supporters greet tax law with shrugs and measured hope
Ask someone like Sam Banks about the tax plan President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, and you hear something other than the effusive joy Republicans in Congress put on...