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Klobuchar rallies the middle with message of unity in Aurora 'She is someone you...

On the evening after a Democratic primary debate in which Amy Klobuchar and political rival Pete Buttigieg exchanged pointed barbs  — “are you trying...
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 19: Democratic presidential candidates former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speak during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Six candidates qualified for the third Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020, which comes just days before the Nevada caucuses on February 22. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Littwin: Bloomberg was eviscerated, and Warren deftly wielded the knife

If life were fair — and in case you’re somehow still left wondering, it isn’t — Mike Bloomberg would now be a dead mega-billionaire...

Guest Post: What Trump’s travel ban means for Colorado

When you think about Colorado, you may not think about Burma or Somalia, but the reality is that refugees and immigrants from these and...

Consistency is key, say Sanders 2020 supporters at huge Colorado rally 'He does not...

Bernie Sanders, a current front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, gave much the same speech at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center on Sunday as the...

Littwin: Two states down in Dem race, and the road to Milwaukee looks as...

“Whether you knew it or not, we were having a great time together" — Michael Bennet speaking to way-too-few New Hampshire voters Tuesday night...
(L-R) Democratic presidential candidates former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and former Vice President Joe Biden, arrive on stage for the start of a Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College on February 07, 2020 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Seven candidates qualified for the second Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020 which comes just days before the New Hampshire primary on February 11. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Littwin: New Hampshire is next, and Dems still have no idea who is best...

After watching the Democratic debate Friday night, I came away with the same mostly depressing thought I have after watching every Dem debate.  Why wasn’t...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MAY 23: People gather together to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demanding the right to a union on May 23, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The nation wide protest at McDonald’s was held on the day of the company’s shareholder meeting. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Guest Post: Keep fighting for a living wage Yes, Colorado's minimum wage is now...

What are you going to do with your windfall? Colorado now has a minimum wage of $12 per hour. Did you hear that collective...
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rips up pages of the State of the Union speech after U.S. President Donald Trump finishes his State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump delivers his third State of the Union to the nation the night before the U.S. Senate is set to vote in his impeachment trial. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Littwin: The Trump acquittal (and a few words on the State of the Union)

On the night before the momentous Senate vote on whether to remove Donald Trump from office, Trump smugly — and I think that’s a...
MASON CITY, IOWA - NOVEMBER 04: Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (R) takes a tour of the Golden Grain Energy ethanol plant as he continues a campaign bus tour across Northern Iowa on November 04, 2019 in Mason City, Iowa. The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses will take place on February 3, 2020, making it the first nominating contest for the Democratic Party in choosing their presidential candidate to face Donald Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Littwin: The Iowa caucuses may have been a disaster for Dems, but don’t tell...

If you’re not Pete Buttigieg, and most of us are not, the Iowa caucuses were pretty much a disaster for Democrats, although you’d have...
In 2016, the first comprehensive restoration of the Capitol Dome in more than half a century was completed. (Photo credit: Architect of the Capitol. www.aoc.gov)

Littwin: The Trump Senate impeachment trail, Day 11

As Democrats waited in vain Monday night to get results from the Iowa caucuses, the Trump impeachment trial — which is now in its...