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Littwin: Neil Gorsuch’s ruling for LGBTQ rights proves that irony is not quite dead...

I have long insisted that in the age of Trump, irony has died along with it. But then comes Neil Gorsuch to prove me...

Littwin: Could Colorado’s Senate primary become a real race after all? John Hickenlooper has...

Here’s a question I never thought I’d ask myself or anyone else: Could Andrew Romanoff possibly upset John Hickenlooper in the U.S. Senate primary? I...

Littwin: It’s been a long time coming, but is change really on the way?...

There are certain moments in history. Something happens — a handcuffed man screams that he can’t breathe, the cop presses his knee ever more...

Littwin: Hickenlooper was hit with two violations, but his biggest mistake was blowing off...

Now that Colorado ethics commissioners have found against John Hickenlooper in two of six cases, the question is how bad the political fallout will...

Littwin: Do you really think Trump would send Blackhawk helicopters to Colorado? Michael Hancock,...

I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that Donald Trump, the would-be authoritarian, is not going to send out the...

Littwin: Tear gas, anger and confusion on the streets of Denver, finger pointing in...

Let’s start with the obvious. People around the nation have gathered in protest of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police — thousands were at...

Littwin: Colorado’s legislature is where you’ll find the real unmasking scandal Restaurants can reopen,...

It should come as no surprise that the decision to reopen the country — responsibly in the case of some governors, Brian Kemp-like in...

Littwin: Why Cory Gardner’s rebellion ended before it began We’re left to imagine what...

It is fair to assume that Cory Gardner — whose name rarely appears without the notation that his Senate seat is in serious jeopardy...

Littwin: Since when did Jared Polis become the rare Democrat that Trump can applaud?...

It’s no secret that we live in uncertain times, but, even so, I was pretty sure of at least one thing — that I’d...