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DATA: Cory Gardner votes with Donald Trump 100% of the time

When Cory Gardner ran for U.S. Senate in 2014 he told Coloradans he was a "different kind of Republican." Throughout that campaign he also benefitted...

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Something is happening. We don't know how long it will last. Or how big it might get. Or whether it will make any difference, at least,...

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Something is happening. We don't know how long it will last. Or how big it might get. Or whether it will make any difference, at least,...

Mike Coffman, re-elected, gets boos from Trump fans during his victory...

DENVER — Mike Coffman took the stage with U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner as Republicans gathered around him shouted "Trump!" and "sellout!" A Donald Trump victory looked increasingly...

Homestretch: Mike Coffman vs. Morgan Carroll in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District

  This year’s race for control of Colorado’s favorite battleground congressional district is the most competitive yet. Here in the suburbs of Denver, four-term incumbent...

Colorado’s 6th District race: Mike Coffman vs. Morgan Carroll, a...

  Those who know incumbent Republican Mike Coffman of Aurora say he’s the hardest working man in politics. Given this election year and demographic and...

Why Michael Bennet might be less known than Cory Gardner in...

  Colorado’s Michael Bennet, a Democrat up for re-election this year, is one of the least-known U.S. senators among voters in their home states. That’s from...

Morgan Carroll dubs GOP candidates fascists and nut jobs at Colorado...

  AURORA, CO — GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman's opponent Morgan Carroll called Republicans running for the White House “nut jobs” who are on a...

2015 marked ‘The most anti-environmental Congress in history’

The League of Conservation Voters released an environmental scorecard Wednesday for what it has called "the most anti-environmental Congress in our nation's history." Since the...