The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is facing criticism for not showing up to a transportation hearing at the state capitol this week ..read more

Vice President Kamala Harris is cementing her spot as the Democratic presidential nominee, with Colorado Democrats largely supporting the decision after President Biden dropped out of the race. Time is of the essence for the party as the clock clicks closer to November. On Monday evening, hundreds of Colorado Democrats from the State Central Committee met virtually to discuss Harris as the party's selection. Colorado's 87 delegates were also on the call. I want to make sure that everybody is ready to support Kamala Harris," said the Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, Shad Murib. "We don't ..read more

Colorado Democratic leaders and political action groups are shifting their support to Kamala Harris following President Joe Bidens announcement yesterday that he is dropping out of the race and endorsing his Vice President to take his spot. Colorado Governor Jared Polis and all seven U.S. Congressional Senators and Representatives from the state are endorsing Harris. The Democrats needed something to mix it up, and we got it. We got a vibrant, exciting experienced, young candidate with a vision about the future of our country, said Governor Polis in a CNN interview this afternoon. Weve got the ..read more

As speculation swirls on who Vice President Kamala Harris will pick as her running mate now that Biden has dropped out of the race, Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Monday on CNN he is flattered some Democrats have brought up his name as a possible choice. Obviously if somebody asked I'd take a serious look at it, but my phone hasn't rung yet, said Polis. If they do the polling and it turns out that they need a 49-year-old balding, gay Jew from Boulder, Colorado they got my number. Polis, who has endorsed Harris, told CNNs Dana Bash he believes the current VP has momentum in the race but the ..read more

Elected leaders in Colorado from both sides of the aisle are reacting to the news that President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign. Colorado Democratic National Convention delegate Joe Salazar was one of the only committee members to openly express doubt about Bidens candidacy. There were some people who were like, Hey, let's not overturn the apple cart and let's just ride with Biden into November.' And then there were others who were saying, We might have a problem with our presidential candidate,' Salazar explained. Salazar said that created some tension within the party, though the f ..read more

All seven Democrats in Colorados congressional delegation endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the hours after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. Statements from Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as House Reps. Jason Crow and Brittany Pettersen, focused on Harris uniting the Democratic party and the country. MORE: How Colorados leaders reacted to the news that Joe Biden was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race Below are the social media posts from Colorados five Democratic U.S. House representatives and two senators endorsing Harris. With ..read more

DENVER Colorado lawmakers are reacting to President Joe Biden's decision to end his bid for reelection. In a letter to the nation posted to social media, Biden announced Sunday that he would no longer seek reelection and is ending his 2024 presidential campaign. He quickly followed that up by backing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place in the race. After Sundays announcement, several Colorado leaders expressed their opinion: Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) posted the following on X: "For more than 50 years in public service, President Biden has always put the country before any personal ..read more

The Republican National Convention will wrap up Thursday night with a nomination acceptance speech from former President Donald Trump. It will be Trumps first public address since he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt. Trumps speech comes as Democrats remain divided over their presidential ticket. University of Denver political science professor Seth Masket is in Milwaukee this week, where the convention is being held. I'm here doing some research for a book on the modern Republican Party, said Masket. I've been spending a lot of time interviewing some county party chairs, a n ..read more

The Republican National Convention is officially underway, just two days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. A member of Colorados delegation to the convention hopes to hear messages that will bring the country together. I'm happy to be here. I'm enthusiastic for our nominee, said Steven Peck. We're united as a party in a way that we haven't been in the last two cycles. Peck is the chair of the Douglas County Republican Party and one of 37 delegates from Colorado attending the RNC. Peck says he was hit with a wave of emotions after Saturdays attempted assassinat ..read more

DENVER Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Monday that she would be introducing legislation to hold the Secret Service director accountable after Saturdays attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The Colorado Republican said in an X post that Kimberly Cheatle, the agencys director, should be held accountable for allowing President Trump to get shot in an assassination attempt. Boebert continued, posting that Saturdays shooting was intentional or the Secret Service was grossly incompetent on Saturday. Cheatle said the agency would participate in an investigation of its actions at th ..read more