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Feeling emboldened after the shutdown standoff, Republicans have a new demand in exchange for the tax credits millions of Americans need to afford health coverage.

A back-door assault on abortion rights in Colorado.

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And Now, A Back-Door Assault On Colorado's Abortion Rights | Colorado Pols
As 9NEWS' Jaleesa Irizarry reports, now that the federal government has re-opened without a deal to extend the health insurance premium tax credits that make coverage affordable for millions of Americ...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Here's the latest way the Trump administration is looking to undo crucial protections you enjoy not only as an American, but as a Coloradan. #copolitics coloradopols.com/diary/218401...
Introducing The Consumer Financial Predation Bureau | Colorado Pols
Colorado Public Radio's health policy reporter John Daley with the latest way the Trump administration is looking to undo crucial protections you enjoy not only as an American, but as a Coloradan--an ...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Lauren Boebert stood strong on the discharge petition over the Epstein Files despite heavy lobbying from President Trump himself. Bravo. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218408...
Bravo, Lauren Boebert | Colorado Pols
Welp, there's a headline we didn't expect to see on this here website. But it is absolutely warranted for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Windsor). President Trump and staffers tried not once...not twice...but...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ousted Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky may be looking to pull a Lauren Boebert in 2026. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218351...
Danielle Jurinsky Looking for New Race to Lose in 2026 | Colorado Pols
Republicans lost damn near every race they contested in the 2025 election. Some in the GOP aren't wasting time looking for somewhere else to fail in 2026. Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky ...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We discuss the 2025 election and new weird crap at the White House...and sit down with Democratic State Treasurer candidate Jeff Bridges. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218301...
Unleash the Blue-icane (feat. Jeff Bridges) | Colorado Pols
This week on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s 2017 all over again, but bigger, better, and BLUE-YER as Democrats from all sides of the spectrum ride an anti-Trump wave to huge win margins across the...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It's possible that Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans may just wait until the 2026 election to see if voters will punish them for doing nothing to lower the cost of health care. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218264...
So, Uh, What Happens with Health Care Now? | Colorado Pols
In Donald Trump's first Presidential administration, he was often mocked for regularly claiming that the White House was two weeks away from unveiling a health care plan that would be cheaper and more...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The ouster of the conservative majority on the Aurora City Council is the second time that Trump has undone the career designs of Mayor Mike Coffman...

His next career move probably won't be "political punditry."

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How Trump Ruined Everything For Mayor Mike Coffman, Again | Colorado Pols
Assessing Tuesday's unexpectedly historic off-year elections as the final results trickle in, one of the biggest shock victories for Democrats in Colorado is what appears to be the dismantlement of Au...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One in 10 flights out of Denver will be scrapped on Friday as the government shutdown officially becomes the longest in U.S. history. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218135...
New Shutdown Pain: Flights Being Cut at Major Airports, Including DIA | Colorado Pols
The federal government shutdown is now officially the longest in U.S. history (surpassing the 2018-19 shutdown also under President Trump's watch). After Tuesday's massive election victories, Democrat...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The 2025 election went better for Democrats than even the most hopeful observer could have imagined. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218074...
Whoa! Democrats Win Virtually EVERYTHING on Tuesday | Colorado Pols
Whoa. No, seriously: WHOA! It would be hard to overstate how bigly Democrats won on Tuesday, both here in Colorado and throughout the country, but we're going to try! The 2025 election was a MASSIVE r...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Even after moving to an entirely different congressional district to save her political career, Lauren Boebert can't stop being...Lauren Boebert. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218018...
Stay Classy, Lauren Boebert, Not In Kid Rock's League After All Edition | Colorado Pols
Colorado's one-woman cacaphony of controversy Rep. Lauren Boebert's whole schtick, or at least a large percentage of it, is goading into outrage anyone even slightly to her left with as wild a display...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
President Trump decided on Tuesday to take full ownership of the stoppage in SNAP (food stamp) benefits. Republicans like Gabe Evans need new talking points. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/218024...
President Trump Takes Ownership Of Millions Of Hungry Americans | Colorado Pols
The ongoing federal government shutdown will take its place as the longest in U.S. history this week, surpassing the 2018-19 shutdown (also under President Trump) that only ended after Trump caved on ...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Amie Baca-Oehlert drops out of Democratic Primary in CO-08 with lame excuses for poor fundraising efforts. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/217969...
Amie Baca-Oehlert Drops Out of Race in CO-08 | Colorado Pols
The field of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in CO-08 is starting to thin. As Ernest Luning reports for the publication formerly known as the Colorado Statesman: Calling the political sys...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Rep. Jeff Hurd is receiving support from Trump that other Republican Trump critics have not been afforded.

Makes you wonder what Hurd promised, doesn't it?

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Jeff Hurd Kisses The MAGA Ring, Exact Manner Of Prostration Unknown | Colorado Pols
As Ernest Luning reports for the Colorado Springs Gazette's political blog formerly known as the Colorado Statesman, President Donald Trump has bestowed his blessing on freshman GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd in ...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Put it this way: We sure as hell wouldn't want to be running for re-election as a Republican in 2026. #copolitics www.coloradopols.com/diary/217875...
Republicans in Trouble as Polls Keep Getting Worse on Shutdown Blame | Colorado Pols
The federal government shutdown is already the second-longest in U.S. history. It appears almost certain that we will shatter the 2018-19 record of 34 days before Republicans and President Trump final...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM