By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. House rushed ahead Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try to persuade his vice president to push him out first. Trump showed no remorse, blaming impeachment itself for the “tremendous […]
Election 2020
Posted inColoradans, Election 2020, News, Politics and Government
Incoming Colorado representative was one of more than a dozen state lawmakers in the U.S. Capitol riot crowd
By Cuneyt Dil, The Associated Press A second Republican lawmaker from West Virginia who marched to the U.S. Capitol to support overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win said in a radio interview Monday that he hopes President Donald Trump “calls us back.” State Sen. Mike Azinger told the broadcast outlet that the crowds loyal to […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, Election 2020, News, Politics and Government
“You literally just did history”: Colorado’s teacher of the year wants students to understand the power of bearing witness
The syllabus for Gerardo Muñoz’s AP World History class doesn’t call for discussing coups until Unit 9, but after watching a mob of extremists storm the U.S. Capitol Wednesday in an effort to stop the certification of the presidential election, Muñoz decided to skip ahead. His students had just witnessed history, and he wanted them […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime and Courts, Election 2020, News, Politics and Government, Technology
Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for at least $1.3 billion
WASHINGTON — Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell’s “wild accusations” that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden. “Dominion brings this action to set the record straight,” the company said in the suit filed in federal court in Washington. […]
Posted inElection 2020, Opinion, Opinion Columns, Politics and Government
Sen. John Hickenlooper: “Trump and the thugs who attempted a violent coup can’t override the will of the people”
On Sunday, I was sworn in to represent Colorado in the United States Senate. Three days later, I was hunkering in a secure location in the U.S. Capitol’s basement, texting my wife, Robin, that I was OK and to make sure she was safe. It’s now been about 24 hours since the Capitol was ransacked […]
Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics and Government
Joe Biden’s win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Trump in the White House. Lawmakers were resolved to complete the Electoral College […]
Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics and Government
“We were getting ready to make a stand”: Colorado congressmen recount harrowing moments as rioters approached
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse had just finished speaking on the House floor in defense of President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Nov. 3 when the Democrat from Lafayette noticed something was wrong. Speaker Nancy Pelosi was escorted from the chamber. Then House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who was sitting behind Neguse, was removed from the House […]
Posted inElection 2020, Politics and Government
Two wins in Georgia build on victory in Colorado and hand Democrats control of U.S. Senate
Democrats ousted Colorado Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in November and put one more seat in their column. On Wednesday, the final pieces of the U.S. Senate majority came together as Democrats claimed both Georgia runoff elections after the final votes were counted. The takeover of the chamber serves as a stunning defeat for President […]
Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics and Government
Ken Buck doesn’t blame president for deadly U.S. Capitol riot; Ed Perlmutter says “this is an inflection point”
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck said he’d like President Donald Trump to address the nation and ask for an end to rioting Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, but that he doesn’t blame the president for inciting the demonstrations. “I was a prosecutor for 25 years. When people do stupid things, the people that do those things […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime and Courts, Election 2020, News, Politics and Government
Emails show negotiations involving Colorado governor, cigarette giant that led to tobacco tax hike
Gov. Jared Polis’ office was asked to meet several conditions insisted upon by Altria in exchange for the cigarette giant agreeing not to fight legislation that put a question on the November ballot asking voters to raise tobacco and nicotine taxes in Colorado, emails obtained by The Colorado Sun show. One of those conditions included […]