3+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Politics Election category page. "What I think is that our party needs to learn from Mamdani," Texas Congresswoman Crockett told CNN. Since Zohran Mamdani" s historic win in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, many have qu DENVER HEALTH FOUNDATION Denver News: A Who"s Who of Colorado politicians, past and present, were among the 1,100-plus gathering at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center on Nov. 1 for Th The warning comes as federal officials cut flights at major US airports on Friday A federal judge blocked Colorado on Thursday from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the The Senate minority leader"s plan would extend current government funding as well as health care tax credits that are set to expire…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (265+ words) How does Socialism make the root problems better or worse? Once an engine of radical social upheaval, the Chinese Communist Party is coaxing its citizens toward conservative lifestyles in line with its House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference. Nicki Minaj praised President Donald Trump for threatening action against Nigeria for the alleged persecution of Christians. China has built 350 new missile silos and expanded nuclear warheads by 20% in one year, reaching 'war footing' according to new congressional report Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics" roundup of news from the third branch of government. The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Parents' rights group Defending Education is raising concerns about LGBT…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (319+ words) Voters in several states weighed a series of ballot measures, from minor tax changes to major election overhauls. The plan comes as Ahmed al-Sharaa prepares to meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week. James Lindsay says communism isn't just an economic or political system'it's an idealistic, ersatz religion that hooks young people with visions of a "perfect" world that crumbles in reality. James Lindsay breaks down why democratic socialism isn't a fresh new idea'it's a continuation of the same communist ideals that have resurfaced throughout history. By Natalie Menten A tax-hike campaign shouldn't be funded with public tax dollars to hire political consultants ' period. Yet Colorado law contains a loophole that allows public agencies to spend mone How about some good news for a change? News that has nothing to do with Donald Whatzizname. News you might…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (338+ words) Warning: this column is a dark path to a gaudy "Great Gatsby" party while children go hungry. We know the damage cellphones cause to kids and teenagers in learning and mental health epidemics of anxie In an email to supporters, Schlossberg said that his campaign will officially launch on Wednesday. The president says longer loan terms would simply mean smaller payments as his administration develops a plan to expand mortgage options. In a New York Times op-ed titled "How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things," M. Gessen asks: "When your country pursues abhorrent policies, when the face it turns to the world is the Reading commentary about the recent elections, I thought of an observation of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and Q: My landscape…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (274+ words) SAN DIEGO " With elections, as with individuals, appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, Election Day 2025 appeared to be small and inconsequential. The national media were focused on a literal The U.S. president has been trying to expand the Abraham Accords, with the goal of bringing in Saudi Arabia and Syria. Colorado officials said they figured out a way to load state funds onto the electronic cards of food stamp recipients. Officials from the Department of Human Services told Colorado Politics they had s The San Francisco progressive rose within the Democratic Party to champion major legislation under Obama and Biden"and fierce opposition to Trump. Zohran Mamdani surged to an easy victory as the "democratic socialist" mayor of New York City, complete with media enthusiasm that carried echoes of silly Obama love songs. The badly named "mainstream U.S. President Donald Trump…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (313+ words) How about some good news for a change? News that has nothing to do with Donald Whatzizname. News you might even use. It's about "The Library of Things," a real library, but different. Just as our publ Miami Beach's law-and-order mayor, who cracked down on Spring Break, won reelection. Some said the wins in largely Democratic states are not surprising, while others said it was a referendum on the Trump administration's performance. Voters in one of the biggest fire districts in the metro Denver area, South Metro Fire Rescue, appear to be willing to increase their taxes to shore up district resources. Voters in cities like Parker Zohran Mamdani's win Tuesday should send tremors far beyond New York City. A Mamdani victory will ignite wholesale legislative attacks on property owners, charter schools, law enforcement and business The previous record was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (305+ words) Some said the wins in largely Democratic states are not surprising, while others said it was a referendum on the Trump administration's performance. Miami Beach's law-and-order mayor, who cracked down on Spring Break, won reelection. Voters in one of the biggest fire districts in the metro Denver area, South Metro Fire Rescue, appear to be willing to increase their taxes to shore up district resources. Voters in cities like Parker Zohran Mamdani's win Tuesday should send tremors far beyond New York City. A Mamdani victory will ignite wholesale legislative attacks on property owners, charter schools, law enforcement and business Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatching people up and throwing them into vans headed for overcrowded detention centers where they will be The human "degrees of separation" theory…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (322+ words) Some of the races today could have wide-reaching effects on both future midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election. This time, Jack Ciattarelli supporters believe they have the votes to overcome 2021s narrow loss and end Democrats eight-year Trenton trifecta. The elections have captured national attention. If you are of a certain age, that is to say, old , you have likely heard the expression "an Average Joe" to describe someone who is, well, average. A recent Colorado Politics article highlighted a cer With a new NBC poll showing that only 28% of Americans view the Democratic Party favorably, Republicans hardly need to be handed any more gifts this holiday season. But hang on. Speaking to his Democr Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is both radical and unqualified to be president. But she still has a clear path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination. On Tuesday,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) It has been a terrifying week for the one in eight Americans who depend on food stamps " the SNAP program " to feed their families. Would they be eating this month? With two federal lawsuits and two f I once met a man who claimed to make up his mind who he wanted in presidential elections only after stepping into the voting booth. "Are you kidding me?" I asked, aghast. How could anyone, I marveled, In 1980, America's publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25% of annual U.S. GDP. Today, that figure is a little over $30 trillion, or arou When President Barack Obama ordered military action against Muammar Qaddafi's Libya in 2011, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress challenged his constitutional authority to do so. On June 3 of t The office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms warned…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (291+ words) Some of the races held this year could have wide-reaching implications on national politics moving forward. Seven in 10 adults believe higher education is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new survey. To listen to U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, he is the Ivory soap of Colorado politics " 99.44% pure, when it comes to corporate campaign contributions. Actually, Bennet would insist he is 100% pure. Bennet As the piles grow at the sugar beet processing plants around the region, growers are facing looming deadlines complicated by federal shutdowns. Colorado Sen. Byron Pelton said a number of growers " as 'I don't want to call a lot of attention to me. It's not about me, it's about our country,' Trump said. The order blocks deployment of National Guard troops from Oregon, California, and Texas. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is…...