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Saturday, October 17, 2026

 

Who is Bob Chew, the deep-pocketed independent U.S. Senate candidate in Colorado?

In a campaign ad last month, a grinning Bob Chew-as-rebel-pilot zoomed away from a giant, spherical pile of $100 bills labeled the “Debt Star.” Here’s what to know about the Senate candidate.

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Democrats raise big cash in key Colorado races to unseat GOP incumbents, as outside money also floods in

The Democratic challengers in Colorado’s two most competitive congressional races have run fundraising circles around the Republican incumbents, but outside spending more than makes up the gap.

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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after a rocky first briefing and claims of being a lawyer

Trump cast doubt on the new hire’s future earlier Friday

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Is your phone being flooded with political text messages? Here’s what you need to know

Political text messages are an increasingly popular way for campaigns to reach voters.

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“No Kings” returns to Colorado on Saturday — this time as a nonpartisan voter rally

Dozens of “No Kings” events are planned this weekend across Colorado, and this time, the focus is on encouraging people to vote early or make a plan to vote ahead of November’s midterm election.

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Inside the ‘shadow surge’ driving ICE arrests to new heights

ICE made nearly 51,000 arrests in August, higher than any month on record.

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Joe Neguse vows to ‘fight and protect and defend’ Colorado if reelected to 2nd Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, 42, is seeking his fifth term in Congress in the deep-blue 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder and Fort Collins along the Front Range, as well as Vail and Steamboat Springs.

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Authorities investigate letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to congressional, election offices

Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as “potentially hazardous.”