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Though at least one U.S. Senator, Mark Udall of Colorado, has publicly called for the resignation of CIA chief John Brennan after his admission became public on Thursday that the agency spied on the Intelligence Committee's investigate panel looking at torture during the Bush years, more aggressive critics are saying that President Obama should ... (more)

I read a recent interview in the Loveland Reporter-Herald with Jared Polis who commented regarding Loveland's recently defeated anti-fracking ballot Question 1, saying he "stayed out of it."

The Canadian owner of a company that won nearly $1 billion in contracts to provide steel for the construction of the World Trade Center's tallest building and an adjacent transit center has been arrested on... The Canadian owner of a company that won nearly $1 billion in contracts to provide steel for the construction of the World Trade Center's ... (more)

"President Obama's new EPA rule is more proof that Washington isn't working for Kentucky."

CIA Director John Brennan apologized to Senate Intelligence Committee leaders on Thursday for the CIA improperly accessing a stand-alone computer network established for the committee as part of an investigation into the George W. Bush-era detention and interrogation programs.

Brennan has convened an internal accountability board chaired by former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Indiana, that will examine whether the CIA officers should be disciplined, said his spokesman, Dean Boyd.

The Democrats' "war on women" strategy may resonate with liberals, but it's losing ground with crucial female swing voters in Colorado, said a poll released this week.

Conservative rhetoric about contraception is often negative and out of step with the opinions and experiences of most Americans.

Yahoo! News' Meredith Shiner's recent piece on the goofy little group No Labels -- currently leading all comers in the race to be my Summer 2014 Spirit Animal -- has clearly gotten under the organization's skin like it was Lyme Disease.

Though it ostensibly stays neutral in primary elections, the Republican Governors Association appears to have played favorites in at least one contest this year, apparently financing outside spending against a well-known fellow Republican.

"Your plan is whining. Your plan is suing the president and using taxpayer dollars," Eshoo said to Republicans during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing as lawmakers debated a proposal by Representative Greg Cassidy to allow people to keep purchasing group plans currently available.

U.S. Senators are considering using a special rule to compel the White House to reveal the information from their investigation into the CIA's post-9/11 use of torture to interrogate detainees.

Summit County Commissioner Dan Gibbs, foreground, and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., visited earlier this year the Lake Hill property the county would like to acquire from the U.S. Forest Service for a workforce housing development.

Spurred by the recent Interior Department decision to block the use of federal irrigation water to cultivate marijuana, the four U.S. senators from Washington and Colorado want the White House to direct federal agencies to adopt uniform guidelines impacting recreational pot.

Last Thursday we wrote about a story from Cosmopolitan magazine discussing the Personhood issue in Congress, with a focus on Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner's struggles with flip-flopping on the issue.

Back in April , a reported "endorsement" of GOP U.S. Senate candidate Cory Gardner by the nonpartisan advocacy group No Labels caused tremendous controversy, leading to the group's clarification that their "Seal of Approval" is not a bonafide candidate endorsement at all.

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 43 diaries.

New York Times provides yet another illustration of how the paper's support for restrictions on political speech distorts its reporting on the issue.

The New York Times and CBS News tried a massive endeavor to collect a lot more polling data from everywhere in the country.

One of Washington's most influential lobbying firms made thousands of dollars in political contributions to U.S. lawmakers as it worked on behalf of the Alberta government to promote Keystone, documents reveal.