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WASHINGTON Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections .

Frank McBryde says there are plenty of parallels between serving in the U.S. military and teaching.

Glenn Reynolds writes this morning that the president's magic has faded , but it may actually be much worse than a fade.

If you want to understand what is really happening in American politics today, the latest Rothenberg Political Report on the 2010 Senate races is an eye-opener. Barely a year after Democrats took back the White House and further strengthened their grip on Congress, President Obama's public approval score has dropped to near 50 percent or less, at ...

The western United States, with its independent streak and growing population, is the terrain both political parties are hoping to mine for electoral gains in the coming years.

Politico reports that it took Reid next to nothing to gain Bayh's absolutely necessary vote to proceed to the next phase of passing Obamacare.

Tess Gossage, an unaffiliated voter from Boulder, Colo.: "I'm pretty much satisfied with the way things are going.

Call it a political lovefest. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, former U.S. Senator for Colorado, state Attorney General before that and fifth generation Coloradan from the San Luis Valley, was honored Oct.

Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy.

Congresswoman Betsy Markey, D-Fort Collins, yesterday introduced The Credit Card Rate Freeze Act, legislation that would immediately freeze interest rates on consumer credit card accounts ahead of federal credit card reform legislation slated to go into effect early next year.

" Senators John McCain , Michael Bennet , and Representatives Doris Matsui , Tom Petri , and Joe Courtney , introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Post-9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, which seeks to expand the existing Troops to Teachers program to allow more troops to teach in America's schools, during a press conference today in ...

State officials are say the impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is having on Colorado is "encouraging." Tuesday afternoon, new data was released about the federal stimulus dollars being spent in the state and how many jobs they are creating or saving.

Senators John McCain and Michael Bennet , along with Representatives Joe Courtney and Tom Petri , introduced the 'Post-9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act' Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers loves his job. An attorney by trade and a Republican by party, Suthers has dedicated much of his professional life to serving the public good.

Republican Jane Norton touts her Colorado roots on the stump but her Senate campaign exudes East Coast connections, from U.S. Sen.

President Obama has yet to comment on passage of a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill.

Stephanie Villafuerte has been mum on any talks with the DA's office before and after a restricted database was accessed in '06. Statements and records differ.

U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo. led a bi-partisan group of 30 House members Friday in sending a letter to TrailBlazer Health Enterprises and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, urging them to approve the off-label use of Avastin for treatment of ovarian cancer in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, according to a Markey press ...

Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the civil rights-era law Congress approved Thursday and sent to President Obama.

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has a page set up where you can sign a petition to support the state's effort to receive federal Race to the Top competitive grant dollars that support education reform.