U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will headline the Western Conservative Summit, an annual right-leaning gathering in Denver, with a speech June 8.
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Conservative Activist Wants Republicans to Become Unaffiliated And Vote for the “Weakest” Democrats
Conservative activist and talk radio host Karen Kataline is calling on fellow Republicans to change their voter registration and become unaffiliated, so they can vote for “the weakest Democrats in the primary.”
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Students for Life Invokes Abortion-Neutral RAINN in Campaign Urging Rape Survivors Not to Choose Abortion
As part of its “We Care” tour, the anti-abortion organization Students for Life is attempting to convince rape survivors on college campuses who have become pregnant not to chose abortion.
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Gardner Sees Trump’s North Korea Talks As “Positive Development” After Denouncing Obama For Lesser Dialogue
UPDATE: In an NPR interview today, Gardner said he talked to Trump, and Trump agrees that he will not meet with Kim Jong-un without preconditions on denuclearization. For Gardner, this represents a flip back to his old position of insisting on preconditions. Gardner had abandoned this stance (See below.). For the president, it appears Trump hasn’t advocated this stance publicly, only in private to Gardner.
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Russian Facebook Trolls Exploited Colorado Anti-LGBT Baker Case
Newly released Facebook ads from Russian troll farm Internet Research Agency show that the Kremlin-linked firm used Colorado’s Masterpiece Cakeshop lawsuit as a wedge issue to drive online social division in advance of the 2016 election.
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Congressman “Honored” To Receive Award From Family Research Council, An SPLC-Designated Hate Group
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) told his Facebook friends last week that he was “honored to receive the ‘True Blue’ award for my voting record from the Family Research Council (FRC).”
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Senator Cory Gardner’s Statement Used in Russian Troll Farm Facebook Post
A statement by Senator Cory Gardner appeared in a political Facebook ad created by the Russian troll farm Internet Research Agency.
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Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Again Tries to Help Dreamers
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) announced Wednesday that he supports a parliamentary maneuver to force a long-stalled vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on legislation to protect some young immigrants, known as Dreamers, from deportation.
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Truth: Colorado Politicians Still Sharing Fake News
In the last two weeks, one Colorado state Representative, two former representatives and one perennial candidate have all shared fake news posts to their Facebook pages.
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Colorado conservative group invites racist commenters to join its list
Advancing Colorado’s May 4 Facebook post, which referenced a comment former First Lady Michelle Obama made in a graduation speech, generated numerous comments, many of which were blatantly racist, sexist or transphobic. The post noted that Obama acknowledged a nickname actor Nick Cannon gave her, calling her his “Forever First Lady.”