The Colorado Times Recorder‘s correspondents in Washington D.C. published stories throughout 2025. Here’s a sample of our articles from the Beltway.
Jeff Hurd
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Evans Takes ‘100%’ Credit for Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill
Despite the ongoing erosion of support for President Donald Trump and his governing agenda, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans continues to embrace the president’s core accomplishments.
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Newly Elected Republicans Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans Cough Up $2,000 Each To Join Swanky Washington DC Social Club
On a chilly November afternoon, a well-coiffed woman at the entrance of the tony Capitol Hill Club, called out to another woman wearing a pink pea coat, “Stay out of trouble and have fun!”
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Still No Answer to Question of Why One Republican Didn’t Join the Rest of the GOP Congressional Delegation in Letter to Polis
Last Thursday, KOA radio hosts repeatedly asked U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) why U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd didn’t join Evans and two other Republican members of Colorado’s congressional delegation in signing a letter blasting Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) on crime issues.
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After Big Oil Powered His Election Campaign, CO Congressman Hurd Introduces Bill To Enact Project 2025 Fossil Fuel Agenda
Newly elected Congressman Jeff Hurd was firmly behind the idea of ‘local control’ when he talked about moving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters back to Grand Junction in November. He said the move would “better engage local stakeholders … [and] improve accountability when it comes to land management decisions.”
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‘Rubber Stamp for Trump’ and ‘Fake Conservative:’ West Slope CO Congressman Takes Hits From Dems & Republicans
Democrats say freshman Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction lawyer, is now caught between a rock and a hard-right place after his vote in favor of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB)and the recent emergence of a MAGA primary challenger in 2026.
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Pettersen Calls Out Fellow Congressional ‘Problem Solver’ Evans Over Medicaid Cuts
"I think that Gabe Evans needs to hear from all of you,” Rep. Brittany Pettersen said at a town hall earlier this month. “He represents the district that has one of the highest percentages of folks who rely on Medicaid and he is on board to strip away the healthcare that so many people rely on.”
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Hurd Faces Hurdles in Giving Congress More Authority Over Tariff Policy
As President Donald Trump’s tariffs rock stock markets globally, two Colorado lawmakers, on different sides of the aisle, are working to give the U.S. Congress more of a say in tariff policy.
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Brief: Freshman GOP Congressmen Visit White House & Meet with Trump
On Tuesday, freshman Republican congressional representatives visited the White House and met with President Donald Trump.
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Gabe Evans, Who Represents Colorado’s Most Competitive Congressional District, Has Yet To Criticize Trump
Despite winning one of the closest U.S. House races in the country, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans isn’t leveling even the most gentle criticism at President Donald Trump — or disagreeing with the president at all.