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National Guard Troops dispatched to U.S.-Mexico Border; Bennet issues Statement

Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump officially signed a memorandum to deploy the National Guard to the southwest border on Wednesday, a move that followed days of him calling for more border Read More

Gardner-Backed Legislation to Combat Sex Trafficking Passes Senate

Washington, D.C. – Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) helped pass H.R.1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. Gardner was a cosponsor of the companion legislation in the Read More

Gardner Hosts South Korean Foreign Minister

Washington, DC – Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, met with the Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister,Read More

Gardner Joins Morning Joe and NPR to Discuss North Korea

WASHINGTON, – Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity, joined Morning Joe and NPR’S Morning Edition today to discuss the Read More

Gardner, Bennet Announce $2 Million TIGER Grant for Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Colorado

Washington, DC – Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) today announced the Department of Transportation has awarded the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe a $2 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Read More

Gardner Joins CBS This Morning To Discuss North Korea and Trade

Washington, DC – Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity, joined CBS This Morning today to discuss the latest Read More

Gardner Receives Award for Bipartisan Work in the Senate

Bipartisan Policy Center Presents Legislative Action Award to Gardner Washington, DC – The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today announced Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), has been awarded their Legislative Action Award. The awards are Read More

Lights! Camera! Action! New documentary shows how Colorado protects election security

DENVER — Colorado’s risk-limiting audit pioneered a critical process to show the security of elections. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office documented the monumental effort by state and county election Read More

Republican Darryl Glenn makes ballot under new petition procedures

DENVER – Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced that Darryl Glenn, who is running for the Republican nomination in Congressional District 5, has successfully petitioned onto the primary ballot. Glenn, an Read More

Colorado Rep. Steve Lebsock sexual harassment allegations are deemed credible — faces expulsion

Steve Lebsock has denied the sexual harassment allegations Majority Leader KC Becker sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives announcing the findings of a sexual harassment investigation Read More