Congress

As the federal government shutdown continues, Republican lawmakers keep saying Democrats shut down the government to give “illegals” access to government-funded health care. Democrats say that’s a lie. It’s complicated.

No one blinked. So much of the federal government has shut down. Congressional Republicans and Democrats remained dug in their positions.

The government shutdown has begun. And it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty. President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, and many offices will be shuttered.

With food insecurity skyrocketing in Colorado, Congress is rolling back funding for SNAP, or food stamps. Two statewide ballot measures coming up in November would let the state step in to try to fill the gap.

With the House out of town and the Senate far from a deal, funding for the federal government is set to run out on October 1st.

Members say online platforms hold the promise of connecting with constituents in a direct way, but online rancor is having dangerous consequences.

A Colorado Democrat running for Congress wants her state to join the partisan redistricting battle that began in Texas.

Congressman Joe Neguse and a coalition of lawmakers are pushing back on a White House proposal to slash funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that supports climate research, including several laboratories in Boulder.

Federal funding for public broadcasting is a focus this week for lawmakers in Washington D.C. A vote in the Senate to eliminate that funding could happen at any time. Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper spoke with In The NoCo about the discussions he’s having this week with his colleagues on Capitol Hill.

The House narrowly passed a measure that would remove funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which funds NPR and PBS stations.