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• Female senators are remembering first woman elected

  March 2, 2012 8:04 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Female lawmakers in Colorado are donning antique hats and giving out cupcakes to mark 100 years since the election of Colorado's first female state senator. Helen Ring Robinson was elected in 1912 as a Democrat from Denver. Ring was elected was 19 years after women earned the... more »

• Woman arrested for burning down 3500 year old tree

  March 1, 2012 7:27 AM

  LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a central Florida woman is in jail, charged with setting a fire that burned one of the world's oldest cypress trees. Investigators say two witnesses identified 26-year-old Sara Barnes as the person who caused the 118-foot-tall bald cypress tree named "The Senator" to... more »

• Tea party group honors potential Hatch challenger

  November 18, 2011 12:35 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A Utah state senator is picking up a prize while he's in Washington this week, and it's a sign that some tea partiers haven't given up on defeating six-term Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch next year. FreedomWorks, which helps mobilize local tea party groups, named State Sen. Dan... more »

• Debt negotiations underway at White House

  July 31, 2011 7:48 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - White House officials and congressional Republicans are discussing a potential agreement that could end their bitter debt limit showdown. The hope is that a deal can be completed by Tuesday to avert a possible government default. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity say the White House and... more »

• Senator targets rental car recalls

  May 30, 2011 7:39 PM

  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is introducing a bill that would stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recall for problems that aren't yet fixed. Schumer says the federal law is needed because of serious crashes in recent years involving rental... more »

• Sen. Udall seeks money for bark beetle mitigation

  March 26, 2011 12:36 PM

  DENVER (AP) - U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is urging federal officials to fund efforts to mitigate the effects of bark beetles in Colorado and other Western states. Bark beetles have killed 4 million acres of forests in Colorado and Wyoming, and Udall says he's growing more concerned about the... more »

• Bennet tours Vestas factory in Pueblo

  March 22, 2011 7:54 PM

  U.S. Senator Michael Bennet was in Pueblo today to tour the Vestas wind tower factory. The junior senator wanted to learn more about Vestas' training program at Pueblo Community College and the company's future. Vestas projects wind energy production will increase in the U.S. by about 40% in the... more »

• Colorado lawmaker loses powerful position

  January 11, 2011 8:12 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Colorado state senator involved in a fatal crash in Texas is being passed over as head of the Senate Transportation Committee. Sen. Suzanne Williams was next in line for committee head, but Senate Majority Leader John Morse says he's concerned that she won't be able... more »

• State Senator: End easy changes to Colorado constitution

  January 8, 2011 5:32 PM

  DENVER (AP) - State Senate President Brandon Shaffer says he's tired of Colorado being a test lab for proposed constitutional amendments pushed by special interest groups around the country, and he wants to raise the bar. Colorado's constitution has been amended over 50 times in the last 30 years.... more »

• Bennet got plenty of help retaining seat

  November 4, 2010 8:16 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Michael Bennet can't take all the credit for his upset win over Republican Ken Buck, the tea party favorite who cast himself as the outsider in the contest. Bennet had plenty of help: from a Democratic party that poured millions into attacking Buck as an extremist,... more »

• Our next president? Senator eyes 2012 run

  September 29, 2010 2:37 PM

  Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he's looking at a possible run for president in 2012, but he's a long way from making a decision. Thune said during a weekly telephone news conference with reporters Wednesday that he's thought about running for president and has discussed... more »

• NTSB releases preliminary report on Alaska crash

  August 25, 2010 8:29 AM

  Federal investigators say the plane carrying former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens had its emergency beacon separate from its mounting bracket when the aircraft crashed into a remote southwest Alaska mountainside earlier this month. The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on the Aug. 9 crash also says that the... more »

• Weather is a focus of crash probe

  August 11, 2010 9:36 AM

  Federal investigators say weather is one factor they'll examine as they try determine the cause of Monday's plane crash in Alaska that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others. Rescuers managed to reach the site just hours after the crash, but they and the four survivors were forced... more »

• Former senator, former NASA chief aboard crashed plane

  August 10, 2010 9:40 AM

  A plane that crashed in Alaska has at least two high-profile passengers aboard. A U.S. government official says former Sen. Ted Stevens is believed to have been aboard the plane. And defense contractor EADS says that one of its executives, former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe was also aboard. ... more »

• Virginia politicians voice outrage over Pentagon cuts

  August 10, 2010 8:21 AM

  Lawmakers are reacting swiftly and fiercely to news that the Pentagon's belt-tightening could mean lost military jobs in their districts. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and to eliminate other jobs throughout the military. Gates says the... more »

• Clinton says Byrd was proud of the pork

  July 2, 2010 4:01 PM

  Former President Bill Clinton recalls that the late Sen. Robert Byrd made no apologies for delivering billions of federal dollars to his home state of West Virginia. At a memorial service today for Byrd, Clinton recalled him saying that "the constitution does not prohibit humble servants from delivering whatever they... more »

• Obama to meet oil spill panel chairmen today

  June 1, 2010 8:07 AM

  President Barack Obama plans to hold his first meeting today with the co-chairmen of an independent commission investigating the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Obama was to meet with Bob Graham, who is a former Florida governor and U.S. senator, and William K. Reilly, a former head of... more »

• Bennet calls for limits on lobbying

  April 28, 2010 3:58 PM

  Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado is repeating his call to limit lobbying in Washington by giving all members of Congress a lifetime ban on lobbying after leaving office. Bennet on Wednesday introduced the lifetime ban, one of several proposals under consideration to reduce the influence of lobbyists. Bennet's... more »

• Colorado senator investigated for mortgage fraud

  March 3, 2010 5:30 PM

  The Colorado Division of Real Estate is investigating allegations that a state senator and the mortgage company where he works engaged in false advertising. Division Director Erin Toll says state investigators believe Republican Sen. Ted Harvey and the company where he works as a mortgage broker, American Home Funding,... more »

• Udall: Military should end gay ban immediately

  March 3, 2010 5:15 PM

  Colorado's senior senator has joined other Democrats calling for an immediate end to the military's ban on gay service members. Sen. Mark Udall co-sponsored a bill Wednesday to repeal of a 1993 law banning gay servicemen and women. A similar measure is being considered in the House. Udall... more »

• Swearing in date for Massachusetts senator set

  January 26, 2010 1:32 PM

  Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown is targeting Feb. 11 as his swearing-in date. The surprise victor in last week's election to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate believes that will be enough time for the state to complete its certification of his win. Senior adviser... more »

• Senator calls for cadmium ban in kids' jewelry

  January 13, 2010 9:18 AM

  Reports of high cadmium content in children's jewelry imported from China are prompting a senior U.S. senator to press for a bill to ban the toxic heavy metal as a hazardous substance from those products and toys. New York Democrat Charles Schumer plans to present details of his proposal Wednesday... more »

• Ken Salazar endorses John Hickenlooper for governor

  January 7, 2010 1:43 PM

  When Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter unexpectedly announced this week that he won't run for reelection this week, Interior Secretary and former US Senator Ken Salazar emerged as the top democratic contender. The White House seemed to pave the way for Salazar's candidacy by saying that it was fine for him... more »

• Lieberman resists Medicare buy-in plan

  December 14, 2009 10:51 AM

  Republicans say you shouldn't bet on a health care bill coming out of the Senate before Christmas. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says Americans are "overwhelmingly opposed" to the bill. McConnell says it's a stretch to think the Senate will ignore public opinion and "jam this through before Christmas." Independent... more »

• Hearing on Fort Hood shootings today

  November 19, 2009 8:51 AM

  The first Capitol Hill hearing on the Fort Hood shootings is set for this morning. The Senate Homeland Security Committee will look at the threat posed by homegrown terrorism and chairman Joe Lieberman says it also wants to know whether the shooting was the result of intelligence failures. Lawmakers are... more »

• Colorado Springs conservative state lawmaker retiring

  November 3, 2009 6:55 PM

  Republican state Sen. Dave Schultheis says he's retiring from the Legislature. The conservative Colorado Springs lawmaker says he will end his career at the end of next year and will not seek another term. Schultheis says that during his 10-year term, he never sought a leadership position because he... more »

• Sen. Udall sees nukes as part of energy solution

  October 30, 2009 1:40 PM

  U.S. Senator Mark Udall is sponsoring a bill that would authorize research into modular, small-scale nuclear power plants to help meet energy needs while cutting carbon emissions. The Colorado Democrat said in a speech in the Senate Thursday that the threat of climate change requires an "all-of-the-above solution." Udall is... more »

• Snowe suggests scenario for government-run option

  October 14, 2009 10:51 AM

  The only Republican to vote for the Finance Committee's health care bill says she opposes a government-run health insurance option, unless private insurers fail to do their part. Sen. Olympia Snowe says the private insurance market has to offer health coverage that's more widely accessible and affordable. If it doesn't... more »

• Republican says she'll back the Baucus health bill

  October 13, 2009 2:55 PM

  Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with her party Tuesday and said she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, handing President Barack Obama a much-sought boost in his quest to expand access to medical coverage to all Americans. Approval of the legislation by the Senate Finance Committee was... more »

• Sen. Udall at Fort Carson to discuss soldiers' training

  September 3, 2009 8:30 AM

  Sen. Mark Udall is meeting with Fort Carson military officials to discuss the role of soldiers from the base in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Udall will meet with Maj. Gen. David Perkins and other military leaders Thursday. A Udall spokeswoman says the senator and the military officials... more »