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FILE - In this March 1, 2014 file photo, Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., officially announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate at Denver Lumber Company in Denver. Gardner will run against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. Rep. Gardner on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 released the second of two ads touting his support for renewable energy and over-the-counter birth control pills, calling himself “a new kind of Republican” as he tries to unseat Democratic Sen. Udall in a state that has become increasingly reluctant to elect members of the GOP. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider, File)

Cory Gardner says he’s ‘a new kind of Republican’

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

Businessman and liberal billionaire donor Tom Steyer has released several ads attacking Republicans for taking money from the Koch brothers. (Associated Press)

Liberal donor Steyer attacks Republicans linked to Kochs

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Businessman and liberal billionaire donor Tom Steyer has released several ads attacking Republicans for taking money from the Koch brothers. (Associated Press)

Liberal donor Steyer attacks Republicans linked to Kochs

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Denver Broncos strong safety Duke Ihenacho (33) kneels in the end zone before playing against the San Diego Chargers in an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Duke Ihenacho brings Redskins hard-hitting style from unconventional background

By Tom Schad - The Washington Times

Police and firefighters work on the scene where three people were killed and two others injured after an airplane crashed in a field northwest of the main runway at Erie Municipal Airport while coming in for a landing in Erie, Colo., Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick)

Official: 5 killed in plane crash north of Denver

Associated Press

FILE-This July 15, 2014 file photo shows a custom-fitted research C-130 sits in a hanger being prepared for research flights, at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, in Broomfield, Colo. An intensive campaign to measure air pollution along Colorado's northern Front Range will produce a wealth of data to help identify the sources and levels of harmful ozone, researchers said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley,File)

Ozone in Colorado mountains surprises researchers

By DAN ELLIOTT - Associated Press

A visitor walks through the pot pavilion at Denver County Fair, the nation's first county fair to allow pot competitions, in Denver, Friday Aug. 1, 2014. There’s no actual weed at the fairgrounds. Instead, fairgoers will see photos of competing pot plants and marijuana-infused foods. A sign near the entry warns patrons not to consume pot at the fair. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

EDITORIAL: High times in Potland in Denver and Seattle

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FBI Director James Comey takes a question during a news conference at the FBI field office in Denver, Wednesday Aug. 20, 2014. FBI Director James Comey says Islamic State extremists who executed journalist James Foley are "savages" and that the agency is helping investigate the killing. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

FBI chief calls Islamic terror group ‘savages’

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) signals at the line of scrimmage during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Peyton Manning, Broncos rout 49ers to open Levi’s Stadium

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

John Wall embraces fellow guard Bradley Beal after the Wizards beat the Celtics on April 2 to clinch the franchise's first playoff berth in six years. The pair celebrated an overtime victory in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Bulls (below). Washington clinched the series in five games. (associated press photographs)

Washington Wizards’ 2014-15 schedule released

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Immigrant and longtime resident in the United States Joel Acosta waits to be processed for his permanent driver's license, at a Department of Motor Vehicles office, in Denver, Friday Aug. 1, 2014. Colorado began issuing driver's licenses and identification cards on Aug. 1, 2014 to immigrants who are in the country, regardless of legal immigration status. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants

By Ivan Moreno - Associated Press

Top Colorado court halts gay marriages in Boulder

By Ivan Moreno - Associated Press

Retired coal miner Stanley Sturgill of Harlan County, Kentucky, testifies that coal fired power plants are a danger to public health, on the first of two days of public hearings held by the Environmental Protection Agency on President Barack Obama's plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030, in Denver, Tuesday, July 29, 2014. In hearings, hundreds of people across the country are telling the EPA its new rules for power-plant pollution either go too far or not far enough. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

EPA hears testimony on proposed carbon emissions rules

By Ben Wolfgang and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

"Let Israel win!" Rep. Mike Coffman, Colorado Republican, said that being a supporter of Israel "means that I will stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel in the recognition that Hamas is a terrorist state and that Israel should never negotiate with terrorists." (Associated Press)

Protesters rally in Colorado to support Israel’s fight with Hamas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Attorney Mari Newman, center, talks with members of the media, as she stands with her plaintiffs and their supporters following a court hearing on sam sex marriage at the Federal District Court, in Denver, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado judge strikes voter-backed gay marriage ban, but issues stay

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

$Colorado Democrats fear the anti-fracking crusade of Rep. Jared Polis may jeopardize their tentative hold on Denver. Mr. Polis is sponsoring two ballot measures against hydraulic fracturing. (Associated press)$

Rep. Jared Polis’ anti-fracking crusade riles Colorado

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee has raised $7.2 million, though the good doctor has not yet committed to making a run for the White House. (The Washington Times)

Carson wins straw poll as conservatives focus on winning battle of ideas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Newly arrived people who were caught in Arizona by the U.S. Border Patrol are initially processed at Tucson Sector U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in Tucson, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Denver gets pushback for seeking tax dollars to house illegal immigrant children

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times