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Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, centered on suburban Jefferson County, hasn’t had a Republican in the seat since Bob Beauprez left Congress nearly 20 years ago. But Sergei Matveyuk, an antiques repairman from Golden and the GOP contender for the seat in the Nov. 5 election, urges voters not to count him out in his battle with incumbent Brittany Pettersen.

Jim Wood has a 5-acre farm in Adams County, near Watkins, and he’s noticed that the roads nearby can accommodate his 1977 John Deere 4400 combine. But they aren’t necessarily big or sturdy enough to support the heavier field machinery that many of his fellow farmers and ranchers rely on today. So Wood, a Republican, has thrown his hat in the ring to run for the county commission. “We don’t feel like we get representation out here,” said the 41-year-old California native, who has grown industrial hemp on his farm for several years.

Another election cycle, another distinct Democratic fundraising advantage in Colorado’s congressional races. Colorado’s Democratic candidates for Congress have reported raising more than $34 million this election cycle, according to new federal campaign finance reports that were due Tuesday night. That’s more than triple what Republicans have reported. The eight Democratic nominees combined for nearly $11 million left in cash on hand as of Sept.

As Donald Trump campaigns to be a dictator for one day, he’s asking: “Are you better off now than you were when I was president?” Great question! To help answer it, our Trump Files series is delving into consequential events from the 45th president’s time in office that Americans might have forgotten—or wish they had. Donald Trump has all sorts of odd grievances.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigns for a second term in the White House, the former president has repeatedly promised to enact the largest deportation of undocumented immigrants in US history. It’s a bold threat that legal experts say should be taken seriously, despite the significant technical and logistical challenges posed by deporting 11 million people from the United States.  Even if only somewhat successful, Trump’s hard-line approach to immigration—with its laser focus on removing immigrants who live in the US without permanent legal status—has the potential to uproot countless communities and families by conducting sweeping raids and placing people in detention centers. Mass deportation would also, according to economists, labor groups, and immigration advocates, threaten the economy and disrupt the food supply chain, which is reliant on many forms of migrant labor. The ramifications of a mass deportation operation would be “huge” given “immigrant participation in our labor force,” said Amy Liebman, chief program officer of workers, environment, and climate at the Migrant Clinicians Network, a nonprofit that advocates for health justice.

The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. Is it racist, misogynist, or misogynoirist for Donald Trump to refer to Vice President Kamala Harris as “retarded,” as he recently did during a dinner at Trump Tower with his fat-cat billionaire donors, according to the New York Times?