Colorado AG Phil Weiser wins Democratic primary for governor over Sen. Michael Bennet
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has won the state’s Democratic primary for governor, NBC News projects, upsetting Sen. Michael Bennet after a campaign that centered on who would be more effective in standing up to President Donald Trump.
While both candidates have long been mainstays in Colorado Democratic politics, Weiser entered the race as the underdog. His victory signals that his antiestablishment message broke through in an environment in which Democrats across the country have expressed frustration with the status quo, including in their own party.
Weiser will now head into the general election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis as the front-runner in a state where voters have not elected a Republican governor in more than two decades. Colorado’s GOP primary features Victor Marx, a Marine veteran and ministry leader; state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer; and state Rep. Scott Bottoms.
Bennet, who has been in the U.S. Senate for 17 years and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, was seen as a clear favorite when he launched his primary bid for governor last year.
But Weiser, who is in his second term as attorney general, gained traction as the two candidates traded attacks over their anti-Trump credentials in a race in which there was little daylight between them on policy. Both have pushed affordability, housing and environmental issues as top priorities, as well as fighting Trump’s immigration agenda.
Weiser has attacked Bennet for having voted to confirm several of Trump’s Cabinet nominees as a member of the Senate and has cast him as a Washington insider.
“The Democratic Party doesn’t show up, listen and fight,” Weiser said at a debate this month.
During another recent debate, Weiser said that “Congress is not doing its job” and that “Congress should be a check on a lawless, bullying administration. It hasn’t been.” Weiser has also attacked Bennet for missing votes as a senator — though one of his lines on the stump has been “Michael Bennet for Senate, Phil Weiser for governor.”
Meanwhile, Bennet has criticized Weiser for not being more aggressive as the state’s top lawyer in suing the Trump administration.
“The attorney general says he’s really tough but was completely missing in action in Donald Trump’s first term when more than 20 Democratic attorneys general across this country filed a lawsuit against the administration because they were separating kids from their parents at the border,” Bennet said at a debate. “It’s not about the lawsuits he brought. It’s the lawsuits he didn’t bring.”
Bennet has voted in favor of eight of Trump’s Cabinet nominees and against 15 during Trump’s second term. Weiser has filed or joined at least 50 lawsuits against the administration.
Since Jan. 1, 2025, Bennet’s campaign and allied outside groups have outspent the pro-Weiser camp on ads by almost 2-to-1, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. Ads on both sides focus heavily on an anti-Trump message.
“People ask me why I’m running for governor. My answer? Because I’m not willing to allow Donald Trump to define Colorado’s future,” Bennet said in one of his ads.
Weiser said in an ad: “I’ll always stand up to bullies. Especially Donald Trump. Congress isn’t doing it — but I am.”
Before he was elected attorney general in 2018, Weiser was the dean of the University of Colorado Law School.
Bennet was first appointed to the Senate in 2009 to serve out the rest of Sen. Ken Salazar’s term after he was appointed to a position in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. He was last re-elected in 2022, so he will remain in the Senate until 2029.
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Adam EdelmanI cover state legislatures, politics and policy — and how those topics coalesce into and intersect with national political trends. Given what state lawmakers have focused on in recent years, my coverage areas tend to veer into reproductive rights, voting rights and education policy. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, and I try to make my native state proud by covering as many of its fascinating political stories as I can.
Guardians rookie forgets outs, throws ball into stands in mistake that costs team run
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Skip to main content MLBGuardians rookie forgets outs, throws ball into stands in mistake that costs team run
By Grace McCarron Published June 30, 2026, 11:15 p.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on GoogleIt’s the sort of moment rookies have nightmares about.
Guardians outfielder Cooper Ingle had an unfortunate moment Tuesday night in Cleveland when he forgot the number of outs and cost his team a run in an eventual 4-2 loss to the Rangers.
In the top of the seventh inning at Progressive Field, Ingle, thinking there were already two outs, made a routine play on a fly ball hit by Alejandro Osuna and tossed the ball into the stands.
The Rangers, who in actuality had a runner on second with still one more out to play, scored the go-ahead run when the ball went out of play, which allowed Ezequiel Duran to score.
Ingle went back to his position in disbelief and was charged with an error. It was a brutal mental mistake in a game his team would lose.
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“Obviously, I feel terrible,” Ingle told reporters after the game. “It’s a pretty embarrassing feeling. … Yeah, honestly, when I threw the ball out, I heard a bunch of yelling. Happens sometimes, but just got to learn from it and not make the same mistake.”
The 24-year-old was making only his second major league start in the outfield and playing in his fourth game in the big leagues overall after being called up from Triple-A Columbus last week and making his debut last Friday.
He went hitless in four at-bats on Tuesday.
Ingle said he’s prioritizing moving on from the moment.
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“It’s not something that makes you feel great, but things like that happen for a reason and learning from those things and moving on and getting better from them, it’s pretty much the only thing you can do,” Ingle said.
His manager, Stephen Vogt, had a similar mindset.
“You’re playing in your second game in the outfield in the big leagues and a mistake like that. Let’s learn. So what? It’s over. Flush it. We’re not going to be mad at him,” Vogt said.
The Guardians are 44-42 on the season, two games behind the White Sox for first place in the AL Central.
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By Grace McCarron Published June 30, 2026, 11:31 p.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on GoogleDean Wade is heading to the City of Brotherly Love.
The free agent forward has agreed to a four-year, $39 million deal with the 76ers on Tuesday night, according to ESPN.
Wade, 29, is leaving the Cavaliers, a team where he established himself as a critical defending and shooting piece in the frontcourt. He spent the first seven years of his career in Cleveland after going undrafted and signing a two-way contract with the team in 2019.
Wade was the longest tenured Cavalier.
Until Tuesday, the Cavs and Wade had been in ongoing negotiations trying to work out a new deal before the start of free agency.
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Wade’s defense made him an important piece of Cleveland’s rotation and allowed him to retain a consistent role there. His 6-foot-9 height and 6-foot-10 wingspan made it difficult for opposing guards and forwards to work around him.
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Wade started in 14 of the Cavaliers 18 playoff games this past season, where they reached their first Eastern Conference finals in eight years before being swept by the Knicks.
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