Pueblo, Colorado

Federal prosecutors have charged a Tucson, Arizona man with making an interstate threat to injure after he allegedly sent an email threatening to carry out a mass bombing of the White House and release anthrax across Tucson. Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, was arrested Oct. 7 and made his first federal court appearance the following day.

According to the Department of Justice, Hicks sent the threatening email on Sept. 23 to a Tucson news outlet, which reported it to authorities. The message reportedly included the line, "You Americans will pay. Allah, to Allah." Investigators said Hicks had drafted similar emails intended for other news outlets nationwide, and had previously texted about access to anthrax and C4 explosives to target a federal building. Hicks claimed he had loaned his phone to a homeless person at the time the email was sent. U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine praised the news station and FBI for their swift response.

Candidates for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District seat responded to a Denver Post questionnaire covering affordability, public lands, oversight of the Trump administration, energy leasing, and immigration. Democratic challenger (Romero Group CEO and Army veteran) emphasized repealing tariffs, expanding tax credits, protecting water and public lands, and banning congressional stock trading. Incumbent Rep. Jeff Hurd pointed to his record on extending health insurance premium tax credits, opposing broad tariffs, pushing for stock divestment rules, and securing release of Shoshone Water Rights funding, while backing expanded energy development on federal lands with environmental safeguards. Third-party candidate Cory Robertson called for ending federal money printing, releasing federal land to states, and dissolving ICE, among other libertarian-leaning positions. A fourth candidate, Clifton Brown, did not respond to the questionnaire.

The race highlights contrasts on tariffs, immigration enforcement, and energy leasing on public lands ahead of the midterms, with affordability and trust in Congress emerging as shared themes across candidates.