Tag: trump
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WATCH: Mayor Mike Johnston won’t compromise, “our values as a city,” for federal dollars under Trump presidency
Reporters asked Mayor Johnston on Monday if his administration is concerned the incoming Trump administration may withhold federal funds for the city’s immigration stance.
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Harris looks to continue Democratic ticket’s winning streak in Colorado
In the early 2000’s, Colorado was one of the country’s quintessential swing states. Now Vice President Kamala Harris looks to lead the fifth Democratic party ticket in a row to electoral college victory.
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Vince Bzdek: Will an attempted assassination finally shake us out of our violent rhetoric?
After years of sowing the wind, did we just reap the whirlwind? Did the coarseness and violence of political discourse in this country plant the seeds of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last week? “Unacceptable rhetoric makes unacceptable behavior acceptable — and for the dangerous, deranged among us, violence inevitable.” So said former…
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Analysis: Readiness report offers troubling assessment as military spending shrinks | Tom Roeder
America is ready to fight on the ground, but a report from the Government Accountability Office this month offers a worrying assessment of the military’s preparedness everywhere else. The report found that “mission readiness” dropped from 2017 to 2019 for air, sea, cyber and space forces. Why that readiness went down isn’t clear in the…
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Democrats add heft to effort to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs
With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn isn’t switching parties, but the decision in the final days of the Trump administration to move the command and its 1,400 troops to Alabama has been compounded by…
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EDITORIAL: Ask President Biden to fix what Trump broke
It ain’t rocket science to persuade President Joe Biden how former President Donald Trump was wrong. With that in mind, Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper should insist on an immediate, in-person meeting with Biden. Topic: Space Command, nothing more. The meeting should include Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, appropriate members…
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Biden’s imminent end to Trump’s transgender military service ban applauded by former Fort Carson soldier, organizations
Patricia King can finally breathe again. For King, a retired soldier who was once stationed at Fort Carson, the past several years have been marred by confusion after the Trump administration banned transgender people from openly serving in the military. But that is soon to change, as President Biden plans to lift the ban during his…
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NEWS | Scenes from Inauguration Day at the Colorado Capitol
Chanting about police brutality, burning flags, and protesting systemic injustices – all scenes from the Colorado Capitol today after Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. (Video by Katie Klann and Skyler Ballard)
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Colorado congressman, House GOP ask Biden: Get Pelosi to stop impeachment efforts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep Ken Buck, in a letter signed by six other Republicans, asked President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday to request that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stop efforts for a second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump. The Republican lawmakers are asking Biden to step in…
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Colorado congressman, House GOP ask Biden: Get Pelosi to stop impeachment efforts
U.S. Rep Ken Buck, in a letter signed by six other Republicans, asked President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday to request that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stop efforts for a second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump. The Republican lawmakers are asking Biden to step in “in the spirit of healing and fidelity to our constitution.”…