Author: The Washington Examiner
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Trump expected to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado in his ‘first week’
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President-elect Donald Trump isn’t expected to waste any time going through with the plan to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado to Alabama. Space Command, separate from the Trump-created Space Force, has been the center of a years-long controversy about whether to put its headquarters in Colorado or Alabama. Trump has favored the deep-red…
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Colorado’s Doug Lamborn, Georgia’s Earl Carter urge environmental impact evaluation of marijuana legislation
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A Colorado congressman, along with another Republican lawmaker, said Democrats should research the environmental effects of a proposed marijuana legalization bill, citing concerns about high emissions that would result from widespread cultivation. The legalization of the drug in certain states has resulted in increased demand for marijuana products, causing states to ramp up production and expand their operations to indoor facilities…
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Senate impeachment proceedings open as House Democrats present charges
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House Democrats serving as impeachment managers delivered the articles of impeachment to the Senate Thursday and began “exhibiting” the articles on the floor. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, read the impeachment resolutions to Senate lawmakers. The House voted on Dec. 18 to pass two articles impeaching President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of…
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House passes Trump USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA
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The House voted Thursday to pass President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, granting the White House a policy win just one day after impeaching the president. The trade deal, passed 385-41, would replace the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called USMCA a trade agreement that will serve as a model for…
