Tag: President Joe Biden
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6 key things to know about the fight for Space Command: Colorado Springs vs. Huntsville
As Donald Trump’s reelection to the presidency raises new questions about the permanent home of U.S. Space Command, here are six key things to know as it’s determined whether it stays in Colorado Springs at Peterson Space Force Base or moves to Huntsville, Ala. What is Space Command headquarters? Space Command headquarters employs about 1,700…
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Biden urges Air Force Academy graduates to ‘meet the moment’
Under partially cloudy skies at Falcon Stadium, President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted various world threats from the conflict in Ukraine to increasingly damaging natural disasters that 921 Air Force Academy graduates will face as future military leaders. Biden noted the world “genuinely needs” them at this inflection point in history and despite all the…
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Colorado is ‘well positioned’ for a US debt default, says state Treasurer Dave Young
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With eight days to go until the United States is unable to pay its bills, the White House and Congress are still nowhere near an agreement on raising the national debt ceiling. The U.S. reached its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling — the limit on how much the government can borrow — in January. Treasury Secretary…
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Nearly 100 state leaders urge Biden to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado
With the final location of U.S. Space Command still undecided after more than two years of debate, dozens of Colorado leaders renewed their plea for the headquarters to remain in the state. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, 94 local politicians, business leaders and military personnel argued that the command should…
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White House report: Nearly 300,000 Coloradans approved for student debt relief
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Nearly 300,000 Coloradans are approved to have their debt canceled if President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is enacted, according to a new report. A White House count released Friday showed that 295,000 Coloradans are fully approved for debt relief. That is almost two-thirds of the 471,000 Coloradans who applied or were automatically eligible…
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Space Command relocation decision imminent, commanding general says
The long-awaited decision on the final location of U.S. Space Command is coming soon, according to a report from Military.com. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, told the online publication last week that a final determination on whether command headquarters will remain in Colorado Springs or be uprooted to Huntsville, Ala., is imminent.…
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Biden makes Colorado’s Camp Hale first national monument of his presidency
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Joined by two surviving members of a division that specialized in fighting in mountainous conditions during World War II, President Joe Biden designated Camp Hale as an official national monument — the first new monument of his presidency. Located near Leadville, Camp Hale is where the 10th Mountain Division trained for mountain and winter warfare during…
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WATCH: Biden designates Camp Hale as national monument
__tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-13a65f38-ec68-536a-b036-5badad54d750’); 9News President Joe Biden will travel to Colorado on Wednesday to establish Colorado’s Camp Hale as a national monument, acquiescing to a years-long request from the state’s political leaders. The Camp Hale–Continental Divide National Monument is the first entirely new monument designation since Biden took office. The designation, which Biden made by using the 1906…
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Biden to designate Colorado’s Camp Hale as national monument, report says
President Joe Biden is set to make Camp Hale an official national monument next week during a trip to Colorado. The Los Angeles Times reported the development on Thursday, saying Biden and Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will host an event on Wednesday for the official designation. Camp Hale will be the first entirely new monument…
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Dozens of state leaders urge Biden to preserve Colorado’s public lands
Dozens of state politicians and local leaders wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to use his executive powers to protect Colorado’s public lands by designating Camp Hale and a surrounding mountain range as a national historic monument. Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range are where the 10th Mountain Division trained for mountain and winter…