Tag: Trump
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What to expect downtown Denver Saturday as second No Kings protest expected to draw many
A few months after more than 10,000 people took to the streets to protest the actions of President Donald Trump, Denver services are preparing for a second No Kings demonstration on Saturday. The protest, one of at least 50 different organized demonstrations across Colorado — and hundreds taking place across the country — is expected…
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America’s condition as measured by one dismal weekend | Sondermann
It was just another weekend, a rather small slice of time, this one at the end of September. Around these parts, autumn leaf-peeping was at its peak. As beauty goes, that was about the extent of it. The nation witnessed nine, count ‘em, mass shooting incidents in this brief period, such a case being defined…
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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years. The Senate rejected the legislation as Democrats are making good on their threat to close the government if…
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Trump tells UN in speech that it is ‘not even coming close to living up’ to its potential
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump castigated the United Nations as a feckless institution in a speech to the world body on Tuesday, praising the turn America has taken under his leadership while warning Europe will be ruined if it doesn’t turn away from a “double-tailed monster” of ill-conceived migration and green energy policies.…
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Trump says ‘with a high degree of certainty’ that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught
OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday in an announcement that appeared to represent a significant breakthrough in an investigation that captivated public attention and spanned nearly two days. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live…
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The National Guard operating in Denver? Unlikely, experts say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump recently inked an executive order creating a series of specialized military units within the National Guard that, under the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, would be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public disorder issues.” Is such a deployment…
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Air Force Academy cancels lecture after discovering speaker disparaged Trump
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify David Jannetta plans to discuss his contributions with the Air Force Academy’s Association of Graduates. Funding for the lectures has not ended. Air Force Academy officials have canceled an upcoming annual lecture after discovering the speaker’s online history of disparaging President Donald Trump, prompting serious concern from…
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Colorado Planned Parenthood suspends Medicaid services as federal spending law takes effect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has suspended services to patients who use Medicaid for insurance following the signing of federal tax and spending legislation by President Donald Trump on Friday. The organization notified approximately 15,000 patients, about 25% of their patient base, that they…
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Iran attacks bring unity of reactions in Colorado, but some have fears
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement Saturday of airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites and a reprisal missile attack Monday by Iran on a U.S. airbase created a moment of unity among Coloradans with close ties to the Middle East. “The United States and President Trump…
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Transgender Air Force Academy cadets graduate, but not commissioned amid Trump’s ban
Three transgender senior cadets earned their diplomas from the Air Force Academy on Thursday, but they did not commission as officers with their peers. Hunter Marquez is among the three, earning degrees in aeronautical engineering and applied math and meeting the Air Force’s physical standards for men. The cadets can’t commission because of a U.S.…