The president signed a directive creating a military branch called the Space Force that would monitor the heavens.
Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY
Green New Deal: Republicans talk up climate change plan – but not because they like it
Republicans trumpet the Green New Deal because they say the climate change plan is a losing proposition for Democrats.
Brock Long, who oversaw Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria, resigns as FEMA chief
Deputy Administrator Pete Gaynor will become acting administrator upon Brock Long’s departure.
Trump EPA takes aim at Obama-era clean water rules, prompting outcry from environmentalists
President Trump has called the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule a “massive power grab” due to environmental limits. The EPA is preparing a new rule.
Mournful crowds pay last respects to President George H. W. Bush on Day 2 of national remembrance
Mourners waited for hours to bid farewell to George H. W. Bush. The 41st president lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
George H.W. Bush: My father’s lasting friendship with a man he served, advised and admired
I met George H.W. Bush years after my father’s death. I forever treasure those moments chatting with a dear family friend who just happened to be my country’s41st president.
NASA program to launch astronauts to space station facing delays but 2019 still on target
NASA Administrator Bridenstine said Jan. 7 launch of a SpaceX rocket to the space station unlikely but launching astronauts by year’s end still a go.
President Trump on dire economic forecast of climate change report: ‘I don’t believe it’
President Trump says he doesn’t believe his administration’s climate change report that the economy will take a large hit if steps aren’t taken soon.
Once Democrats take charge of the House, addressing climate change will become top priority again
Congress backed President Trump’s push to boost fossil fuels by downplaying climate change. Democrats who won back the House want to change that.
Florida’s 2020 election: Deflated Democrats have hope. So does the GOP
After the GOP wins in the gubernatorial and Senate races in Florida, Democrats are left wonderinghow they lost races that polls had them favored to win.