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 Trump Announcement

Trump Announcement

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the new location for the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command. 

Space Command headquarters

During his remarks, Trump revealed the new U.S. Space Command headquarters will be moved to Huntsville, Alabama. 

What they're saying:

"I am thrilled to report that the U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City," the president said. 

Big picture view:

Space Command's functions include conducting operations like enabling satellite-based navigation and troop communication and providing warning of missile launches.

The backstory:

A Biden-era decision kept the headquarters at its temporary location in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which has long battled Alabama to claim the center because it has significant implications for the local economy.  

A review by the Defense Department inspector general was inconclusive and could not determine why Colorado was chosen over Alabama. Trump, a Republican who enjoys deep support in Alabama, had long been expected to move Space Command back to Alabama.

 Trump Announcement

Recent pictures of Donald Trump

President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement on Sept. 2 following a weekend of unsubstantiated social media speculation about his health.

After not appearing in public last week with no public events on his calendar for Labor Day weekend, social media ran amok with rumors that he was severely sick or even dead. But as of Saturday, he was golfing with two of his grandkids in Virginia. Pool reports show he visited his golf course Sunday and Monday, too.

Trump's public schedule states he is scheduled to make an announcement Tuesday afternoon, his first official appearance since a Cabinet meeting last week. Here is what to know:

Earlier this summer, the White House announced Trump has common vascular disease, but tests did not find evidence of more serious conditions.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt gave an update on the results of the president's health tests on July 17 following media speculation about his visible symptoms, like hand bruising and swelling in his lower legs.

She said he was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency or CVI, which occurs when leg veins fail to send blood back to the heart properly.

The bruising on the back of his hand was caused by frequent handshaking and aspirin, the White House previously said.

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 Trump Announcement

Stay up to date with live coverage of the Trump administration Tuesday, as the president announces the US Space Command is relocating to Alabama from Colorado after President Biden canceled plans to build the military branch’s headquarters in the Heart of Dixie.

Plus, Congress is back in session today after its summer recess, and House lawmakers will met with Jeffrey Epstein victims before releasing more than 30,000 pages of documents related to the Epstein case.

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