A joint session of Congress certified the electoral vote Friday afternoon, officially ending the 2016 presidential race and electing Donald Trump the next president of the United States. Trump garnered 306 electoral votes in the election but two faithless electors defected, giving him a total of 304, more than enough to pass the mark of 270 needed to win the presidency. Two Trump electors from Texas cast their ballots instead for Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Sen. Ron Paul. Hillary Clinton wa... Read more

Washington (AP) -- The end of the 2016 presidential election is at hand. A joint session of Congress is set to count the Electoral College votes on Friday, a traditional ending to a most unconventional presidential election. Barring something bizarre happening, Republican Donald Trump will be declared the winner and will be sworn in at his inauguration on Jan. 20. Vice President Joe Biden will preside over the vote count in his role as president of the Senate. All 538 electors met in their respe... Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado won’t be pursuing a last-minute challenge to Donald Trump’s victory after support for the idea failed to materialize in the Senate, House aides said. Perlmutter and other House Democrats this week raised the possibility of filing an objection to Trump’s win when Congress meets Friday to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election. But to do so, they needed the support of at least one U.S. senator — which his office said didn’t happen. While the las... Read more

Several House Democrats are weighing a formal challenge to Donald Trump’s election on Friday, when Congress meets in joint session to certify Trump’s Electoral College victory. Reps. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Bobby Scott of Virginia, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and Jamie Raskin of Maryland are among a group of Democrats eyeing challenges. Members have the right to lodge those protests when Congress officially counts the electoral votes on Friday. But for the protests to have any effect on the... Read more

(Editor’s note: Marijuana Business Daily spoke with Congressman Ed Perlmutter in December for a special report titled “Trump & the $5 Billion Marijuana Industry.” The report, which explores five scenarios that could play out for the cannabis sector under Trump, is available for purchase starting today.) By John Schroyer Ed Perlmutter, a Colorado Democrat, has been a strong proponent of the cannabis industry during a Congressional stint that started in 2006. While witnessing firsthand the growth ... Read more

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– After what they’re calling a “witch hunt,” two U.S. Representatives from Colorado are letting president-elect Donald Trump know they’re not happy with transition policies. “This was going to start scaring people and really stymie some good work,” said Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat representing Golden. “We don’t want to see any witch hunt in any department.” The response from Perlmutter and Rep. Diana DeGette, also a Democrat, joined 24 other House Democrats who sen... Read more

Is a climate-change purge coming to Golden? If you're one of the nearly 1,700 people working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, you should pay attention to this. The Trump administration's transition team is asking for the names and other information about who works on climate change, especially those in top positions. Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter plans to put up a fight, according to a letter from 26 House Democrats, including Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver, addressed to ... Read more

Twenty-seven members of Congress, all Democrats, sent a letter to president-elect Donald Trump on Monday expressing concern over the presidential transition team’s effort to collect personal information from employees of federal laboratories. The signatories, which include Democratic U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Diana DeGette, cited a Washington Post story published earlier this monththat said the transition team had asked for “a list of the top 20 salaried employees of the labs, the labs’ peer-... Read more

The marijuana industry could be described as the fastest growing industry within the United States. Though there are numerous industries that have 20%-30% compound annual growth potential throughout the remainder of the decade, few can claim to have what's expected to be nearly 24% annual compounded growth potential over the next 10 years, according to investment firm Cowen & Co. By 2026, we could be talking about $50 billion in legal pot sales in the U.S. A major shift in the public's opinion h... Read more

KUSA - The Federal Aviation Administration now knows, in no uncertain terms, what 9Wants to Know has documented since the fiery crash of a Flight for Life helicopter in Frisco last year. Fuel systems that abide by 1994 federal standards all but guarantee there won’t be a fuel-fed fire following a survivable helicopter crash. The FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee received a report on Thursday that said “nearly all thermal injuries in survivable accidents would be expected to be elimina... Read more