By Maeve Reston · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Joe Biden on Thursday is awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, honoring one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics at a White House ceremony less than three weeks before Trump is set to reclaim the presidency. The medal, given to […]
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Trump appears to blame Biden border policy for New Orleans attack by U.S. citizen
By Marianne LeVine, Cat Zakrzewski · The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump appeared to blame the Biden administration’s border policies for the vehicular attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans on Wednesday morning, even though authorities have identified the assailant as a native-born U.S. citizen. “With the Biden ‘Open Border’s Policy’ I said, many times during Rallies, […]
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Trump appears to blame Biden border policy for New Orleans attack by U.S. citizen
By Marianne LeVine, Cat Zakrzewski · The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump appeared to blame the Biden administration’s border policies for the vehicular attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans on Wednesday morning, even though authorities have identified the assailant as a native-born U.S. citizen. “With the Biden ‘Open Border’s Policy’ I said, many times during Rallies, […]
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Trump backs H-1B visas, aligning with Musk on immigration
By Will Oremus · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threw his weight behind H-1B visas, taking the side of Elon Musk in the squabble among conservatives over the program that allows foreigners with technical skills to temporarily work in the United States. “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been […]
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Trump backs H-1B visas, aligning with Musk on immigration
By Will Oremus · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threw his weight behind H-1B visas, taking the side of Elon Musk in the squabble among conservatives over the program that allows foreigners with technical skills to temporarily work in the United States. “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been […]
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Trump endorses Mike Johnson for reelection as House speaker ahead of perilous vote
By Marianna Sotomayor, Mariana Alfaro, Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump gave House Republican lawmakers a directive on Monday, days before what is expected to become an embattled speakership fight: Support Mike Johnson’s reelection. In a lengthy post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump argued that Republicans should “NOT BLOW THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY […]
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Trump endorses Mike Johnson for reelection as House speaker ahead of perilous vote
By Marianna Sotomayor, Mariana Alfaro, Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump gave House Republican lawmakers a directive on Monday, days before what is expected to become an embattled speakership fight: Support Mike Johnson’s reelection. In a lengthy post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump argued that Republicans should “NOT BLOW THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY […]
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‘My staff is spent’: New Mexico emergency management leader reflects on year of disasters
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico President Joe Biden issued two major disaster declarations in New Mexico in 2024, the first time since 2014 that pronouncement has been made twice in the same year, according to federal data. First, two wildfires erupted in the Ruidoso area in June. The South Fork and Salt fires and […]
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‘My staff is spent’: New Mexico emergency management leader reflects on year of disasters
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico President Joe Biden issued two major disaster declarations in New Mexico in 2024, the first time since 2014 that pronouncement has been made twice in the same year, according to federal data. First, two wildfires erupted in the Ruidoso area in June. The South Fork and Salt fires and […]
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New Mexico governor’s Cabinet candidates to face confirmation votes
By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Among the first items on the New Mexico Senate’s agenda when the Legislature meets in the new year will be choosing whether to confirm the governor’s picks to lead state agencies. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, will likely see her nominees approved because her party holds […]