By Kelsey Ables · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump intends to nominate Herschel Walker, the former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner who lost a scandal-ridden bid for Senate in 2022, as ambassador to the Bahamas, the president-elect announced on social media Tuesday evening. Trump said Walker, 62, “has spent decades serving as an […]
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Trump picks ex-NFL star Herschel Walker to be Bahamas ambassador
By Kelsey Ables · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump intends to nominate Herschel Walker, the former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner who lost a scandal-ridden bid for Senate in 2022, as ambassador to the Bahamas, the president-elect announced on social media Tuesday evening. Trump said Walker, 62, “has spent decades serving as an […]
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Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Michael Benanav, Searchlight New Mexico Before she became a state senator, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez served as executive director of an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that worked […]
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Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Michael Benanav, Searchlight New Mexico Before she became a state senator, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez served as executive director of an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that worked […]
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Democrats, readying to battle Trump, shake up House committees
By Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Democrats on Tuesday will elect new leaders to helm three key committees, a shake-up that signals the generational shift underway as the they prepare to take on a second Trump administration. In the run-up to the vote, younger lawmakers challenged ranking Democratic members who have led […]
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Democrats, readying to battle Trump, shake up House committees
By Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Democrats on Tuesday will elect new leaders to helm three key committees, a shake-up that signals the generational shift underway as the they prepare to take on a second Trump administration. In the run-up to the vote, younger lawmakers challenged ranking Democratic members who have led […]
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Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Musk
By Michael Scherer · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to request clear and transparent conflict-of-interest rules that would bind Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, during his role as a top Trump adviser. The letter sent by email from the Democrat’s Senate office […]
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Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Musk
By Michael Scherer · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to request clear and transparent conflict-of-interest rules that would bind Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, during his role as a top Trump adviser. The letter sent by email from the Democrat’s Senate office […]
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Congress nears deal to avert government shutdown
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional leaders appeared to cinch a bipartisan deal Tuesday to stave off a fast-approaching government shutdown deadline, but House Republican infighting could still endanger any agreement and push federal agencies to the brink of shuttering this weekend. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told reporters Tuesday that his […]
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Congress nears deal to avert government shutdown
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Congressional leaders appeared to cinch a bipartisan deal Tuesday to stave off a fast-approaching government shutdown deadline, but House Republican infighting could still endanger any agreement and push federal agencies to the brink of shuttering this weekend. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told reporters Tuesday that his […]