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 […]
Politics & Elections
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House Candidate Files Complaint for Contest of Election
Ali Ennenga, a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 44 who lost to incumbent Kathleen Cates in November, has filed an official complaint contesting the results of the election. According to a press release from Ennenga, the complaint stems from allegations of discrepancies in the number of votes cast and voter participation in the […]
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Sandoval County Commission Roundup
At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Sandoval County Commission authorized over $2 million in funding for the relocation of the county’s emergency dispatch center, which is set to move to the Sandoval County campus at 1500 Idalia Rd. The approval came as part of ongoing efforts to meet the tight July 1 deadline for the […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
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 […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
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 […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
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 […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
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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Cullen Wins House 57 Seat After Recount
The 2024 election in New Mexico came to an end Dec. 16 as the State Canvassing Board certified results for two races that had automatic recounts. The New Mexico House District 57 race triggered an automatic recount with former Rio Rancho Public Schools board member and Republican Catherine Cullen and Democrat Michelle Sandoval being separated […]