By Michelle Boorstein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley Barbershop was bustling with the next generation of American strivers. The mood among the young men, mostly first- or second-generation immigrants from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, was hopeful. Their candidate, Donald Trump, had just won the presidential election. Sitting in […]
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Trump’s election sparks fight over judicial retirements, new judgeships
By Tobi Raji · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Three federal judges appointed by Democrats have changed their retirement plans ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with a fourth being warned on the Senate floor not to follow suit. It is rare in the federal court system for judges to retract declarations […]
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Trump’s election sparks fight over judicial retirements, new judgeships
By Tobi Raji · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Three federal judges appointed by Democrats have changed their retirement plans ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with a fourth being warned on the Senate floor not to follow suit. It is rare in the federal court system for judges to retract declarations […]
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With election over, Biden eyes parting blow to Putin war chest
By Jeff Stein, Ellen Nakashima · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administration considers a parting blow in its financial war against Vladimir Putin. The move would also give the incoming […]
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With election over, Biden eyes parting blow to Putin war chest
By Jeff Stein, Ellen Nakashima · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administration considers a parting blow in its financial war against Vladimir Putin. The move would also give the incoming […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government, Westside Albuquerque
City Council in 2024: Making voices heard
The story I’m most proud of from 2024 is one I wrote about tribal leaders’ winning input on Petroglygh-area developments. During one of the first few Albuquerque City Council meetings I covered as a new reporter for City Desk ABQ, councilors passed legislation that allowed tribal consultation on developments in a certain area. The approved […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government, Westside Albuquerque
City Council in 2024: Making voices heard
The story I’m most proud of from 2024 is one I wrote about tribal leaders’ winning input on Petroglygh-area developments. During one of the first few Albuquerque City Council meetings I covered as a new reporter for City Desk ABQ, councilors passed legislation that allowed tribal consultation on developments in a certain area. The approved […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
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 […]
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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 […]
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House Ethics report says Matt Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including payment to an underage girl
By Jacqueline Alemany, Justine McDaniel · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) regularly paid for sex, possessed illegal drugs and paid a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to a 42-page report released by the House Ethics Committee on Monday on President-elect Donald Trump’s former pick for attorney general. The report found […]