By Annie Gowen · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The sentencing hearing of a methamphetamine dealer in South Dakota would have been routine except for one detail: Gov. Kristi L. Noem had used his photo to falsely suggest the man was a drug trafficker for Mexican cartels who had hidden out on a reservation. Her action […]
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Delegation has to choose, as inauguration, MLK Jr. holiday coincide
New Mexico congressional delegates are facing a bit of a scheduling conflict next week. The 47th presidential inauguration is set for Monday, Jan. 20, which also is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Both events are traditionally filled with politicos and lawmakers, but they don’t often happen on the same day. U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury […]
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Bernalillo Council Rundown
The Bernalillo Town Council set a record for efficiency, wrapping up its meeting in just under nine minutes. The single agenda item was the council’s approval of the Open Meetings Act resolution for the new year. The council approved the resolution to uphold the New Mexico Open Meetings Act and ensure transparency in local government. […]
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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind […]
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Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind […]
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New Mexico congressional delegation discuss election certification and the Capitol riots anniversary
In a flurry of competence seen infrequently on Capitol Hill in recent months, the electoral college votes of the 2024 presidential election were certified Monday during a joint session of congress with no concerns raised and no violence erupting. This makes President-elect Donald Trump’s election win official. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance won 312 […]
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Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration
By Emily Davies, Ellie Silverman, Michael Brice-Saddler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Applications for protest permits have been slow. The hotline for tickets has been loud. The run of show for this year’s presidential inauguration is by official estimations expected to be surprisingly routine for a city that has seen only high-drama or disrupted swearing-ins since President Barack […]
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Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration
By Emily Davies, Ellie Silverman, Michael Brice-Saddler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Applications for protest permits have been slow. The hotline for tickets has been loud. The run of show for this year’s presidential inauguration is by official estimations expected to be surprisingly routine for a city that has seen only high-drama or disrupted swearing-ins since President Barack […]
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Rubio nomination complicated by attack on Musk’s Tesla and China’s ban
By Michael Kranish · The Washington Post (c) 2025 When Sen. Marco Rubio escalated hisbroadsides against the Chinese government over what he called a “grotesque campaign of genocide” against Uyghur Muslims, Beijing responded in 2020 with an extraordinary rebuke: banning the Florida Republicanfrom the country. Afterward, Rubio not only accelerated his criticism – pushinglegislation that banned imports fromthe Xinjiang […]
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Rubio nomination complicated by attack on Musk’s Tesla and China’s ban
By Michael Kranish · The Washington Post (c) 2025 When Sen. Marco Rubio escalated hisbroadsides against the Chinese government over what he called a “grotesque campaign of genocide” against Uyghur Muslims, Beijing responded in 2020 with an extraordinary rebuke: banning the Florida Republicanfrom the country. Afterward, Rubio not only accelerated his criticism – pushinglegislation that banned imports fromthe Xinjiang […]