New Mexico election report shows smooth operation, identifies areas for improvement

Staff report A nonpartisan election observation effort recently finalized a full report on findings gathered during early voting and on election day last year.  The report by Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME) indicates a successful election on November 5, 2024, with votes counted, polls opening and closing on time, and equipment functioning properly. ONME, a […]

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White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup

(c) 2025 , The Washington Post · Kyle Melnick, Hannah Natanson, NATIONAL, POLITICS, May 11, 2025 — The White House fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office on Saturday, according to an email acting librarian of Congress Robert Newlen sent to his staff. Shira Perlmutter, the register of copyrights and director of the Copyright Office, was terminated […]

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White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup

(c) 2025 , The Washington Post · Kyle Melnick, Hannah Natanson, NATIONAL, POLITICS · May 11, 2025 — The White House fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office on Saturday, according to an email acting librarian of Congress Robert Newlen sent to his staff. Shira Perlmutter, the register of copyrights and director of the Copyright Office, was terminated by […]

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Qatar plane gift could awaken Trump’s sleeping ‘corrupt’ problem

(c) 2025 , The Washington Post · Aaron Blake · NATIONAL, POLITICS · May 12, 2025 – It’s one of the most telling occasions in politics these days: when President Donald Trump does something so obviously problematic that even the Trump-friendly opinion hosts at Fox News feel compelled to press his team on it. Such was the case Monday amid reports […]

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Pope Leo hails journalists, decries polarizing language

By Anthony Faiola — VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV delivered a vivid defense of a free press and “truth” on Monday in his first encounter with journalists as pontiff, paying homage to fallen war correspondents and warning of an era of polarized communication fueled by “prejudice and resentment, fanaticism and even hatred.” “We must […]

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Medicaid cuts may threaten care for nursing home and elder-care residents

By Fenit Nirappil – MARIETTA, Ga. – Traversing the halls of his nursing home in a wheelchair, Owen Allen listened to a visiting guitarist play “Sweet Caroline,” then chipped away at a thousand-piece puzzle in the sunroom. Since muscular dystrophy struck and his legs started giving out, the 64-year-old Atlanta native relies on Medicaid to […]

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White South Africans arrive to Dulles as refugees under Trump order

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded May 9 to a question about White South Africans expected to be given refuge in the United States.(c) 2025 , The Washington Post By Teo Armus, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux — A group of nearly 50 White South Africans landed at Dulles International Airport on Monday as refugees, coming to […]