by Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Faiz Siddiqui (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Under pressure from the U.S. DOGE Service team to root out alleged fraud, the Social Security Administration is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned […]
+Communities
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service
by Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Faiz Siddiqui (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Under pressure from the U.S. DOGE Service team to root out alleged fraud, the Social Security Administration is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Effort to deport Columbia student rests solely on Rubio determination
by Cate Brown, Maria Sacchetti, John Hudson (c) 2025 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – A determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio is so far the Trump administration’s sole justification for trying to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, according to the first official government document detailing the civil charges he is facing […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Effort to deport Columbia student rests solely on Rubio determination
by Cate Brown, Maria Sacchetti, John Hudson (c) 2025 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – A determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio is so far the Trump administration’s sole justification for trying to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, according to the first official government document detailing the civil charges he is facing […]
Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Wildfire Season Presents Home Insurance Challenges for East Mountain Residents
Wildfire season is near and options are limited to ensure the safety of East Mountain residents’ homes. Due to the high risk of wildfires caused by climate change and extended drought, only a handful of insurance companies are willing to cover homes in fire-prone areas. According to the Western Fire Chiefs Association, New Mexico’s peak […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Bernalillo Council Rundown
By Jesse Jones At the March 10 Bernalillo Town Council meeting, Councilor Phillip Valverde announced that the Bernalillo Fire Department’s fundraiser raised over $7,000 for the Safe Haven Baby Box project. The meeting nearly didn’t have a quorum until the last minute, when two councilors arrived and one joined by phone. The funds will help […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
A new home for a hero
By Kevin Hendricks Two programs began constructing a mortgage-free home for U.S. Army Sergeant David Halona, a three-tour Iraq veteran. Building Homes for Heroes and the Built to Honor program at home construction company PulteGroup hosted the groundbreaking ceremony on March 5 in Rio Rancho, marking a step in honoring Halona’s service and sacrifice. Halona, […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Supreme Court to hear challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors
by Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a Christian therapist’s challenge to a state law barring “conversion therapy” that attempts to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, who practices in Colorado, says the state law banning such treatment […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Supreme Court to hear challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors
by Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a Christian therapist’s challenge to a state law barring “conversion therapy” that attempts to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, who practices in Colorado, says the state law banning such treatment […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs’ effects on markets
by Michael Birnbaum, Mariana Alfaro, Yeganeh Torbati (c) 2025 , The Washington Post WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession this year as the economy stutters from his efforts to impose tariffs and rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector, acknowledging in an interview broadcast Sunday that “it takes a […]