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U.S. Catholic bishops sue Trump administration over blocked refugee funds

Byย Michelle Boorsteinย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, asking a judge to declare the suspension of aid to refugees unlawful and demand the White House pay millions it owes the Church for refugee care. The suit by the USCCB, which represents the leadership of the […]

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Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency

Byย Liz Goodwinย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) invited tech billionaire Elon Musk to testify at an informal hearing focusing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau next week, as the Trump adviser pledges to destroy the agency she helped create. Warren, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, is organizing the hearing […]

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Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency

Byย Liz Goodwinย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) invited tech billionaire Elon Musk to testify at an informal hearing focusing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau next week, as the Trump adviser pledges to destroy the agency she helped create. Warren, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, is organizing the hearing […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Local Government, Westside Albuquerque

Keller vows to kill funding shift from the Rail Trail to Westside sports complex

Mayor Tim Keller said he would veto the City Councilโ€™s decision to move funding from a high-profile, multi-use trail project to a planned sports complex project on the Westside after a group of Albuquerque residents pleaded with city councilors Wednesday night to reconsider.  The City Council approved the move during their Feb. 3 meeting. Councilors […]

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Keller vows to kill funding shift from the Rail Trail to Westside sports complex

Mayor Tim Keller said he would veto the City Councilโ€™s decision to move funding from a high-profile, multi-use trail project to a planned sports complex project on the Westside after a group of Albuquerque residents pleaded with city councilors Wednesday night to reconsider.  The City Council approved the move during their Feb. 3 meeting. Councilors […]

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Shooting inside Rio Rancho Subway Sends Man to Hospital

By Kevin Hendricks A man was shot inside a Rio Rancho sandwich shop Wednesday afternoon. The Rio Rancho Police Department said a man was sent to the hospital after being shot while inside the Subway shop on Southern Blvd.ย ย  โ€œThe incident is still actively being investigated, however we can confirm an adult male sustained a […]

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Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts

Byย Dan Lamothe,ย Alex Horton,ย Hannah Natansonย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for cutting 8 percent from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and officials familiar with […]

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Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts

Byย Dan Lamothe,ย Alex Horton,ย Hannah Natansonย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for cutting 8 percent from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and officials familiar with […]