By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Rep. Matt Gaetz’s recent withdrawal as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general represented a significant early setback for Trump’s nascent effort to wreck shop in American government – and possibly seek his promised retribution against his political foes and the “enemy within.” But the Florida Republican […]
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NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S.
By Michael Birnbaum, Ellen Francis, The Washington Post · (c) 2024 BRUSSELS – Seeking to frame robust support for Ukraine as “a good deal” that might appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday said any potential peace deal with Russia should not give U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, as he outlined […]
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NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S.
By Michael Birnbaum, Ellen Francis, The Washington Post · (c) 2024 BRUSSELS – Seeking to frame robust support for Ukraine as “a good deal” that might appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday said any potential peace deal with Russia should not give U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, as he outlined […]
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East Mountain Historian Honored For Outstanding Service to Public
The Historical Society of New Mexico announced this week that Denise Tessier of the East Mountain Historical Society has received this year’s prestigious Edgar Lee Hewett Award for “outstanding service to the people of New Mexico, as related to New Mexico history.” According to a press release, the awards committee said it was impressed with […]
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ABQ gets more rental scooter options
Albuquerque residents will soon have more rental scooter options. The city’s Planning Department announced in a news release that rental scooter company Lime will bring 500 bright green scooters and begin installing 52 stations throughout the city this week. Rental scooters made a comeback in September when another rental scooter company, Spin, installed its bright […]
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ABQ gets more rental scooter options
Albuquerque residents will soon have more rental scooter options. The city’s Planning Department announced in a news release that rental scooter company Lime will bring 500 bright green scooters and begin installing 52 stations throughout the city this week. Rental scooters made a comeback in September when another rental scooter company, Spin, installed its bright […]
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East Mountain High Students Hosting Clothing Drive This Holiday Season
Two students at East Mountain High School are launching their own clothing drive this holiday season to benefit New Mexico’s homeless population. The Christmas homelessness drive runs through Dec. 20 and will gather donated clothes, shoes and hygiene products at several locations in the East Mountains. “We hope to encourage more people in the community […]
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California to open special session preparing for anti-Trump lawsuits
By Reis Thebault · The Washington Post (c) 2024 SACRAMENTO – California lawmakers are returning to the capitol here on Monday to open an emergency special session aimed at establishing a multimillion dollar legal fund to combat the incoming Trump administration with an expected barrage of lawsuits. The special session, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called […]
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California to open special session preparing for anti-Trump lawsuits
By Reis Thebault · The Washington Post (c) 2024 SACRAMENTO – California lawmakers are returning to the capitol here on Monday to open an emergency special session aimed at establishing a multimillion dollar legal fund to combat the incoming Trump administration with an expected barrage of lawsuits. The special session, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called […]
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President Biden faces criticism over controversial pardon of his son Hunter
By Matt Viser · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden faced mounting criticism Monday for his decision to issue a sweeping pardon of his son, with a number of Democrats expressing concern that it would undercut faith in the justice system and provide ammunition to President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to remake it. In the […]