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FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds

By Beth Reinhard, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett M. Kavanaugh threatened his confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump vowed that the FBI would have โ€œfree reinโ€ to vet the claims. Trump said the FBI was โ€œtalking to everybodyโ€ and added on social media: […]

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Former Republican candidate endorses Sandoval for House seat

Former Republican candidate John Dโ€™Antonio Jr. announced last week his endorsement of Democrat Michelle Sandoval in her campaign for New Mexico’s House District 57. The endorsement comes after Dโ€™Antonio lost the primary election in June to Catherine Cullen by less than 60 votes. A press release from Sandovalโ€™s camp said with the endorsement, Dโ€™Antonio is […]

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Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) โ€” The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โ€œRust” pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment. Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty […]

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Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) โ€” The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film โ€œRust” pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment. Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty […]

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Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) โ€” A New Mexico man pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador. Ryan David Martinez skuttled his […]

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Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) โ€” A New Mexico man pleaded no contest Monday to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador. Ryan David Martinez skuttled his […]