Elon Musk’s PAC spends to help Herrell defeat Vasquez A federal super PAC founded by Elon Musk to promote Donald Trump is apparently extending its reach down ballot into one of New Mexico’s most-contested congressional elections. Spending reports filed Monday by America PAC disclosed it has spent $86,997 so far this cycle in support of […]
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Harris to address group that hosted Trump when he questioned her Black identity
Toluse Olorunnipa, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to sit for a rare interview with reporters from the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday, part of an effort to court Black voters and present a contrast with former president Donald Trump after his contentious sit-down with the group in […]
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Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal
Perry Stein, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s legal team has requested a 30-day extension to respond to the government’s appeal of U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s dismissal of his classified-documents case, making it less likely that a ruling on whether the indictment should be restored will come before Inauguration Day. The former […]
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Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Patrick Marley (c) 2024 , The Washington Post PHOENIX – A key election official in Arizona’s Maricopa County plans to ask the state’s highest court as early as Tuesday to prohibitnearly 100,000 longtime residents from voting in state and local races this fall after discovering that the state has no record of asking […]
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Alleyway renaissance emerges in International District
There’s an urban revitalization effort underway in the International District in an unlikely location — residential alleys. Those involved in the undertaking do so with little to no budget and say it’s an effective way to make the area safer, spark community engagement and assist those experiencing homelessness. After months of preparation, the South San […]
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Appeal of new University area coffee spot grinds to a halt
A new café may be on the way to the University area. The Albuquerque City Council on Monday denied the University Heights Neighborhood Association’s appeal of Albuquerque property owner Augustine Grace’s plan to convert two adjacent residential properties into a café and community gathering space. With plans to turn the two houses — 201 and […]
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Poll: Harris, Heinrich with double-digit leads in NM
A new poll finds Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, leads former President Donald Trump, a Republican, by 10 points as the campaign season heats up and early and absentee voting nears. The same poll finds that incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich leads Republican Nella Domenici by 12 points in the Senate race. The poll, conducted […]
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Adult and Child Escape Safely from Burning Vehicle
At approximately 10:45 p.m. Sept. 11, Torrance County and Moriarty fire departments were dispatched to a vehicle fire at mile marker 30 on Highway 41. According to an alert from the Moriarty Fire Department, a sedan was pulled off to the side of the road fully engulfed in flames when they arrived, and an adult […]
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The staggering reach of Trump’s misinformation — not just on Haitian migrants
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post, (c) 2024 , From Day One of his presidency to this day, Donald Trump has promoted an alternate reality that has caught on with a shocking proportion of his base. But we don’t often get good polling that shows just how much Trump’s misinformation has penetrated the country. Today, […]
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JD Vance explains the political utility of anti-immigrant hostility
By Philip Bump, The Washington Post, (c) 2024 Just about every part of Sen. JD Vance’s efforts on Sunday to defend his relentless fearmongering about Haitian immigrants was dishonest. To hear Vance (R-Ohio) tell it – as he told CNN’s Dana Bash and NBC’s Kristen Welker in separate news show appearances – the senator and […]