By Jake Spring — Trump administration officials have concluded that President Donald Trump has the authority to entirely abolish protected areas set aside as national monuments by past presidents, according to a legal opinion released Tuesday by the Department of Justice. The May 27 document, which reverses a legal opinion issued in 1938, could be […]
The Sandoval County Board of Commissioners is set to hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 11 at 6 p.m. at the Administrative Building Commission Chambers in Bernalillo. The session will feature special recognitions, a community-focused presentation and several items for approval, including a legal services agreement. The meeting will open with a heartfelt tribute […]
By Jeremy Roebuck, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Daniel Wu, Perry Stein — A prominent labor leader on Monday faced charges of conspiring to impede federal immigration enforcement efforts, while his arrest last week in California sparked nationwide demonstrations and accusations of a politically motivated prosecution. David Huerta – head of the Service Employees International Union of […]
The Rio Rancho community is celebrating the grand opening of two new affordable housing developments for seniors. The Felician Villa I and Felician Villa II apartments officially opened this month, offering 132 affordable housing units for seniors aged 55 and older, with a preference given to active and retired military members. Felician Villa, located at […]
By David Ovalle — For years, people have flown to clinics in Mexico to take ibogaine, the extract of an ancient African shrub that induces mind-bending hallucinations. Under medical supervision, patients undergo psychedelic trips that can last more than a dozen hours in hopes of alleviating their struggles with addiction or brain trauma. And while […]
By Dylan Wells — Months of infighting at the Democratic National Committee escalated into a new round of open warfare Sunday, with several top party officials accusing an embattled member of their leadership team of leaking a portion of a private and emotional meeting. During a May 15 Zoom meeting, DNC Chair Ken Martin said […]
By Patrick Svitek — California sued the Trump administration Monday over its order to deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s consent, a move with little precedent that has dramatically increased tensions between the federal government and the Democratic-led state, America’s most populous. The lawsuit argues that Trump overstepped his […]
State Rep. Alan Martinez (R-Sandoval) has invited New Mexico Department of Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna to a community town hall to address safety concerns along NM 528 near the Pasilla/Riversedge corridor. The town hall is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Church of the Incarnation, located at 2309 Monterrey Road […]
By Hannah Natanson, Adam Taylor, Meryl Kornfield, Rachel Siegel, Scott Dance — Early this spring, the Food and Drug Administration fired nearly 50 workers in the Office of Regulatory Policy – only to turn around and order them back to the office with one day’s notice. After dismissing thousands of probationary employees for fabricated “performance” issues, the IRS reversed course and […]
By Robyn Dixon, Natalia Abbakumova — As President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man blew up the internet by detonating their friendship, a key Kremlin point man on White House contacts used a phrase from the L.A. riots, a divisive moment in American history, to get in a dig. Posting on Elon Musk’s platform X, close […]
