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New Mexico treasurer urges Supreme Court to strike down Trump tariffs

New Mexico Treasurer Laura Montoya is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold lower court rulings that found President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign countries to be unlawful uses of executive power.  “Though he may falsely believe he’s above the law, the courts and the Constitution say otherwise. The Supreme Court must uphold the lower […]

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NM senators call out Trump administration’s targeting of DACA recipients

By Lauren Lifke Nearly 40 Senate Democrats, including Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), signed a letter last week calling out the Trump administration’s targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in its move to increase deportation.  The DACA program, implemented more than a decade ago, allows for some immigrants who […]

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Highway 60 lane resealing project to begin next week in Mountainair

The New Mexico Department of Transportation will begin resealing lanes on U.S. Highway 60 through Mountainair starting Sept. 15, Mayor Peter Nieto announced. The project, being carried out by NMDOT and a subcontractor, will require detours and traffic diversions through side streets while the sealing treatment cures, according to Nieto’s announcement. “We kindly ask all […]

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Albuquerque man pleads guilty to federal charge for online threats against Trump 

A New Mexico man who was charged with making threats of violence against then-President-Elect Donald Trump on social media pleaded guilty Thursday. The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico announced in a press release that Tyler Leveque, 37, of Albuquerque, changed his initial not guilty plea to one count of […]

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Senate Democrats file resolution calling for Kennedy’s resignation from HHS

Twenty-three Senate Democrats filed a resolution of disapproval Thursday calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, citing concerns about his stance on vaccines and scientific credibility. The resolution, led by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., states that the Senate and American people have “zero confidence” in Kennedy’s ability to serve […]

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Video: ‘Gibberish’ or ‘my New Mexico accent?’ Exchange gets heated between Luján and RFK Jr.

In a rare bi-partisan challenge to the Trump administration’s people and policy, voices were raised and tensions flared in a three-hour U.S. Senate hearing Thursday featuring U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition to being challenged by Republican Sens. John Barrasso and Bill Cassidy, both physicians, over the recent firing […]

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Senate Democrats reintroduce comprehensive child care bill amid criticism of Trump policies

A group of Senate Democrats led by New Mexico Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján reintroduced legislation last week aimed at making child care more affordable and accessible, while criticizing President Donald Trump’s approach to early childhood education funding. The Child Care for Working Families Act would cap child care costs at no more […]