By Kevin Hendricks In a pair of town hall meetings last week, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury issued a strong warning about the current state of American democracy, urging constituents to take action against what she describes as unprecedented challenges under the current administration. Addressing a large audience in La Entrada Park in Corrales, Stansbury, a […]
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This is still not normal: In town halls, Stansbury warns of Democratic peril, calls for action
By Kevin Hendricks In a pair of town hall meetings last week, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury issued a strong warning about the current state of American democracy, urging constituents to take action against what she describes as unprecedented challenges under the current administration. Addressing a large audience in La Entrada Park in Corrales, Stansbury, a […]
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Heinrich talks national security during MSNBC interview
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Luján slams Trump administration over HHS cuts
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NM food banks face cuts in federal spending
This post was originally published on this site<img width="730" height="500" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/USDA-e1466780964346.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/USDA-e1466780964346.png 730w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/USDA-e1466780964346-300×205.png 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/USDA-e1466780964346-400×274.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1654782" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/usda/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/USDA-e1466780964346.png" data-orig-size="730,500" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USDA" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" U.S. Department of […]
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Under pressure from Trump, ICE is pushing legal boundaries
This post was originally published on this site By Vernal Coleman, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The Gregorio brothers had just begun their daybreak commute to work assembling wooden pallets in late January when federal officers […]
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Killing grants that have saved lives: Trump’s cuts signal end to government work on terrorism prevention
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Luján, others want AG to keep task force that combats threats on election officials
This post was originally published on this site<img width="1014" height="1024" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Lujan_Headshot-1014×1024-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Lujan_Headshot-1014×1024-1.jpg 1014w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lujan_Headshot-297×300.jpg 297w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lujan_Headshot-150×150.jpg?crop=1 150w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lujan_Headshot-768×776.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lujan_Headshot-400×404.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lujan_Headshot.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1657477" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/lujan_headshot/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lujan_Headshot.jpg" […]
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Emails reveal top IRS lawyer warned Trump firings were a “Fraud” on the courts
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Trump looks to save coal, what could that mean for New Mexico
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