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Fired Justice Dept. official speaks out on her ouster and Mel Gibson

by Perry Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A senior Justice Department attorney who was fired Friday afternoon gave an extraordinary series of interviews this week, saying she was ousted after refusing to back restoring gun ownership rights to actor Mel Gibson, a supporter of President Donald Trump who was convicted on misdemeanor domestic […]

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Fired Justice Dept. official speaks out on her ouster and Mel Gibson

by Perry Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A senior Justice Department attorney who was fired Friday afternoon gave an extraordinary series of interviews this week, saying she was ousted after refusing to back restoring gun ownership rights to actor Mel Gibson, a supporter of President Donald Trump who was convicted on misdemeanor domestic […]

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Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service

by Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Faiz Siddiqui (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Under pressure from the U.S. DOGE Service team to root out alleged fraud, the Social Security Administration is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned […]

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Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service

by Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Faiz Siddiqui (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Under pressure from the U.S. DOGE Service team to root out alleged fraud, the Social Security Administration is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned […]

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Effort to deport Columbia student rests solely on Rubio determination

by Cate Brown, Maria Sacchetti, John Hudson (c) 2025 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – A determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio is so far the Trump administration’s sole justification for trying to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, according to the first official government document detailing the civil charges he is facing […]

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Effort to deport Columbia student rests solely on Rubio determination

by Cate Brown, Maria Sacchetti, John Hudson (c) 2025 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – A determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio is so far the Trump administration’s sole justification for trying to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, according to the first official government document detailing the civil charges he is facing […]

Councilor, city want quicker resolution to urgent renter complaints

The longer it takes to resolve complaints involving unsafe or deteriorating conditions, the greater likelihood Albuquerque’s renters will experience health issues or displacement. Officials say it’s a circumstance that often drains time and money from both tenants and the city. Such complaints include plumbing issues (no running water, no hot water), pest infestations and inadequate […]