SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is looking for a new state Public Education Department secretary for K-12 schools. Again. Arsenio Romero resigned Wednesday, effective immediately, after about a year and a half on the job. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement that she and her staff will begin interviewing candidates […]
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Trump again asks N.Y. federal court to take over hush money case
By Shayna Jacobs (c) 2024 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – Donald Trump is making a second effort at getting his state court hush money case removed to federal court as his lawyers engage in aggressive efforts to get his sentencing postponed until after the November election. In a filing Thursday evening, Trump attorneys […]
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3 takeaways from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s first major interview
By Aaron Blake (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris appeared Thursday in her first major interview since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. Harris sat for the CNN interview alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). It was a much-anticipated conversation, given that Harris has […]
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Trump’s mixed record on vaccines in spotlight after RFK Jr. endorsement
By Lauren Weber (c) 2024 , The Washington Post As president, Donald Trump championed the development of the coronavirus vaccine that allowed public life to resume amid a pandemic that had killed nearly half a million Americans by early 2021. He signed an executive order to boost flu vaccination rates and develop shots that provide […]
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Why extreme heat is making campaign rallies more dangerous
By Maxine Joselow (c) 2024 , The Washington Post At least 78 attendees of former president Donald Trump’s rallies have been hospitalized for heat-related illnesses in the past three months, according to news reports and local fire officials interviewed by The Washington Post. In addition, an attendee of Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally in Wisconsin […]
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Army defends Arlington Cemetery staffer ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides
By Dan Lamothe (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The Army on Thursday defended a staff member at Arlington National Cemetery who found herself in a brief confrontation with two men working for the Trump campaign, saying in a statement that she “acted with professionalism” and herreputation has been “unfairly attacked” by the former president’s […]
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Harris to barnstorm through Georgia in effort to put state back in play
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will travel across South Georgia on Wednesday, the pair’s second bus tour in two weeks and the first burst of campaigning since the Democratic National Convention ended Thursday. The tour, which will end with […]
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Biden, Harris push scrutiny of police. Trump would halt such efforts.
By David Nakamura, Robert Klemko (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump is vowing to end the Biden administration’s wide-reaching efforts to curb abusive policing, promising if he returns to the White House to rein in federal oversight of local law enforcement and empower officers to aggressively “clean up” American cities. Among the changes Trump […]
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Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery sparks alleged altercation with aides
By Hannah Knowles, Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Defense officials said an “incident” during former president Donald Trump’s visit Monday to Arlington National Cemetery led to a formal report after Trump aides clashed with cemetery staff over photography at the site. An altercation occurred after a cemetery staff member warned people […]
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New Trump Jan. 6 indictment reflects Supreme Court immunity ruling
By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Special counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump in a bid to salvage and strengthen the historic election obstruction case, following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity to presidents for official acts and sharply criticized the prosecutor’s approach. […]