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Harris holds slight national lead over Trump, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds

By Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over former president Donald Trump in the presidential election, a notable improvement for Democrats in a contest that a little more than a month ago showed President Joe Biden and Trump in a dead […]

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Kamala Harris’s new economic plan draws Democrats’ praise, GOP’s scorn

By Dan Diamond and Fenit Nirappil  (c) 2024 , The Washington Post As Vice President Kamala Harris’s new economic proposals dominated Sunday morning’s political shows, allies touted her ideas to address food and housing costs as beneficial to middle-class Americans, while critics – including Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP vice-presidential nominee – slammed her plan […]

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House GOP accuses Biden of impeachable conduct with no direct evidence

By Jacqueline Alemany (c) 2024 , The Washington Post House Republicans on Monday released a long-awaited report from their impeachment probe into President Joe Biden’s activities as vice president, accusing him of obstructing federal and congressional investigations and improperly leveraging his power to benefit his family. Despite a trio of House committees finding Biden engaged […]

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Trump’s latest financial disclosure shows liabilities, millions from licensing

By Maegan Vazquez and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Former president Donald Trump is continuing to make millions off his properties, book royalties and licensing deals while maintaining large liabilities stemming from costly court judgments, according to his latest financial disclosure. The disclosure released Thursday provides the latest picture of the […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons. A Northern Arizona University professor emeritus who analyzed soil, water and vegetation samples taken along a popular […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

Task force recommends universal basic income for at-risk families in NM

By Austin Fisher A task force created by the New Mexico Legislature to address children’s well-being has a simple suggestion for reducing child poverty: give families money. The Children’s Code Reform Task Force looked over New Mexico’s child and family welfare law, and came up with 25 different recommendations which represent “an evolving understanding of the […]