By Will Sommer (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Author Malcolm Harris opened the door of his Capitol Hill home on Tuesday morning to find a D.C. police officer on his stoop. The officer had come to find out what Harris knew about a missing “Project 2025” duffel bag from the conservative Heritage Foundation think […]
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The Signpost: Aug. 15, 2024
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Herrell affirms support for RECA expansion, as NM Dems criticize GOP House leaders for inaction
By Patrick Lohmann Amid increasing Democratic criticism, Republican Congressional candidate Yvette Herrell said Wednesday that she is broadly supportive of extending and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, including the $50 billion bill that sits unheard on GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s desk. Herrell is seeking to reclaim her House seat from incumbent Democrat Gabe […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
‘Uncommitted’ delegates are unlikely to get convention speaking role
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The lineup at next week’s Democratic National Convention is starting to come into focus, but uncommitted delegates concerned about the war in Gaza are unlikely to be among the speakers over four nights of programming. The group representing uncommitted delegates, the Uncommitted National […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
By Jeff Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee. In a statement released late Wednesday night, the […]
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Vance, Walz agree to Oct. 1 vice-presidential debate
By Amy B Wang (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Thursday that he has agreed to an Oct. 1 debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) hosted by CBS News, setting the stage for at least one televised showdown between the Republican and Democratic vice-presidential nominees before the general election […]
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Why Trump keeps talking about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter
By Marianne LeVine and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Hannibal Lecter is a cannibalistic serial killer, a lover of fava beans and a nice chianti, fictional – and now, a regular feature in Donald Trump’s speeches. As the Republican presidential nominee riffed on immigration and the border at an Aug. 3 rally […]
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Trump vs. Harris magnifies America’s generational and cultural divides
By Hannah Knowles and Dylan Wells (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump walks onstage to the 1984 Lee Greenwood song “God Bless the USA,” cheered on by a roaring crowd that skews older and White. “We will make America great again!” he promises. Kamala Harris walks out to Beyoncé’s 2016 hit “Freedom” and […]
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Former Colorado official found guilty for role in election equipment tampering
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley (c) 2024 , The Washington Post A Colorado jury on Monday found a former county election official guilty of seven charges connected to allowing a purported computer expert to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was […]
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UNM Health Care Workers to Receive Raises; One Union Blocks Increases for Membership it Seeks to Represent
By Chris Ramirez, UNM Health The University of New Mexico Hospital announced last week wage increases for all of its employees who work at the campus on Lomas Blvd., the hospital’s clinics, and for many of the employees who work at UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center – A Campus of UNM Hospital (SRMC). UNM Hospital […]