By Jacob Bogage — Trump asks Congress to repeal $9 billion from NPR, PBS and global aid The White House budget office on Tuesday urged Congress to cancel more than $9 billion in funding for global health and for public radio and TV stations, as President Donald Trump attempts to assert more control over congressional […]
By Dan Merica, Matthew Choi — It may be TACO Tuesday, but we aren’t sure President Donald Trump is eager to pass the queso. TACO – or “Trump Always Chickens Out” – is a Wall Street acronym that suggests that the president often talks tough on tariffs but ultimately backs down. The term, coined by […]
By Maxine Joselow — White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency An independent agency that investigates chemical disasters – including fatal fires and explosions at chemical plants and oil refineries nationwide – would shutter by October 2026 under little-noticed language in White House budget documents released Friday. The proposal to eliminate the Chemical Safety […]
The next phase of the Isleta Boulevard Corridor Project has been approved by the Bernalillo County Commission, marking a significant investment in local infrastructure. The project, which stems from an initial site assessment finalized in 2019, aims to comprehensively redesign and construct improvements along Isleta Boulevard. The approved phase focuses on enhancing the Isleta Boulevard […]
This report is sponsored by the New Mexico Automotive Industry Alliance (NMAIA) The New Mexico Tow & Recovery Association (NMTRA) voted unanimously to join the New Mexico Automotive Industry Alliance (NMAIA), creating a more unified and powerful voice for automotive professionals across the state. The historic vote took place during the NMTRA’s meeting in April, […]
By Emily Davies — A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise, an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurant and a Connecticut governor toppled in a corruption scandal all received clemency Wednesday in a sweeping series of orders signed by President Donald Trump. Trump extended relief to 25 people […]
By Lauren Weber, Caitlin Gilbert — Some of the citations that underpin the science in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday. Of the 522 footnotes to scientific research in an initial version of the […]
By Justin Jouvenal — Supreme Court narrows scope of environmental reviews The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously narrowed the scope of government-required environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects, overturning a lower-court block on a rail line in Utah that would carry billions of gallons of oil. The case became a proxy battle over how far […]
By Rachel Lerman — Tariffs are on for now thanks to appeals court in win for Trump President Donald Trump’s tariffs can continue for now, after an appeals court granted the administration’ request to temporarily stay a lower court’s order. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Thursday afternoon that it would […]
By Trisha Thadani, Elizabeth Dwoskin — About a year ago, Elon Musk quietly summoned a handful of Republican strategists and confidants to his sparsely decorated apartment overlooking downtown Austin. The Tesla CEO told the group that electing Donald Trump was essential to the country’s future, and he was willing to do anything – and pay […]
