By Karishma Mehrotra · The Washington Post (c) 2025 NEW DELHI – On Monday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced in New Delhi a last hurrah for a bilateral relationship that he has personally worked hard to cement. “The United States is now finalizing the necessary steps to remove long-standing regulations that have prevented civil nuclear […]
Author Archives: Andy Lyman
Andy Lyman is an editor at nm.news.
He oversees teams reporting on state and local government. Andy served in newsrooms at KUNM, NM Political Report, SF Reporter and The Paper. before joining nm.news in 2023.
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What to know about Jimmy Carter funeral in D.C., Jan. 9 federal holiday
By Rachel Weiner · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Jimmy Carter, the Southern Democrat and Nobel Peace Prize winner who outlived every other former president in U.S. history, will be honored through Thursday. The memorials for the 39th president began at the farm where he grew up in Plains, Georgia, and continued at the Carter Presidential […]
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What to know about Jimmy Carter funeral in D.C., Jan. 9 federal holiday
By Rachel Weiner · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Jimmy Carter, the Southern Democrat and Nobel Peace Prize winner who outlived every other former president in U.S. history, will be honored through Thursday. The memorials for the 39th president began at the farm where he grew up in Plains, Georgia, and continued at the Carter Presidential […]
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Four years after riots, Congress certifies election without a hitch
By Liz Goodwin, Paul Kane, Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Congress speedily certified the 2024 election results on Monday, as lawmakers gathered at the Capitol to formalize Donald Trump’s win despite a snowstorm that has ground most of the city to a halt. The unremarkable, half-hour-long proceedings contrasted sharply with the last certification, when a […]
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Four years after riots, Congress certifies election without a hitch
By Liz Goodwin, Paul Kane, Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Congress speedily certified the 2024 election results on Monday, as lawmakers gathered at the Capitol to formalize Donald Trump’s win despite a snowstorm that has ground most of the city to a halt. The unremarkable, half-hour-long proceedings contrasted sharply with the last certification, when a […]
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Johnson reelected House speaker in win for Trump and his agenda
By Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson will continue to lead House Republicans in the 119th Congress, a victory for the Louisiana Republican and President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. Johnson clinched the speakership after a dramatic back and forth with several Republican holdouts. After first voting against Johnson, Rep .-elects Ralph Norman […]
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Johnson reelected House speaker in win for Trump and his agenda
By Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson will continue to lead House Republicans in the 119th Congress, a victory for the Louisiana Republican and President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. Johnson clinched the speakership after a dramatic back and forth with several Republican holdouts. After first voting against Johnson, Rep .-elects Ralph Norman […]
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The House is voting for a speaker. Here’s what you need to know.
By Mariana Alfaro, Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 As the House heads into its first session of the new Congress on Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson – the Louisiana Republican who has led the chamber since October 2023 – is not yet assured to be reelected to the post. Johnson has spent recent weeks working […]
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The House is voting for a speaker. Here’s what you need to know.
By Mariana Alfaro, Marianna Sotomayor · The Washington Post (c) 2025 As the House heads into its first session of the new Congress on Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson – the Louisiana Republican who has led the chamber since October 2023 – is not yet assured to be reelected to the post. Johnson has spent recent weeks working […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated
U.S. imposes Russia, Iran sanctions over attempted election interference
By Jeff Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Treasury Department announced new sanctions Tuesday on Iranian and Russian entities accused of trying to interfere with the U.S. 2024 elections, including by allegedly using artificial intelligence to disseminate false information. In its statement, Treasury said it was imposing sanctions on both a subsidiary of Iran’s […]