Trump agrees to one-month tariff reprieve aimed at helping U.S. automakers

by Aaron Gregg, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Less than 48 hours after slapping tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump agreed to a one-month reprieve for automobile imports that qualify for duty-free treatment under the North American trade agreement negotiated during his first term. The president’s […]

Trump agrees to one-month tariff reprieve aimed at helping U.S. automakers

by Aaron Gregg, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Less than 48 hours after slapping tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump agreed to a one-month reprieve for automobile imports that qualify for duty-free treatment under the North American trade agreement negotiated during his first term. The president’s […]

Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine

Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine by Aaron Blake (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump in his speech to Congress on Tuesday pitched his strategy to end the war in Ukraine – which is increasingly focused on pressuring and criticizing that country – as bearing fruit. “I’m also working tirelessly to […]

Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine

Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine by Aaron Blake (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump in his speech to Congress on Tuesday pitched his strategy to end the war in Ukraine – which is increasingly focused on pressuring and criticizing that country – as bearing fruit. “I’m also working tirelessly to […]

Supreme Court says judge can force Trump administration to pay foreign aid

by Justin Jouvenal, Annie Gowen, Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order on foreign aid funding, clearing the way for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to restart nearly $2 billion […]

Supreme Court says judge can force Trump administration to pay foreign aid

by Justin Jouvenal, Annie Gowen, Ann E. Marimow (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order on foreign aid funding, clearing the way for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to restart nearly $2 billion […]

Play Ball: Little League Registration is Now Open

By Independent Staff Registration is open for the Estancia Valley Little League 2025 season. Athletes ages 4 to 12 can participate and sign up for this baseball year.  Enrollment will run from Feb.28 through March 22.  To register online, families can visit leagues.bluesombrero.com/estanciavalleylittleleague or scan the QR code provided in the official flyer.  For questions […]

Power Outage Hits Thousands in East Mountains

By Independent Staff A power outage Monday night left thousands in the East Mountains without electricity.  The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) reported that 2,188 PNM customers were affected. The outage also impacted the state radio system at Cedro Peak, disrupting network services, dispatch consoles and radio communications. Technicians were dispatched to resolve the issue. […]