Want to speak out on a city issue? Brace for a long night.

Those who’ve ventured to Albuquerque City Council meetings know the drill: After proclamations, presentations and the (frequent) grilling of city officials — called administrative Q&A — a select number of residents have 60 seconds to comment about what’s on their mind. Once that’s done, with any luck, only a couple hours will have passed. A […]

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the […]

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the […]

Stansbury announces legislation to hold Musk accountable for DOGE efforts

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced on Friday her new bill, the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, aimed at holding Elon Musk accountable for his DOGE efforts that she said are “infiltrating our federal agencies.”  “We are seeing an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our institutions, our federal agencies and our federal workers, and New Mexicans […]

Stansbury announces legislation to hold Musk accountable for DOGE efforts

U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced on Friday her new bill, the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, aimed at holding Elon Musk accountable for his DOGE efforts that she said are “infiltrating our federal agencies.”  “We are seeing an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our institutions, our federal agencies and our federal workers, and New Mexicans […]

Judge bars publicly naming FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases

By Spencer S. Hsu, Jeremy Roebuck · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from publicly naming FBI personnel in its review of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack prosecutions, after agents sued over concerns that the Justice Department or third-parties, such as Elon Musk, could put law enforcement officers at risk if […]

Judge bars publicly naming FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases

By Spencer S. Hsu, Jeremy Roebuck · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from publicly naming FBI personnel in its review of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack prosecutions, after agents sued over concerns that the Justice Department or third-parties, such as Elon Musk, could put law enforcement officers at risk if […]

Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze

By David L. Stern, Robyn Dixon · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The program that provides billions in U.S. assistance internationally is better known for its humanitarian and medical work, but the funding has also been used for democracy promotion as well as supporting journalism. Ukraine’s independent media, a collection of small regional outlets, muckraking investigative websites and […]

Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze

By David L. Stern, Robyn Dixon · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The program that provides billions in U.S. assistance internationally is better known for its humanitarian and medical work, but the funding has also been used for democracy promotion as well as supporting journalism. Ukraine’s independent media, a collection of small regional outlets, muckraking investigative websites and […]

Trump’s claims about diversity, equity, inclusion don’t match reality

By Joe Davidson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Like a grinch stealing Christmas, the Trump administration has pilfered not only the meaning of diversity but also Black History Month programs from federal employees. In the process, the White House has emboldened white supremacists who applaud the effort, according to experts on the extremist groups. Ordinarily, federal agencies […]