USPS, in reversal, resumes accepting packages from China and Hong Kong

By Jacob Bogage, Jaclyn Peiser · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday abruptly reversed its decision to block inbound package shipments from China and Hong Kong just hours after implementing the suspension. President Donald Trump allowed a tariff increase of 10 percentage points on Chinese imports to take effect Tuesday morning after backing off […]

Estancia Goes to Washington to Seek Funding 

By Andrea Vasquez  The town of Estancia is planning another trip to Washington, D.C., for funding purposes.  Mayor Nathan Dial confirmed that Estancia is considering a trip to the nation’s capitol to secure funding for one of the town’s new “big ticket item” project.  The project will include a park, pond and pool, with a […]

Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right.” U.S. District Judge Deborah […]

Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right.” U.S. District Judge Deborah […]

Republican skeptics cave on Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks

By Paul Kane · The Washington Post (c) 2025 It seemed, for a moment, like Republican lawmakers might offer some resistance. The Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who survived a sexual assault in the military faced off with a defense secretary nominee accused of sexual assault. A physician who specialized in helping low-income children get vaccines grilled […]

Republican skeptics cave on Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks

By Paul Kane · The Washington Post (c) 2025 It seemed, for a moment, like Republican lawmakers might offer some resistance. The Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who survived a sexual assault in the military faced off with a defense secretary nominee accused of sexual assault. A physician who specialized in helping low-income children get vaccines grilled […]

Could This be the Year 25% of New Mexicans Get the Right to Vote in Primaries?

One out of four New Mexico voters can’t vote in primary elections. Independent and minor party voters are not allowed to vote in major party primaries under current state law. During the 2024 presidential election, in exit polling, 34% of voters nationwide stated they were independents, compared with 32% stating they were Democrats and 34% […]

Could This be the Year 25% of New Mexicans Get the Right to Vote in Primaries?

One out of four New Mexico voters can’t vote in primary elections. Independent and minor party voters are not allowed to vote in major party primaries under current state law. During the 2024 presidential election, in exit polling, 34% of voters nationwide stated they were independents, compared with 32% stating they were Democrats and 34% […]

Alternative to institutionalization, jail faces first legislative test

Proposed legislation crafted to help house and care for thousands of New Mexicans with serious mental illness, substance use disorders and/or brain injuries is scheduled to face its first test in Santa Fe this week when it appears before its first committee.  Advocates say the idea will help a population in crisis — which includes […]

Alternative to institutionalization, jail faces first legislative test

Proposed legislation crafted to help house and care for thousands of New Mexicans with serious mental illness, substance use disorders and/or brain injuries is scheduled to face its first test in Santa Fe this week when it appears before its first committee.  Advocates say the idea will help a population in crisis — which includes […]