Tariffs? Just Say No

After being handed an unambiguous loss on his attorney general pick, former President/President-elect Donald Trump needed to distract attention away from his other iffy Cabinet picks (oh, for an FBI background check!) and astonishing number of high-level executive appointments who also happen to be co-authors of Project 2025 (I count eight as of this writing).  […]

Trump tied migrant entries and fentanyl to tariffs. Here are the facts.

By Justine McDaniel, Nick Miroff · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s claim that illegal border crossings are out of control – which was among the reasons he cited for the tariffs he said Monday he plans to enact against Mexico, Canada and China – is contradicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection data showing lower levels […]

Trump tied migrant entries and fentanyl to tariffs. Here are the facts.

By Justine McDaniel, Nick Miroff · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s claim that illegal border crossings are out of control – which was among the reasons he cited for the tariffs he said Monday he plans to enact against Mexico, Canada and China – is contradicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection data showing lower levels […]

Trump-appointed judge rejects lawsuit targeting special counsel Jack Smith

By Tobi Raji ·  The Washington Post (c) 2024 A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has rejected the state’s long-shot attempt to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records related to his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump, calling the state’s argument “unserious.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) had asked U.S. District Judge Matthew […]

Trump-appointed judge rejects lawsuit targeting special counsel Jack Smith

By Tobi Raji ·  The Washington Post (c) 2024 A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has rejected the state’s long-shot attempt to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records related to his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump, calling the state’s argument “unserious.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) had asked U.S. District Judge Matthew […]

Biden races to boost Ukraine’s position before Trump takes office

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Michael Birnbaum, Ellen Francis · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden’s recent decisions to allow Ukraine to launch missiles deeper into Russia and to provide Kyiv with controversial antipersonnel land mines were driven by a stark new reality: Russia’s importing of North Korean troops, Ukrainian battlefield losses and the election of Donald Trump have […]

Biden races to boost Ukraine’s position before Trump takes office

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Michael Birnbaum, Ellen Francis · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden’s recent decisions to allow Ukraine to launch missiles deeper into Russia and to provide Kyiv with controversial antipersonnel land mines were driven by a stark new reality: Russia’s importing of North Korean troops, Ukrainian battlefield losses and the election of Donald Trump have […]

Lawmakers to try again to reform New Mexico’s Game and Fish Department

New Mexico lawmakers will once again take a stab at reforming the Game and Fish Department. A package of bills will look to drastically change how the department is funded and regulated in the upcoming 60-day session in January. Famous for its big game such as elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep, New Mexico is the […]

Intel gets $500 million from Department of Commerce 

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Nov. 26 it has awarded Intel Corporation nearly $8 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities.  $500 million of that funding will go to Rio Rancho’s Intel, modernizing two fabrication facilities and becoming a massive advanced packaging facility. Intel will refit […]