By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The federal government could hit its borrowing limit as soon as May if tax revenue falls short of expectations, or as late as September if debt stays on its current course, Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper reported Wednesday – potentially requiring Republicans to dramatically accelerate their timeline on legislation that would […]
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U.S. could hit borrowing limit as soon as May, budget office warns
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The federal government could hit its borrowing limit as soon as May if tax revenue falls short of expectations, or as late as September if debt stays on its current course, Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper reported Wednesday – potentially requiring Republicans to dramatically accelerate their timeline on legislation that would […]
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Atlantic releases transcript of Trump team’s Signal chat
By Alex Horton, Missy Ryan · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Atlantic on Wednesday published a transcript of top Trump administration officials’ group chat discussing an imminent U.S. attack on Houthi militants in Yemen, revealing a fuller accounting of the sensitive information they exchanged with the magazine’s editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was mistakenly added to the conversation that […]
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Atlantic releases transcript of Trump team’s Signal chat
By Alex Horton, Missy Ryan · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Atlantic on Wednesday published a transcript of top Trump administration officials’ group chat discussing an imminent U.S. attack on Houthi militants in Yemen, revealing a fuller accounting of the sensitive information they exchanged with the magazine’s editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was mistakenly added to the conversation that […]
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Mountainair gears up for Hall of Excellence and Pinto Bean Queen crowning
By Kevin Hendricks The Town of Mountainair is preparing for a big celebration on March 29 at the Dr. Saul Community Center. The annual Hall of Excellence event will honor distinguished citizens and the beloved Pinto Bean Queen competition will crown its 2025 winner. Mayor Peter Nieto announced the 2025 Hall of Excellence inductees earlier […]
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BernCo Treasurer takes dispute over deputy hire to court
By Rodd Cayton Bernalillo County Treasurer Tim Eichenberg is taking the county to court over question of whether he can hire his choice for deputy, or if county ordinance should forbid the choice. Eichenberg, elected in November, has filed a lawsuit seeking to declare a county ordinance invalid, which would allow him to have the […]
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BernCo Treasurer takes dispute over deputy hire to court
By Rodd Cayton Bernalillo County Treasurer Tim Eichenberg is taking the county to court over question of whether he can hire his choice for deputy, or if county ordinance should forbid the choice. Eichenberg, elected in November, has filed a lawsuit seeking to declare a county ordinance invalid, which would allow him to have the […]
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BernCo Treasurer takes dispute over deputy hire to court
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Letter to the editor: Lost packages and misdelivery plague Edgewood community
To the Editor: I’m writing to raise a concern that I suspect many of my fellow Edgewood residents quietly share: the increasingly unreliable state of our mail service. Since a new carrier began handling my route in August of last year, I have experienced consistent misdelivery of both mail and packages—including tax documents, personal letters, […]
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Trump administration cuts national database tracking domestic terrorism
By Ellie Silverman · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration stopped funding a national database tracking domestic terrorism, hate crimes and school shootings in a sweeping round of cuts to violence prevention projects, eliminating a resource aimed to improve safety in the face of consistent and urgent threats. Records obtained by The Washington Post show the […]