by Steve Thompson(c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking billionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service from taking any further actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, and ordered that steps be taken to allow the agency to reoccupy its headquarters […]
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Maryland judge orders DOGE to stop efforts to dismantle USAID
by Steve Thompson(c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking billionaire Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service from taking any further actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, and ordered that steps be taken to allow the agency to reoccupy its headquarters […]
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Tie it down if you want to keep it!
Gross! Spring technically starts Thursday but New Mexicans know that spring is really here when the winds arrive – and the wind showed up today. The wind hit at the same time temperatures dropped 11 degrees over two hours as a forecast front and dust storm made its way across New Mexico. This photo of […]
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Madrid hatmakers launch fundraiser for Los Angeles wildfire relief effort
By Kevin Hendricks Charlie Overbey and Vanessa Dingwell, founders of Lone Hawk Hats & Honeywood Vintage in Madrid, launched a social media auction to benefit the Sweet Relief Natural Disaster Fund. The fundraiser will benefit those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. The auction features signed hats from celebrities like singer/songwriter LP, […]
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Trump looks to save coal, what could that mean for New Mexico
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Some Americans have already been caught in Trump’s immigration dragnet. More will be.
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NRCC to target Gabe Vasquez (again) in 2026
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Council passes law targeting city’s ‘bad actor’ landlords
By Damon Scott There’s new hope for scores of renters in Albuquerque who face issues such as a lack of running water, a lack of hot water, substandard heating and cooling, front doors that don’t lock, appliances that don’t work, pest infestation and unsafe stairwells. The Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday night that […]
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Council passes law targeting city’s ‘bad actor’ landlords
By Damon Scott There’s new hope for scores of renters in Albuquerque who face issues such as a lack of running water, a lack of hot water, substandard heating and cooling, front doors that don’t lock, appliances that don’t work, pest infestation and unsafe stairwells. The Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday night that […]
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Major lobbyist transparency bill nears finish line
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