By Abigail Hauslohner · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman turned Trump supporter, to serve as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. The Republican-led Senate confirmed Gabbard by a party-line vote of 52 to 48 after a handful of GOP skeptics said she had assuaged their […]
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Trump readies matching tariffs on trade partners, possibly setting up a major economic showdown
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking additional action to upset the world trade system, with plans to sign an order as soon as Wednesday that would require that U.S. tariffs on imports match the tax rates charged by other countries. “It’s time to be reciprocal,” Trump told reporters […]
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Trump readies matching tariffs on trade partners, possibly setting up a major economic showdown
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking additional action to upset the world trade system, with plans to sign an order as soon as Wednesday that would require that U.S. tariffs on imports match the tax rates charged by other countries. “It’s time to be reciprocal,” Trump told reporters […]
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Haaland Announces Run for Governor
By Matthew Reichbach Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made it official on Tuesday with a YouTube video: She is running for governor. “Lowering costs, making rent and housing affordable, strengthening our schools, and preventing crimes so that you feel safe raising a family here,” Haaland said in her video. “The solutions are there […]
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Haaland Announces Run for Governor
By Matthew Reichbach Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland made it official on Tuesday with a YouTube video: She is running for governor. “Lowering costs, making rent and housing affordable, strengthening our schools, and preventing crimes so that you feel safe raising a family here,” Haaland said in her video. “The solutions are there […]
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Ousted federal watchdogs sue Trump, saying they were fired illegally
By Lisa Rein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A group of federal inspectors general ousted by the White House last month sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, claiming that their firings were carried out illegally. By dismissing the watchdogs in two-sentence emails, the administration violated a federal law requiring it to inform Congress with 30 days’ notice […]
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Ousted federal watchdogs sue Trump, saying they were fired illegally
By Lisa Rein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A group of federal inspectors general ousted by the White House last month sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, claiming that their firings were carried out illegally. By dismissing the watchdogs in two-sentence emails, the administration violated a federal law requiring it to inform Congress with 30 days’ notice […]
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Eight Cattle Dead After Rollover Crash in Moriarty
By Independent Staff A rollover crash in Moriarty last week left eight cattle dead. According to the Moriarty Fire Department, a semi-truck crashed on Interstate 40 near Moriarty on Feb. 5 resulting in the deaths of eight cattle. The Moriarty Fire Department reported that the incident occurred around 11 p.m. at mile marker 197. The […]
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The lowrider might be the state’s official car
An Albuquerque city councilor was in Santa Fe on Tuesday to help promote some of the state’s most notable icons: lowriders. City Council Vice President Klarissa Peña, who has repeatedly championed lowrider culture in Albuquerque, was at the Roundhouse to promote a memorial that would make the lowrider the official state car. The legislation is […]
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BernCo board may have violated state law while investigating possible ordinance violation
A watchdog organization focused on government transparency says the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners may have broken the state’s open meeting law while looking into whether the county treasurer violated the county’s hiring rules. The Mexico Foundation for Open Government says commissioners failed to adequately describe their intentions on agendas for closed meetings purportedly focused […]