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). […]
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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). […]
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Trump tied migrant entries and fentanyl to tariffs. Here are the facts.
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Lawmakers to try again to reform New Mexico’s Game and Fish Department
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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 […]