Sandia Resort & Casino debuted its new sportsbook Nov. 12 with the help of some local athletes and leaders. Pueblo of Sandia Gov. Felix Chaves, former University of New Mexico and Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher, along with Albuquerque native and PGA player and Golf Channel & NBC Analyst Notah Begay III, joined in the […]
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Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.
Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senate’s main job […]
Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.
Amber Phillips, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is already moving ahead with creating a more powerful presidency than his first one. One of his first moves: Demanding that Republican senators let him decide who runs the government, rather than vote on it. When a new president takes office, the Senate’s main job […]
Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser
By John Hudson, Dan Lamothe, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and has asked Rep. Mike Waltz to be the White House national security adviser, people familiar with the matter said Monday, elevating two Florida Republicans with more hawkish foreign […]
Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser
By John Hudson, Dan Lamothe, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state and has asked Rep. Mike Waltz to be the White House national security adviser, people familiar with the matter said Monday, elevating two Florida Republicans with more hawkish foreign […]
Trump picks Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
By Washington Post staff, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel. The decision lines up another staunch ally of Israel for Trump’s incoming administration, after he announced Monday he would appoint Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) to be U.S. […]
Trump picks Mike Huckabee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
By Washington Post staff, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel. The decision lines up another staunch ally of Israel for Trump’s incoming administration, after he announced Monday he would appoint Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) to be U.S. […]
Honoring Those Who Serve
The gym at Estancia Valley Classical Academy was filled to the brim this Veterans Day with members of the armed services and those who wished to recognize them for their valor. Students including EVCA student government, teachers, and faculty pitched in to show their appreciation with the annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast and Flag Ceremony, an […]
The illogic of asylum seeker detention
About once a month, several volunteers from Albuquerque and Santa Fe travel to one of New Mexico’s immigrant detention prisons. They are from VIDA, Volunteers for Immigrants in Detention Albuquerque (abqvida.org). They go to provide comfort and solace for incarcerated asylum seekers who are mostly abandoned in a prison where conditions are miserable. They are […]
Election aftermath demands journalistic reset
Two words, “according to,” may be the most important words in any news story you read. Journalists are trained to seek out the best, most knowledgeable sources. As a business writer I had certain go-to people I could call who knew their stuff, had their fingers on good data, and could give me an accurate, […]

