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Authors: María Luisa Paúl As the Trump administration races to fulfill its promise of mass deportations, over a dozen U.S. citizens have already been swept up in the immigration crackdown. The cases have alarmed attorneys, civil rights advocates and immigration scholars, who warn that citizens are becoming increasingly vulnerable in a system moving faster and […]
Authors: Perry Stein The Trump administration has removed a memorial honoring victims of gun violence from the main atrium of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, taking down about 120 portraits hung during the Biden administration. Justice Department spokesman Chad Gilmartin said that the decision to remove the portraits was not political and […]
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Authors: Taylor Telford Marty Zuniga, who helps organize PrideFest in St. Louis – one of the Midwest’s biggest LGBTQ+celebrations – could tell by January thatthis season would be unlike any he’s seen. That’s when Zuniga noticed that corporate contacts weren’t answering his emails. In the weeks that followed, longtime partners like Anheuser-Busch declined to sponsor […]
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Matt Viser, Washington Post WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump, asked during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution during his presidency, responded, “I don’t know.” The comment came as Trump remained adamant that he wanted to ship undocumented immigrants out of […]
by Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors traded barbs with Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina at a budget meeting Thursday night, criticizing the number of command staff in the department, Medina’s internal affairs strategy and a recent decision to seek National Guard troops to assist officers. Medina and Councilor Louie Sanchez accused each other of […]
By Rodd Cayton Several public library supporters Tuesday evening told Albuquerque City Councilors the system needs more money, not less. The entire council met as the Committee of the Whole, which considers the budget and the capital improvements program proposed by the mayor. In the $1.5 billion budget proposal revealed last month by Mayor Tim […]
By Jeff Stein, Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House released a partial budget proposal Friday calling for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending in the next fiscal year, pushing reductions to health care, education and many other government programs while boosting spending on defense and homeland security. The White House’s 2026 […]
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By Maxine Joselow · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Senate voted Thursday to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the seven most hazardous air pollutants emitted by chemical plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities, reversing one of President Joe Biden’s major environmental regulations. The 52-46 vote delivers a key victory to major companies and trade […]
By Hannah Grover With more than half of New Mexico experiencing extreme drought conditions, officials throughout the state are concerned about this year’s fire season. Bernalillo County and its partners hosted a wildfire preparedness town hall on Thursday at the Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras. While the federal funding cuts and reductions in staff […]
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