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Stradling: The Nature Of The Conservative Movement

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By GARY STRADLING
Los Alamos

We live in interesting times.

As President Donald J. Trump swept the elections in November, many strong opinions about the nature of the Conservative movement have been expressed, from both sides.

I would like to share my own views with our community. Note that this statement does not necessarily represent the Republican Party.

The core value of Conservatism is the respect for the freedoms of individual Americans.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that Read More

Dannemann: New Mexico Leaders Respond To Trump Radical Changes

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
© 2025 Triple Spaced

When Donald Trump was elected to his second term, it was a foregone conclusion that he would attempt to make radical changes to our federal government. But we didn’t know what he would do first or how it would affect us, nationally and personally.

It also was predictable that his proposed changes would encounter massive opposition from many sides, ranging from Democrats in Congress to state governments and numerous advocacy organizations. Many of these efforts, we could anticipate, would go through the courts, some with frustrating slowness. Meanwhile, Read More

Luján, Shaheen, Colleagues Call On Secretary Kennedy To Undo Drastic Cuts To Critical Health Care Assistance Program

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to reverse drastic funding cuts to the Affordable Care Act Navigator program, which helps Americans access quality, affordable health insurance coverage, including for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

The nearly 90 percent funding cut threatens to leave millions of Americans without critical assistance to help save Read More

Nationwide Recovery Of Radioactive Devices By Los Alamos National Laboratory Hits Major Milestone … 100th Shipment

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Last October, the Lab’s Mobile Loading Source Recovery Team and Off-Site Source Recovery Program managed the removal and shipment of a high-activity radioactive device, from Philadelphia, pictured above. The truck departed the facility at 1:18 a.m. to minimize impacts to city roadways. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Partnership helps mitigate risk of terrorist attacks using a “dirty bomb”

Two Los Alamos National Laboratory teams that travel nationwide recovering potentially harmful radioactive material from devices at hospitals, universities, and research facilities completed a momentous Read More

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright Makes First Visit To Los Alamos National Laboratory … Calls It America’s ‘National Security Brain Trust’

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DOE Secretary Chris Wright is escorted into one of the lab’s facilities by Deputy Director for Weapons Bob Webster and Laboratory Staff Director Frances Chadwick. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Site tour covered Weapons, AI, Supercomputing and more

DOE Secretary Chris Wright is escorted into one of the lab’s facilities by Deputy Director for Weapons Bob Webster and Laboratory Staff Director Frances Chadwick.

During his inaugural visit to Los Alamos National Laboratory on Feb. 24, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told staff and leadership his administration believes Los Alamos is the nation’s Read More

Nearly 2,000 County Leaders Set To Visit Washington, D.C.

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NACo News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This year the National Association of Counties (NACo) will once again welcome cabinet secretaries, senior administration officials, members of Congress, and private sector partners to its Legislative Conference, taking place March 1-4 at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

Nearly 2,000 county leaders will attend from across the country with the goal of shaping NACo’s policy priorities, engaging on pressing policy issues facing county governments, and building relationships with federal partners.

Among the topics being discussed at this week’s conference Read More

Twenty-nine Mexican Cartel Members Extradited To U.S. Including Rafael Caro Quintero Who Murdered DEA Agent Kiki Camerena In 1985

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Cartel boss Rafael Caro Quintero. 2016/FBI mugshot

White House News:

Thursday night, 29 Mexican Cartel members were extradited to the United States. President Trump directed the Department of Justice and the Department of State to make this happen, and Attorney General Bondi and Secretary of State Rubio worked to get it done.

The group of cartel members, who will soon arrive on American soil, includes one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world, Rafael Caro Quintero, who tortured and murdered DEA Agent Kiki Camerena in 1985.

The Trump Administration is declaring these “thugs” as terrorists, Read More

Luján Reintroduces Bill To Strengthen Safeguards That Prevent Public Officials From Using Power For Political Gain

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act. This legislation strengthens Congressional oversight of the Hatch Act, particularly in instances when the Office of the Special Counsel decides to forgo enforcement. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) leads companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

“The Hatch Act is designed to prevent public officials from using their Read More

DOE Secretary Chris Wright Describes AI As ‘The Next Manhattan Project’ During Visit To Los Alamos

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks to members of the press early Monday evening outside the Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

  • The major race is in AI and it is critical that the U.S. comes out ahead. –DOE Secretary Chris Wright

Standing outside the former residence of J. Robert Oppenheimer early Monday evening, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright paid homage to Los Alamos’ past while laying out the objective for the present.

Wright, who assumed the Read More

Robinson: DOGE’s Undisciplined Flunkies Know Nothing Of Government

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2025 New Mexico News Services

In the who-what-when that’s the architecture of news stories, it’s usually the who that’s most important and the how that’s least important. But in recent federal firings, I find the how equally compelling.

Consider the slash and burn of Elon Musk and his DOGE groupies at the National Nuclear Security Administration, an agency of the Department of Energy.

NPR pieced together an account from interviews with fired employees. They were shut out of their email accounts before learning they were fired. Some were not notified they were Read More