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Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.
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How a school with less than 100 students in New Mexico, won a state competition and received some recognition in Des Moines, Iowa, when they competed nationally for a mock trial program that teaches students to be leaders. -
KRWG Public Media is covering contested races around the region ahead of the June 2nd primary. KRWG’s Abigail Salas spoke with Shannon Reynolds, who is a candidate for Doña Ana County Assessor. Here’s a portion of their conversation. -
KRWG Public Media is covering the New Mexico State Representative race for district 37. Democratic candidate Lori Martinez spoke to Noah Raess. -
Ross Marks, Executive Director of the Las Cruces International Film Festival and NMSU Professor, discusses mental health from a generational and industry-specific perspective with Liz Liano.
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Indigenous leaders say that in the Trump administration's rush to build border walls, contractors are desecrating Native American sacred places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace, more than 170 years after the international boundary split the territories of dozens of tribes. -
The Seven Cabins Fire has exploded to over 12,500 acres as of Monday morning. -
New Mexico produces more oil than any other state besides Texas, and the state's revenue from taxes, royalties and lease sales helps cover the cost of college tuition, all school meals, health insurance and a new initiative for free universal child care. -
The Environmental Defense Fund estimates oil and gas methane emissions across New Mexico amount to at least a million metric tons per year.
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In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way. -
The nation's top safety investigators will launch a two-day hearing beginning Tuesday into what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash shortly after takeoff in Louisville last year, killing 15 people. -
Rostam explains why he's embracing his Iranian roots on his new album, American Stories. -
The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."
May 18, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's power in pushing out 'disloyal' Republicans
Jury throws out Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump after 2nd indictment
DOJ creates $1.8 billion fund that could compensate 'targeted' Trump allies
