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The move comes after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis.
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EL Paso Matters President and CEO Bob Moore covers top stories each week. -
On January 3rd, the U.S. military took Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia into custody. KRWG Local News Fellow Abigail Salas recently covered a small protest in Las Cruces against the action and has additional perspective in this report. -
The Las Cruces Police Department hosted a town hall at City Hall Thursday night that was attended by over 100 people. Juvenile crime and competency were hot topics at the meeting. -
In recent months, state laws around how to handle a person if they are found to be incompetent in a court have taken over the public safety debate. -
The town of Hurley gets a new mayor, Silver City Town Council does not get a new council member and a mining company has started to stake claims near Pinos Altos.
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Since President Donald Trump returned to office, national parks have faced renewed threats from drastic budget cuts, severe staff reductions and the potential opening of certain park lands to drilling and mining. -
A new ordinance to take effect in 2027 will increase the city’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 and tie future increases to rental costs. -
While decades old, unrestricted readers are now enhanced by artificial intelligence and data integration, which can be used by public law enforcement and private entities. -
The Environmental Protection Agency says its proposed rule change would align with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs the EPA.
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A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, said U.S. Central Command. -
Mission Artemis plans to send Americans to the moon for the first time since the Nixon administration. -
In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland. -
Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump's rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland. -
Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud.
January 16, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
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