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A view of Santa Fe from the Cross of the Martyrs monument in Santa Fe, New Mexico. So many Texans have fled to New Mexico’s capital that some folks are calling it “Austin West”. Adria Malcolm/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Adria Malcolm/for NPR SANTA FE, N.M. — The sun is sinking behind the Jemez Mountains as a group of Texas expats gathers with their pint glasses inside a Santa Fe brewpub to consider the state they abandoned, and the state they now call home. “I was very proud to be a Texan and never really thought we’d leave, but…

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May 20, 2025 There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling. Ad Policy Opponents of New York Mayor Eric Adam’s plan to involuntarily send mentally ill homeless people to psychiatric hospitals participate in a rally at City Hall on December 8, 2022, in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. The United States has been in the throes of a mental health and…

Immigration lawyers told a federal judge on Tuesday that they received information indicating the U.S. government may have put migrants from countries like Myanmar and Vietnam on a deportation flight to South Sudan, an eastern African nation plagued by conflict and political instability. In an emergency filing to the federal district court in Massachusetts, the attorneys said the reported deportation flight to South Sudan would directly violate a ruling issued by U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy that barred the Trump administration from deporting migrants to third countries without affording them certain due process rights. The lawyers said any migrant deported to…

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo concerning his testimony to Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic, two officials familiar with the matter told CBS News Tuesday.The investigation comes months after the DOJ dropped charges against current New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Both Adams and Cuomo are running for mayor in the upcoming election.The news was first reported by The New York Times.The Justice Department had no comment when reached by CBS News. In a statement, Rich Azzopardi, a Cuomo spokesperson, said the former governor has not had any contact from law enforcement about…

President Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025, announcing plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to shield America from missile attack by building what he describes as a “Golden Dome.” “Once fully constructed the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space,” Trump told reporters in the…

Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, engaged in a heated exchange Tuesday as the nation’s top diplomat defended the Trump administration’s foreign policy while testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For seven minutes, Van Hollen criticized Rubio on his handling of issues ranging from the freezing of humanitarian assistance in Sudan during a genocide, deportations to El Salvador without due process and revoking student visas. “You and I served together in Congress for 15 years,” Van Hollen said. “We didn’t always agree, but I believe we shared some common values — a…

Sixteen senators backed a disastrous bill that enshrines the crypto industry’s flagrant abuses into law. Ad Policy Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.(Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg via Getty Images) When President Donald Trump convenes his private dinner to reward backers of his personal cryptocurrency this week, the celebrants will revel in more than just their corrupt access to the highest office in the land. They’ll also be cheering the fact that, on Monday night, the US Senate overwhelmingly endorsed a procedural measure to advance the disastrous Guiding and Establishing…

“Are you gonna kill my mommy? Are you gonna kill me?”Michelle Renee said those are the first words she heard from her 7-year-old daughter Breea after three masked gunmen broke down their door in San Diego County, California, on the night of Nov. 21, 2000.Renee says she had lost sight of her daughter after the intruders threw them to the floor and bound them with duct tape. When she was finally able to look up, she saw Breea “face down, with a gun to her head.”The gunmen took their time explaining why they were there. They told her they had…

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored for now a Maine state lawmaker’s right to vote in the state House of Representatives after she was punished for a social media post that identified a transgender student athlete. The high court granted the request for emergency relief sought by Laurel Libby, who represents House District 90 and was censured by her colleagues for a social media post that criticized the state for allowing transgender athletes at public high schools to compete in girls sports. The online posting from Libby called out a transgender athlete who competed in the state’s track-and-field championship.Justices Sonia…