EL PASO, Texas — Although the election for El Paso District Attorney was decided back in July, the losing candidate from that race re-emerged Wednesday with an eye-raising video that was posted online. On his Facebook account, Assistant District Attorney James Montoya announced that he would be leaving the DA’s office and then went on
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is the leading contender to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, and is expected to be nominated for one of the most critical roles in President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet. An announcement could be made
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WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team lobbying for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to be nominated for the role of Health and Human Services secretary. The letter, signed by 32 members of Congress, including Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro, a Texas
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered any evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments come despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to
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WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he said will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, declaring, “I know times are tough, but I want you to know that help is on the way.” Biden said he’d chosen a “first-rate team” that is “tested and experienced” to
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a tumultuous term for Mayor Dee Margo facing several emergency situations for the city of El Paso. First was the unprecedented immigration surge which brought hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to our border. Then, El Paso faced one of its darkest days when a lone gunman walked into
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WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his “mid-foot” and will “likely require a walking boot for several weeks,” his doctor said in a statement Sunday, after Biden slipped while playing with his dog, Major, Saturday. “Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but his clinical exam warranted more detailed imaging,”
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EL PASO, Texas — Oscar Leeser was the 53rd mayor of El Paso from 2013 to 2017 and now he is running to try to get his job back. He was the top vote-getter on election day earlier this month but didn’t manage to break 50% in the six-person field, so he and current Mayor
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed a $330 million relief package aimed at helping out-of-work New Mexicans and certain businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Under the measure she signed, $100 million in grants are being made available for small businesses and unemployed workers will receive one-time $1,200
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EL PASO, Texas — Early voting began Wednesday for El Paso’s Dec. 12 runoff election that will decide the city’s mayoral race as well the District 2 and District 4 city council seats. Voters can cast a ballot at any of the 28 early voting sites. Those polling sites will be closed for Thanksgiving and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7’s Mauricio Casillas sat down with El Paso Mayor Dee Margo to discuss his strategy to get the pandemic under control. El Paso has been in the national spotlight as the Covid-19 health crisis worsened. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego imposed a shutdown of non-essential businesses at the beginning of the
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Legislature has approved a $330 million coronavirus economic relief package that will send checks directly to out-of-work residents next month, provide grants to small businesses and increase funding for food banks and Covid-19 testing. Passage came by a wide margin Tuesday night as lawmakers rushed to wrap
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7’s Erik Elken spoke late Monday afternoon to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about the Covid-19 pandemic response. You can watch the interview in the video player above, and a transcript is provided below. Q: Today you announced the creation of an antibody treatment wing at the El Paso convention center. What
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UPDATE, Nov. 24: Former mayor and now-mayoral candidate Oscar Leeser is confirming that his mother died from having contracted Covid-19. “My mother was the victim of Covid-19,” he told the audience of an online voter forum hosted by the Northeast Democratic Party Association. It was his first public disclosure about the cause of her death.
Continue Reading WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden says his national security team will lead the way in reflecting the fact that “America is back” on the world stage. During a speech Tuesday in Delaware, Biden said that his team would “embody my core beliefs that America is strongest when it works with its allies.” In rolling
Continue Reading HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — The Pennsylvania governor says Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential vote in the state. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tweeted Tuesday that the Pennsylvania State Department “certified the results of the November 3 election in Pennsylvania for president and vice president of the United States. As required
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WASHINGTON, DC — After weeks of delay, the federal government has acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden was the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election. The move Monday clears the way for cooperation on a transition of power. It came after President Donald Trump suffered yet more legal and procedural defeats in his futile effort to
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas and Louisiana can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Monday’s decision by a majority of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses earlier rulings in two longstanding fights over abortion. Opponents of legal abortion have long sought to deny federal Medicaid funding
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico lawmakers are drafting legislation aimed at providing about $300 million in direct economic aid for the unemployed, small businesses and emergency housing subsidies. The proposal is aimed at providing a jolt of relief to a state economy reeling from a surge in pandemic infections and deaths. A renewed stay-at-home order
Continue Reading LANSING, Michigan — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election. The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats, confirmed the results on a 3-0 vote with one abstention. Allies of Trump
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — President Donald Trump’s campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race, a day after state officials certified results showing Democrat Joe Biden won the state. Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the state’s election results on Friday. Those results showed Biden beat Trump by 12,670 votes out
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday, dealing President Donald Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann in Pennsylvania turned down the request for an
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Three current judges and one retired judge have been nominated for appointment to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court. A state nominating commission this week met remotely to evaluate seven candidates for the vacancy being created by the Dec. 1 retirement of Justice Judith K. Nakamura. The four nominees include
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dona Ana County will swear in the first Black district attorney in New Mexico on January 1st. Gerald Byers, 62, said he will work to deliver justice for the community. “People expect it and people deserve it,” he said. “My intention for my office is to focus on the mission of serving the
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EL PASO, Texas – Well-known community leader and politician Barbara Perez died Friday afternoon after contracting Covid-19, her husband said. Perez, 76, had served as an El Paso city representative, county commissioner and member of the Socorro school board, among numerous other posts during her long career. She ran unsuccessfully for El Paso mayor and
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Michigan state legislature’s Republican leadership who met with President Donald Trump at the White House Friday afternoon said they “have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan.” The Michigan lawmakers — who visited the White House at the
Continue Reading Twitter said Friday it will hand control of the @POTUS account to the new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. The @POTUS account is the official account of the President of the United States and is separate from the @realDonaldTrump account that Trump uses to tweet. This will also apply to about a dozen White House
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ATLANTA, Georgia — Georgia’s top elections official on Friday certified election results showing Joe Biden won the presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat’s lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The final results certified by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had Biden with 2.47 million votes, President Donald
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — A top Georgia elections official says a hand tally of the presidential race in Georgia is complete, and the results affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s lead over Republican President Donald Trump. Gabriel Sterling released the information to The Associated Press on Thursday. The hand recount of nearly 5 million votes stemmed from an
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LUBBOCK, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday touted the arrival of a new antibody treatment as progress in Texas’ fight against the coronavirus, while again ruling out any new statewide business restrictions as the state experiences alarming growth in cases and hospitalizations. Bamlanivimab, a new drug therapy from the Eli Lilly and Co., is not a
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