WATCH: Borderland Trump supporters deck out their cars for the ‘MAGA Drag’
EL PASO, Texas — Borderland supporters of President Trump decked out their cars in flags and banners Saturday and hit the highway as part of a…
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Records credit dead woman with donating $2,800 to Herrell’s congressional campaign
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Republican candidate in a closely watched U.S. House race in southern New Mexico has amended a campaign finance report…
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El Pasoan working for Pence says not following CDC guidelines allowed virus to spread inside White House
WASHINGTON, DC — As the nation struggles to understand the events surrounding President Trump being hospitalized for Covid-19 treatment, a former…
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Gov. Abbott restricts mail-in ballot drop-off locations in Texas counties
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott says the number of locations where Texas voters can drop off their mail-in ballots has been reduced to ensure poll…
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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino pushes for gambling expansion in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s commercial racetrack and casino venues have crafted a proposal for an expansion that would including…
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: We’re a vote away from losing our fundamental liberties
Opinion written by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)… When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18th, she left a vacancy on the…
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Voting in Las Cruces during the pandemic: Everything you need to know about the 2020 general election
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The voter information below was compiled by ABC-7 using information from the Dona Ana County website, and the New Mexico…
Continue Reading Voting in El Paso during the pandemic: Everything you need to know about the 2020 general election
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso voters will soon head to the polls — from Oct. 13 to Oct. 30 for early voting and on Election Day, Nov. 3 — for…
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Face-to-face anger from Trump, Biden in 1st debate with insults & interruptions
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger…
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Post-debate CNN poll: 6 in 10 say Biden won the debate
Six in 10 debate watchers said former Vice President Joe Biden did the best job in Tuesday’s debate, and just 28% say President Donald Trump…
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Torres Small, Herrell meet in 1st debate in close congressional race
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and Republican challenger Yvette Herrell finally have gone head-to-head in a debate…
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Trump has paid little to no income taxes, NYT says his returns show
NEW YORK, NY — President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House,…
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Biden keeps lead over Trump, fueled by sizable gender & education gaps in new ABC News Poll
WASHIGNTON, DC — In a race defined by economic views and pandemic fears, and riven by wide gender and education gaps, Joe Biden retains a…
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New Mexico governor says Trump ‘botched’ pandemic response as he hints at state visit
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is sending campaign emails that accuse President Donald Trump of “single-handedly…
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Most Americans say next Supreme Court justice should be chosen by election winner: ABC News poll
WASHINGTON, DC — A majority of Americans oppose efforts by President Trump and the GOP-led Senate to fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the…
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Texas Gov. Abbott pitches public safety proposals in wake of police budget cuts
DALLAS, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday called for new crimes and mandatory jail time for certain offenses related to protests as he announced…
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Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses: ‘There won’t be a transfer’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power following November’s election during a press…
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Cindy McCain crosses party lines, formally endorses Joe Biden for president
WASHINGTON, DC — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, has crossed party lines to offer her endorsement of Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee…
Continue Reading Ex-White House Coronavirus Task Force staffer & native El Pasoan slams Trump, will vote for Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — An El Paso native and former top aide to Vice President Mike Pence assailed President Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic in…
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Texas Gov. Abbott is lifting more virus restrictions, but bars will remain closed
UPDATE: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that retail stores, restaurants, gyms, manufacturing facilities and office buildings, museums and…
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Biden says he trusts scientists, not Trump as politics take center stage in virus vaccine process
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden says that while he trusts what scientists say about a potential coronavirus vaccine, he doesn’t trust President…
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Trump denies disparaging service members or minimizing pandemic threat on ABC News town hall
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Exactly seven weeks before Election Day and two weeks before the first presidential debate, President Donald…
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Trump spurns science on climate & wildfires, Biden blasts him as a ‘climate arsonist’
SACRAMENTO, California — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that…
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President Trump lobbies for Latino vote
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — President Donald Trump held a “Latinos for Trump” roundtable Sunday, a push that comes as the president hopes to win a bigger…
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Sen. Cruz calls for investigation into Netflix film ‘Cuties’ for allegedly sexualizing young girls
WASHINGTON, DC — Netflix’s highly-debated new film “Cuties” is now at the center of a possible criminal investigation after a letter penned to the…
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ABC News poll finds deep skepticism of Trump’s virus response endures
WASHINGTON, DC — Most Americans are skeptical of President Donald Trump’s performance on the coronavirus pandemic — disapproving of his response,…
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Trump officially endorses Herrell in close southern New Mexico race against Torres Small
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial Congressional…
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Torres Small hit by GOP on Green New Deal she opposes, while earning support of Republican business group
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republicans this week released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern…
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Judge keeps Kanye West off presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin.…
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Texas Gov. Abbott signs pledge against police budget cuts; El Paso spending $5.8 million more for cops
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott signed a pledge opposing police budget cuts — and a legislative proposal to “protect police…
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