Politics: Enter at your own risk
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
ALBUQUERQUE, JULY 25—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a ?resolution ?condemning Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden Administration's failure to secure the United States border. Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the resolution, with only six House Democrats voting with Republicans. Among the Democrats who opposed the resolution were Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Gabe Vasquez, who represents the NM's border district.
"New Mexico's representatives, especially Gabe Vasquez, should be ashamed of their vote justifying the Biden/Harris border crisis," ?said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce. ?“New Mexico's unsecured border has resulted in the ?loss of a New Mexican life, led to a ?violent assault ?on a New Mexican woman, empowered ?cartel ?and ?criminal activity, and created a ?humanitarian crisis ?unlike any seen before." ?
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
ALBUQUERQUE, JULY 24—Today, New Mexico Democratic Representatives Gabe Vasquez, Melanie Stansbury, and Teresa Leger Fernandez, along with Senators ?Martin Heinrich ?and Ben Ray Lujan, boycotted and refused to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress. Vice President Kamala Harris will also not preside over or attend Netanyahu's address citing a campaign event conflict. Vice President Harris has previously ?supported ?the anti-Israel college protests.
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
As the "Border Czar" for President Biden, Kamala Harris owns the Biden Administration's crisis and is an avowed radical. Martin Heinrich, Gabe Vasquez, and New Mexico Democrats' endorsement of Kamala Harris is an endorsement of her abject failures for New Mexico families, who have been some of the hardest hit. Biden's own FBI admits that the border crisis is spilling crime" into New Mexico, while a new report today revealed Kamala Harris hasn't even spoken with the Chief of Border Patrol.
Harris has been the Border Czar for almost three and a half years and hasn't bothered to contact the head of the Border Patrol.
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
SANTA FE—Today, President Joe Biden announced to that nation that he will no longer be seeking re-election for President.
Following the announcement, Senate Republican Leader Senator Greg Baca (R-Belen), Senate Republican Whip Senator Craig Brandt (R-Rio Rancho), and Senate Republican Caucus Chair Mark Moores (R-Albuquerque) issued the following joint statement:
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
July 18, 2024
Santa Fe, NM –The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is once again issuing a strong warning against any efforts by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham or anti-gun legislators to infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of New Mexicans during the current special session.
"With her call for today's special session, Grisham swung open the gates for any anti-gun measures to be introduced," warned Dustin Curtis, Director of State Affairs for the National Association for Gun Rights.
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
ALBUQUERQUE, JULY 13—Today, State Senator Antonio “Moe” Maestas (D-Bernalillo) responded with an insensitive tweet on X under a post showing footage of President Trump's assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
Senator Maestas’ tweet has ?since been deleted, but we’ve included the screenshots below.
The senator's response was in the comments under the following post where he diminished the severity of the incident and added a laughing emoji.
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
Alarm Bells Ringing Loud in Biden/Heinrich/Vasquez Campaigns Today
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, JULY 12—The New York Times reported today that "in a meeting at the White House last week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told Mr. Biden that she feared he would lose her state, according to two people briefed on her comments."
This is in line with a Democrat-conducted post-debate poll showing the state has turned from solid blue to purple, with Biden narrowly losing the state and polls showing Nella Domenici virtually tied with Martin Heinrich in the U.S. Senate race.
- Category: Politics: Enter at your own risk
ALBUQUERQUE, JULY 11—This evening, President Joe Biden held what White House officials dubbed a "big boy press conference," referring to his first formal solo press conference since 2022. After Biden's disastrous debate performance that called into question his physical and cognitive ability to lead the country, this press conference would prove to be another crucial opportunity for Americans to see Biden and judge his fitness for the highest office.
Republican Party of New Mexico spokeswoman Ash Soular issued the following statement following President Biden's press conference this evening:
Content on the Beat
WARNING: All articles and photos with a byline or photo credit are copyrighted to the author or photographer. You may not use any information found within the articles without asking permission AND giving attribution to the source. Photos can be requested and may incur a nominal fee for use personally or commercially.
Disclaimer: If you find errors in articles not written by the Beat team but sent to us from other content providers, please contact the writer, not the Beat. For example, obituaries are always provided by the funeral home or a family member. We can fix errors, but please give details on where the error is so we can find it. News releases from government and non-profit entities are posted generally without change, except for legal notices, which incur a small charge.
NOTE: If an article does not have a byline, it was written by someone not affiliated with the Beat and then sent to the Beat for posting.
Images: We have received complaints about large images blocking parts of other articles. If you encounter this problem, click on the title of the article you want to read and it will take you to that article's page, which shows only that article without any intruders.
New Columnists: The Beat continues to bring you new columnists. And check out the old faithfuls who continue to provide content.
Newsletter: If you opt in to the Join GCB Three Times Weekly Updates option above this to the right, you will be subscribed to email notifications with links to recently posted articles.
Editor's Notes
It has come to this editor's attention that people are sending information to the Grant County Beat Facebook page. Please be aware that the editor does not regularly monitor the page. If you have items you want to send to the editor, please send them to editor@grantcountybeat.com. Thanks!
Here for YOU: Consider the Beat your DAILY newspaper for up-to-date information about Grant County. It's at your fingertips! One Click to Local News. Thanks for your support for and your readership of Grant County's online news source—www.grantcountybeat.com
Feel free to notify editor@grantcountybeat.com if you notice any technical problems on the site. Your convenience is my desire for the Beat. The Beat totally appreciates its readers and subscribers!
Compliance: Because you are an esteemed member of The Grant County Beat readership, be assured that we at the Beat continue to do everything we can to be in full compliance with GDPR and pertinent US law, so that the information you have chosen to give to us cannot be compromised.
Submitting to the Beat
Those new to providing news releases to the Beat are asked to please check out submission guidelines at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/about/submissions. They are for your information to make life easier on the readers, as well as for the editor.
Advertising: Don't forget to tell advertisers that you saw their ads on the Beat.
Classifieds: We have changed Classifieds to a simpler option. Check periodically to see if any new ones have popped up. Send your information to editor@grantcountybeat.com and we will post it as soon as we can. Instructions and prices are on the page.