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Desert express: UAE launches first national passenger rail network
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Paying passengers have been welcomed aboard the United Arab Emirates’ first national rail service as the initial phase of a long-awaited express train network that will eventually connect 11 cities across the region opened to the public. The fir...
Trump está perdiendo su batalla con la Reserva Federal
Análisis por Bryan Mena, CNN A lo largo de su segundo mandato, el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, ha intentado doblegar a la Reserva Federal a su voluntad. Pero este lunes sufrió su mayor revés hasta la fecha. El año pasado, Trump intentó destituir a Lisa Cook, miembro de...
Podcast: El Paso’s 3 biggest school districts are facing financial crises, some worse than others. Here’s what to know.
The El Paso Matters Podcast Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Today: EPISD is likely going to put a bond north of $400 million to voters this November. Just weeks after the district declared financial exigency, a form of bankruptcy for public school districts, the elephant in the room now...
Un importante ataque con drones de Ucrania contra Moscú alcanza un centro de satélites y mata a un bebé
Por Kosta Gak, Clare Sebastian y Anna Chernova, CNN Ucrania anunció este martes que atacó, por segunda vez en poco más de una semana, uno de los mayores centros de comunicaciones por satélite de Rusia, una campaña en la que Kyiv intensifica sus ataques con drones de largo alcan...
The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado’s primaries
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state’s Democra...
Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections
President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress....
La magistrada Sotomayor recibió entradas para un concierto de la discográfica de Bad Bunny
Por John Fritze, CNN La magistrada Sonia Sotomayor recibió más de US$ 4.000 en entradas para conciertos de una discográfica puertorriqueña que cuenta con Bad Bunny entre sus clientes, según un informe de divulgación financiera hecho público el lunes. Sotomayor, miembro del al...
2026 Colorado primary elections: A last-minute voter’s guide - Colorado Springs Gazette
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Justice Sotomayor received concert tickets from Bad Bunny’s label
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor received more than $4,000 in concert tickets from a Puerto Rican record label that counts Bad Bunny among its clients, according to a financial disclosure report made public Monday. Sotomayor, a member of the court’s liberal...
The Supreme Court handed Trump an election case defeat. Is a bigger win for him coming?
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s ruling letting more than a dozen states keep their post-election grace periods for mail ballots is a defeat for President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterms, but the GOP can still capture significant victories in...
Mayor’s tie-breaking vote blocks funding for El Paso Welcome Center
Rising tensions on El Paso’s City Council came to a head last week when representatives and Mayor Renard Johnson took the rare step of reversing a decision made an hour earlier. One council member said the reversal was vengeance over unsuccessful efforts by three city represe...
El Paso ISD outlines appointment process for vacant board seats ahead of up to $450 million bond vote
The El Paso Independent School District is expected to vote Wednesday on the process to appoint new members to the Board of Trustees for Districts 6 and 7, which were left vacant after Daniel Call and Valerie Ganelon Beals resigned earlier this month. Under the plan, the distr...
SCOTUS rebuffs GOP bid to block counting of late-arriving mail ballots
By Devin Dwyer In a ruling with direct bearing on the midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday narrowly upheld a Mississippi law allowing tabulation of late-arriving mail-in ballots so long as they were postmarked by Election Day. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing fo...
JetBlue pilot reports striking drone while landing at JFK International Airport
By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A JetBlue Airways passenger jet reported striking a drone on Monday while preparing to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed. The pilot aboard JetBlue Flight 9...
Sotomayor warns expansion of presidential firing power will ‘unleash only chaos’
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a sharp dissent from the bench on Monday after the court overturned a nearly century-old precedent on presidential firing power, arguing the majority’s decision grants President Trump and future presidents “unbridled authority” that undermines th...
Delcy Rodríguez enfrenta su mayor prueba de liderazgo: ¿podrá superarla?
Análisis por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Venezuela enfrenta una de las peores catástrofes naturales del país en el último siglo con un escenario político marcado por la incertidumbre. El desafío humanitario de los terremotos pone al Gobierno de la presidenta encargada, Delc...
Supreme Court to review the legality of mass voter purges in the weeks before an election
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will review the legality of mass voters purges in the final weeks before an election, as part of a larger case the justices are taking up examining the methods Arizona uses to keep non-citizens off the voter rolls. The dispute w...
Deleted tweets on Darializa Avila Chevalier’s account had favorable references to communist leaders and Marxism
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic congressional nominee endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who ousted longtime Rep. Adriano Espaillat in Tuesday’s primary, maintained a since-deleted Twitter account with repeated sympathetic...
This week on The Hill: House aims to move priorities after conservative SAVE America Act rebellion
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has an ambitious legislative agenda this week, but it’s unclear whether he can move his party's priorities forward as a group of conservative hard-liners demand action on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. President Trump urg...
Sun Bowl Association to install new president, honor volunteers
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Sun Bowl Association will honor its volunteers and install its new board of directors and advisers, including a new board president, on Sunday, June 28 during a ceremony at the El Paso Zoo. The Sun Bowl Association is a volunteer-based nonprofit organ...
‘Odyssey’ fever grips the Classics world
By David Mack (CNN) — As fans of Christopher Nolan eagerly await the July 17 release of his take on “The Odyssey,” a different kind of enthusiast is also bristling with anticipation: scholars and other devotees of the ancient world. At universities and high schools across the...
After ousting Bill Cassidy, Donald Trump faces fresh test of his sway with GOP voters in Louisiana’s Senate runoff
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana Republican voters already rejected an incumbent senator who was crossways with President Donald Trump. In a primary runoff on Saturday, they’ll decide whether to follow Trump’s lead in choosing a new nominee. Rep. Julia Letlow, who is en...
House Democrats brace for headaches with growing left wing
The election of a trio of far-left candidates in New York’s primaries could create headaches for House Democratic leadership determined to stage a unified and effective pushback to President Trump should the party retake the chamber. Recent years under Republican leadership have ...
Texas Board of Education approves vote to require public schools to study Bible stories
After months of built up discussion and debate, the Texas State Board of Education has approved a new proposal that will establish lists of required reading, including Bible verses alongside classic books, for its K-12 English and literature curriculum.The new proposal, which wil...
Texas State Board of Education votes to require millions of students to study Bible stories
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic titles — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum. The plan will impact more than 5 ...
Texas education board votes to make Bible passages required reading
BySynai Ferrell and Mason Leib June 26, 2026, 4:58 PM The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make Bible passages required reading in public schools. The education board, which is controlled by Republicans, voted to pass a new required reading list on Friday by a...
Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was a ‘misunderstanding’ by Alito
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The highly unusual exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor over a dissent read from the bench was based on a “misunderstanding” by the conservative justice, the Supreme Court said Friday. “Justice Alito was notified in adv...
Caraballeda, el popular destino turístico que quedó como una zona “de guerra” tras los terremotos
Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español La Guaira, estado venezolano que hace unos días destacaba como uno de los destinos turísticos de playa más importantes del país, es hoy el centro de una de las mayores tragedias ocurridas en Venezuela, luego de que dos terremotos de magnitudes 7...
John Bolton, adversario de Trump, se declarará culpable. He aquí por qué el caso no se desmoronó antes de llegar a este punto
Por Katelyn Polantz, CNN Mientras varias investigaciones criminales contra los adversarios del presidente Donald Trump siguen estancadas, los fiscales federales lograron la condena de uno de sus mayores críticos. John Bolton, exasesor de seguridad nacional de Trump, aceptó de...
Elon Musk ordered to give deposition in alleged 'vote buying' election scheme
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 general election....
Senate GOP scrambling for a strategy to please Trump on SAVE America Act
Senate Republicans are scrambling for a strategy to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, a sweeping election reform bill, along with $67 billion to $350 billion in defense spending after holding a contentious meeting with President Trump this week. Tr...
What to know about democratic socialists
Democratic socialists are gaining ground on the national political scene, championing left-of-establishment ideals and rattling mainstream Democrats with big wins ahead of the midterms. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed the democratic socialist movement further into the ...
Qué es un “doblete” sísmico, el raro fenómeno que pudo causar los terremotos en Venezuela
Por Kasha Patel, CNN En la noche de este miércoles, Venezuela sufrió una de sus mayores sacudidas en más de un siglo, una que derribó edificios y se llevó más de 180 vidas. El evento, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos, fue un fenómeno raro llamado “doblete” que no c...
Supreme Court rules to limit asylum requests along US-Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump Administration Thursday to limit asylum policies in the country. International ports of entry won't be considered pathways for migrants to apply for asylum. The justices voted 6-3 to overturn a lower c...
Trump urges House Republican rebels to stop ‘grandstanding' after meeting with Johnson
President Trump on Thursday urged House Republicans to unify and stop “grandstanding” after a group of hard-line conservatives brought most House activity to a halt this week over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. Trump’s post came shortly after a Thurs...
Josh Shapiro says he has ‘profound’ differences with Mamdani-backed candidate
By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro told CNN’s Dana Bash in an interview Thursday that he had “profound differences” with one of the candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in Tuesday’s primary elections, underscoring Democratic Party f...
House panel advances $1.1 trillion defense spending bill with Department of War name change
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced its $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, legislation that includes a provision to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War. The bill advanced out of committee Wednesday on a 34-27 party-line vote, handi...
Trump’s fixation on election overhaul bill derails GOP agenda on Capitol Hill
By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — A nasty feud over President Donald Trump’s elections overhaul push has further crippled an already-dysfunctional Congress, leaving Republicans unable to move on critical elements of their agenda. Weeks of tumult fueled by Trump’s dema...
Los terremotos más devastadores en la historia reciente de Venezuela
Por CNN Español El potente y devastador terremoto que sacudió Venezuela la noche del miércoles se sintió en varios estados del país, así como en la vecina Colombia. El sismo de magnitud 7,5 fue el más fuerte registrado en Venezuela en más de un siglo. El único de mayor magnit...
Welcome Center to stop operations August 1
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- El Paso City Council voted against allocating one-time funding of $430,000 from American Rescue Plan Act investment interest revenue. With that vote the Welcome Center, which provides initial support services to homeless people, will stop operations. T...
Hard-liners grind House agenda to a halt over SAVE America Act demands
A group of conservative hard-liners have effectively ground most House floor action to a halt until Congress acts on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, delivering a new challenge for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he tries to move the chamber’s legislat...
Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii’s private property gun restrictions
The Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated Hawaii’s gun restrictions on private property in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, ruling it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. Justice Samuel Alito agreed with gun rights advocates that the state can’t block handgun pos...
DeWine vetoes 2 bills, including one requiring photo ID to mail in ballots
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed two bills, including one that would add would add a new requirement for absentee voters.
Raskin aims to force vote on bill barring Trump 'anti-weaponization' fund
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Democratic leaders Thursday he plans to force a vote on legislation blocking the creation of President Trump’s "anti-weaponization" fund and a related deal to bar investigation of his and his fam...
Postmaster general confirms plan to hold back mail ballots in states that won’t share voter data
Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government...
Johnson walks tightrope with SAVE America Act push in reconciliation 3.0
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is aiming to advance a grant program tied to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act in a Republican reconciliation package, betting that the party-line process could provide a pathway for one of conservatives’ — and President Trum...
Cómo Trump causó la mayor conmoción petrolera de la historia y se salió con la suya por ahora
Análisis por David Goldman, CNN Si esto sigue así, el petróleo llegará a US$ 200. (No)… La gasolina también alcanzará un récord. (Incorrecto)… Y después de que el estrecho de Ormuz finalmente reabra, el petróleo volverá a los precios previos a la guerra el próximo año, como muy...
Internal audit finds series of missteps contributed to EPISD budget crisis
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – An internal audit presented to the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees found a series of missteps contributed to the district’s multimillion-dollar budget crisis. The findings were presented during Tuesday’s, June 23, board meeting as the...
Tribunal de apelaciones da el mayor revés al Departamento de Justicia de Trump por exigir datos confidenciales de votantes
Por Tierney Sneed, CNN Un tribunal federal de apelaciones rechazó este miércoles las demandas del Departamento de Justicia para que Michigan entregara información no pública contenida en sus archivos de registro de votantes, lo que supone el mayor revés hasta ahora para el inte...
Judge blocks Trump administration from voting proof of citizenship implementation
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked the Trump administration’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, ruling in favor of 19 states that filed the lawsuit....
Rusia todavía avanza a paso lento en el este de Ucrania, pero expertos dicen que las afirmaciones de progreso son exageradas
Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lauren Kent Rusia todavía avanza a paso lento en la región de Donetsk, en el este de Ucrania, donde ha concentrado la mayor parte de sus tropas, mientras continúa los esfuerzos por cercar la ciudad clave del “cinturón de fortalezas” de Kostyantynivka y l...
Appeals court deals biggest setback yet to Trump DOJ’s demands for confidential voter roll data
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected demands by the Justice Department that Michigan turn over non-public information in their voter registration files, in the biggest setback yet to the Trump administration’s attempt to obtain and audit u...
Why El Paso’s mayor, city representatives are getting a 15% pay raise
The El Paso mayor and city representatives will each receive a 15% pay raise next fiscal year as part of a City Charter amendment previously approved by voters. The raise will boost city representative salaries from $63,183 to $72,800 and the mayor’s salary from $94,775 to $10...