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Trump asks Supreme Court to revive controversial system used for voter purges

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reinstate a controversial citizenship records system his administration has sought to wield for sweeping reviews of state voter rolls. Voter roll audits using the Department of Homeland Sec...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 8, 2026

El Paso’s META Datacenter on the City Council Ballot Box in November

The fight over one of the largest developments in El Paso produced an unexpected political dividing line between voters concerned about resources facing off against labor groups concerned about jobs in the city. In the middle are three city representatives who resisted calls to r...

El Paso News (elpasonews.org)Sep 8, 2026

CNN to host California gubernatorial debate ahead of November election

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — CNN will host a California gubernatorial debate later this month, just weeks before Election Day as voters in the nation’s most populous state decide who will succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The one-hour debate between Democrat Xavie...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 8, 2026

Senate is 'pure toss-up' ahead of midterms: DDHQ

The fight for control of the Senate hangs in the balance with just eight weeks to go until the midterm elections, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ)....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 8, 2026

Tres formas en que la guerra con Irán cambió la economía mundial

Análisis por David Goldman, CNN Los efectos de la guerra con Irán son evidentes para la mayoría de los estadounidenses: los precios de la gasolina llevan semanas rondando por encima de los US$ 4, las tasas hipotecarias están subiendo hacia el 7 % y las empresas están añadiendo re...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 7, 2026

Las Cruces seeking volunteer to serve on Oversight Committee

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The City of Las Cruces is accepting applications for its Oversight Committee, a key board that works to identify waste and improve operations. The Oversight Committee is a management advisory committee and not a public board. City Council approved the cre...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 5, 2026

Trump’s PAC wades into midterms with $10 million ad buy to boost Ken Paxton

By Kaanita Iyer, Patrick Svitek, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s super PAC has started spending its massive war chest on the midterm elections, disclosing ad buys totaling $10 million in support of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Republicans had long aw...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 5, 2026

#9OT Football Scoreboard: Week 2, 2026

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- KTSM 9 Overtime is back with all the high school football action! Four games took place on Thursday, and more will continue on Friday. Tune in at 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, for 9 Overtime for highlights and final scores with Sam Guzman, Jesus Baltazar...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

El Paso City Council completes evaluations for city manager, attorney

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso's City Council completed annual performance evaluations of the city manager and city attorney. The city's manager and attorney report to the mayor and city council. The annual evaluation allows the council to assess performance, recognize accompli...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

$1.7M in grants announced for El Paso, West Texas veterans

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Senator César J. Blanco announced that $1.7 million in grants will be given to organizations that help veterans and their families in the Borderland and West Texas. The grants come from the Texas Veterans Commission’s Fund for Veterans Assistance and will ...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 4, 2026

UN to vote on adopting new map that would make our world look very different

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong. The “Correct the Map” draft resolution – put for...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

Here’s who is mostly likely to vote by mail

By Amy O’Kruk, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, CNN (CNN) — Mail-in voting in the 2026 midterm elections officially begins Friday in North Carolina, even as the rules governing those votes remain uncertain amid an ongoing legal fight. A federal judge has, for now, temporarily blocked...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 4, 2026

Remembering Dolly and Gloria, childfree icons

By Choire Sicha, CNN (CNN) — “Our goddess,” wrote a poster last week on the Reddit board devoted to being childfree, “has passed.” Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 3, 2026

‘We have not forgotten’: Protests continue as ICE detention facilities expand

The sun was still rising as nearly 60 “mothers and others” boarded an Omaha bus recently and headed across the state to protest what goes on at the ICE detention facility in rural McCook. Their nearly 10-hour round trip marked a year since Gov. Jim Pillen announced the deal he ma...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 3, 2026

Mexican musician, pregnant wife, child and nanny killed in grisly shootings

By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — A Mexican musician, his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter, as well as their nanny and a family dog were found dead on Tuesday, in a gruesome homicide case. Jonathan Meléndez, the 38-year-old keyboardist of the well-known indie rock...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 3, 2026

Short-term rentals in El Paso will face higher guest fees

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso is moving closer to collecting its local hotel occupancy tax from short-term rentals, including properties listed on platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo. El Paso City Council unanimously approved changes to the city code Tuesday, Sept. 3,...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 3, 2026

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office faces over $4 million deficit

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office faces a more than $4 million deficit -- up more than $550,000 from last week. During Monday's El Paso County Commissioner's Court meeting, Budget and Finance Director Carmen Candelaria said projected deficit is because ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 2, 2026

Lincoln Park name change unanimously approved

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday, the El Paso City Council unanimously voted to change a Central El Paso park's name to "Lincoln Park-El Paso's Chicano Park." District 2 Representative Josh Acevedo presented the change based on a recommendation from the city's Parks and Recreat...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 2, 2026

Trump seeks affordability wins down midterm homestretch

President Trump is taking every available avenue in his effort to appeal to voters on affordability as frustrations over high prices and economic uncertainty show no signs of subsiding nine weeks out from the midterms. Trump met with oil and gas retailers and refineries at the Wh...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 2, 2026

Being on 'Suspense List' won't stop you from voting

Election officials in El Paso County clarified that over 50,000 voters currently listed as "suspense" can still cast regular ballots provided they update their address information, a process required by Texas law for voter-roll maintenance....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 1, 2026

New Mexico governor appoints new Otero County Magistrate Court judge

(KVIA) -- Tuesday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said she appointed a new judge for the Otero County Magistrate Court, Division 2. Joseph Cutts will fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Albert R. Greene III. Cutts defeated Greene in the primary election an...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 1, 2026

El Paso City Council to discuss renaming Lincoln Park

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso City Council will discuss the renaming of Lincoln Park in South-Central El Paso. Located at 4001 Durazno Avenue, the park would be renamed "El Paso's Chicano Park". The discussion follows a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Boar...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 1, 2026

El Paso awards $30.8M for Montwood, Resler extensions

The El Paso City Council has awarded $30.8 million in construction contracts to International Eagle Enterprises for the Montwood Drive and Resler Drive extension projects, which are funded by the 2022 Community Progress Bond and scheduled to begin construction later this fall....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 1, 2026