Alex Ross
@alexrossreports.bsky.social
Senior politics reporter for the NM Political Report and freelancer for the Roswell Daily Record. Past: KOB 4, Roswell Daily Record & Havre Daily News. Usual disclaimers apply. Still on X at @Alexrosstweets. Email: [email protected].
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Personal news: I was offered and have accepted the position of senior politics reporter with the New Mexico Political Report. I will spearhead their coverage of politics, state government, the Legislature and New Mexico's congressional delegation. Stay tuned for more details. #nmpol
The three members of New Mexico's all-Democratic U.S. House delegation say they will vote against a deal to end the 43-day government shutdown, citing the absence of an extension of health insurance tax credits. #nmpol
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New Mexico House members to vote against bill to end shutdown, citing lack of healthcare fix - New Mexico Political Report
All three members of New Mexico’s all-Democratic delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives are vowing to vote against a Senate-brokered deal to reopen the federal government because it does not ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The three members of New Mexico's all-Democratic U.S. House delegation say they will vote against a deal to end the 43-day government shutdown, citing the absence of an extension of health insurance tax credits. #nmpol
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A bill to cover SNAP benefits with $162.5 million in state funds up through January if the federal government does not, was signed into law on Monday by acting Gov. Howie Morales
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Legislators OK $162,500,000 for state SNAP aid in quick 4-hour session - New Mexico Political Report
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, in his capacity as acting governor, has signed legislation that will provide full benefits for 459,500 New Mexicans who depend on SNAP for food assistance, even if the federal ...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A bill to cover SNAP benefits with $162.5 million in state funds up through January if the federal government does not, was signed into law on Monday by acting Gov. Howie Morales
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#Otd in 1968, Republican Richard Nixon is elected President.
Popular vote:
Nixon (R) : 43.4% (31,785,480)
Humphrey (D): 42.7% (31,275,166)
Wallace (I): 13.5% (9,906,473)
Electoral College
Nixon: 301
Humphrey: 191
Wallace: 46
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Popular vote:
Nixon (R) : 43.4% (31,785,480)
Humphrey (D): 42.7% (31,275,166)
Wallace (I): 13.5% (9,906,473)
Electoral College
Nixon: 301
Humphrey: 191
Wallace: 46
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Nixon wins 1968 Presidential Election
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November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
#Otd in 1968, Republican Richard Nixon is elected President.
Popular vote:
Nixon (R) : 43.4% (31,785,480)
Humphrey (D): 42.7% (31,275,166)
Wallace (I): 13.5% (9,906,473)
Electoral College
Nixon: 301
Humphrey: 191
Wallace: 46
youtu.be/bbxsjrHifBc?...
Popular vote:
Nixon (R) : 43.4% (31,785,480)
Humphrey (D): 42.7% (31,275,166)
Wallace (I): 13.5% (9,906,473)
Electoral College
Nixon: 301
Humphrey: 191
Wallace: 46
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U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes the first and only president to be elected to a third term #otd in 1940 winning the popular vote 54.7% to 44.8% against Republican Wendall Wilkie and takes the electoral vote 449 to 82 youtu.be/RlwOJ4pPbn8?...
FDR Elected Third Term - 1940 | Today In History | 5 Nov 17
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November 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes the first and only president to be elected to a third term #otd in 1940 winning the popular vote 54.7% to 44.8% against Republican Wendall Wilkie and takes the electoral vote 449 to 82 youtu.be/RlwOJ4pPbn8?...
A military coup in South Vietnam #otd in 1963 after the country's President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Nhu were removed from power and assassinated. This special from CBS News reports. youtu.be/OewhlYeU2fo?...
Death Of A Regime (1963)
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November 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A military coup in South Vietnam #otd in 1963 after the country's President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Nhu were removed from power and assassinated. This special from CBS News reports. youtu.be/OewhlYeU2fo?...
Democratic incumbent President Harry S. Truman defies the odds and pulls out a win over Republican nominee Thomas Dewey #otd in 1948 youtu.be/WIhvQS-tUWA?...
TRUMAN WINS IN UPSET - 1948
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November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Democratic incumbent President Harry S. Truman defies the odds and pulls out a win over Republican nominee Thomas Dewey #otd in 1948 youtu.be/WIhvQS-tUWA?...
#Otd in 1920, KDKA begins broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. It's first broadcast is the results of the 1920 U.S. presidential election. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_m...
Nov 2, 1920: First Commercial Radio Broadcast in the U.S.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#Otd in 1920, KDKA begins broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. It's first broadcast is the results of the 1920 U.S. presidential election. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_m...
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assasinated #otd in 1984 youtu.be/V5ffAx8SVJQ?...
Indira Gandhi Assassination - News Coverage In 1984
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October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assasinated #otd in 1984 youtu.be/V5ffAx8SVJQ?...
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson announces in a televised address to the nation a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam #otd in 1968 youtu.be/ipPXaaQ87Ic?...
The President: October 1968. MP901. (1280x720)
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October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson announces in a televised address to the nation a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam #otd in 1968 youtu.be/ipPXaaQ87Ic?...
#Otd in 1956, the United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt in the Suez War youtu.be/jfMgm-Qd_hE?...
War in Egypt. British and French Bomb Its Key Cities (1956)
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October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#Otd in 1956, the United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt in the Suez War youtu.be/jfMgm-Qd_hE?...
Benito Mussolini secures the position of Prime Minister of Italy #otd in 1922
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Crowds Acclaim Mussolini - Rome 1922 (1922)
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Benito Mussolini secures the position of Prime Minister of Italy #otd in 1922
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#Otd in 1938, the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast by Orson Welles, caused mass panic, as millions believed martians had landed in a New Jersey town. youtu.be/nUsq3fLobxw?...
Orson Welles: War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast - October 30, 1938
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October 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#Otd in 1938, the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast by Orson Welles, caused mass panic, as millions believed martians had landed in a New Jersey town. youtu.be/nUsq3fLobxw?...
New Mexico Attorney General Raul sues the Trump administration for withholding SNAP benefits during the government shutdown nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/28/n...
New Mexico AG sues Trump administration over SNAP benefits freeze - New Mexico Political Report
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is among 24 state attorneys general taking the Trump administration to court over its plans to withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
New Mexico Attorney General Raul sues the Trump administration for withholding SNAP benefits during the government shutdown nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/28/n...
A former legislative candidate is the latest addition to the field of Republicans looking to take on Democrat @Gabe_NM in the midterm election in #NM02 nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/24/f...
Former GOP legislative candidate jumps into Congressional race to oust Vasquez - New Mexico Political Report
By Alex Ross — A third Republican has joined the field of contenders vying to take on Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) next year in a key congressional swing district. Records from the Federal Election C...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A former legislative candidate is the latest addition to the field of Republicans looking to take on Democrat @Gabe_NM in the midterm election in #NM02 nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/24/f...
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450,000 New Mexicans depend on SNAP which will end Nov 1st
“Any halt in SNAP funding will have devastating impacts for program beneficiaries, increasing food insecurity...
the USDA must take all steps possible to ensure that families do not go hungry”
By @alexrossreports.bsky.social
“Any halt in SNAP funding will have devastating impacts for program beneficiaries, increasing food insecurity...
the USDA must take all steps possible to ensure that families do not go hungry”
By @alexrossreports.bsky.social
Heinrich, Luján push back against claims that USDA can't access funds for SNAP due next month - New Mexico Political Report
By Alex Ross — New Mexico Democratic Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan on Thursday disputed claims made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that they lack the funds to cove...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
450,000 New Mexicans depend on SNAP which will end Nov 1st
“Any halt in SNAP funding will have devastating impacts for program beneficiaries, increasing food insecurity...
the USDA must take all steps possible to ensure that families do not go hungry”
By @alexrossreports.bsky.social
“Any halt in SNAP funding will have devastating impacts for program beneficiaries, increasing food insecurity...
the USDA must take all steps possible to ensure that families do not go hungry”
By @alexrossreports.bsky.social
Maggie Tolouse Oliver becomes the latest Democratic contender to enter the race for lieutenant governor nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/23/t...
The secret is out: Toulouse Oliver launches bid for lieutenant governor - New Mexico Political Report
It’s been one of the worst-kept secrets in Santa Fe, and on Thursday, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver confirmed the speculation about her ambition by declaring herself a candidate...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Maggie Tolouse Oliver becomes the latest Democratic contender to enter the race for lieutenant governor nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/23/t...
Healthcare Authority warns of halt to November SNAP benefits amid ongoing federal government shutdown
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State warns food banks to prep for 400,000 in need; Feds warn SNAP will "not be issued to New Mexico families" next week - New Mexico Political Report
More than 400,000 New Mexicans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could see a halt to their food assistance next month due to the ongoing government shutdown, according t...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Healthcare Authority warns of halt to November SNAP benefits amid ongoing federal government shutdown
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This march was documented in the Norman Mailer 1968 nonfiction novel "Armies of the Night."
50,000 demonstrators March from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon #otd in 1967 in a show of opposition against the Vietnam War. youtu.be/tV7CFB4yAdA?...
Vietnam War - Pentagon Protest Newsreel
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This march was documented in the Norman Mailer 1968 nonfiction novel "Armies of the Night."
50,000 demonstrators March from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon #otd in 1967 in a show of opposition against the Vietnam War. youtu.be/tV7CFB4yAdA?...
Vietnam War - Pentagon Protest Newsreel
YouTube video by ArmyDiversity
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October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
50,000 demonstrators March from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon #otd in 1967 in a show of opposition against the Vietnam War. youtu.be/tV7CFB4yAdA?...
President Warren G Harding becomes the first president to deliver a speech denouncing lynching in the South #otd in 1921. archive.org/details/addr...
Address of the President of the United States at the celebration of the semicentennial of the founding of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, October 26, 1921 : Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
President Warren G Harding becomes the first president to deliver a speech denouncing lynching in the South #otd in 1921. archive.org/details/addr...
Stephanie Garcia Richard had a big advantage over her rivals in fundraising this last quarter, taking in over $165,000 before exiting the race for New Mexico lietenaunt governor last week nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/20/g...
Garcia Richard led Democratic contenders for Lt. Gov’s race in fundraising before dropping out - New Mexico Political Report
She has put her campaign for lieutenant governor on hold, but campaign finance reports issued last week show that Democrat Stephanie Garcia Richard’s cash haul since April far exceeded those of her tw...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Stephanie Garcia Richard had a big advantage over her rivals in fundraising this last quarter, taking in over $165,000 before exiting the race for New Mexico lietenaunt governor last week nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/20/g...
I am about to watch the new American Experience documentary on the "Hard Hat Riot" when construction and officers workers clashed with anti-war protesters. Film argues that the moment embodied the culture wars and political realignment that was to come later. youtu.be/07holVlIorY?...
Trailer | HARD HAT RIOT | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
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October 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I am about to watch the new American Experience documentary on the "Hard Hat Riot" when construction and officers workers clashed with anti-war protesters. Film argues that the moment embodied the culture wars and political realignment that was to come later. youtu.be/07holVlIorY?...
"New Mexicans should expect me to have medical malpractice reform bill on my call (for the 30-day legislative session)," @govmlg.bsky.social told Nash Jones in a New Mexico In Focus interview that aired on Friday. #nmleg
October 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"New Mexicans should expect me to have medical malpractice reform bill on my call (for the 30-day legislative session)," @govmlg.bsky.social told Nash Jones in a New Mexico In Focus interview that aired on Friday. #nmleg
This is the automated response I just received after sending a press inquiry to the White House.
October 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is the automated response I just received after sending a press inquiry to the White House.
Gregory Cunningham became the second Republican to file to run in the race for the party's nomination to take on @repgabevasquez.bsky.social in next year's midterm election nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/03/gre…
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October 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Gregory Cunningham became the second Republican to file to run in the race for the party's nomination to take on @repgabevasquez.bsky.social in next year's midterm election nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/10/03/gre…