New Mexico legislators consider how to use multibillion-dollar oil surplus as spending plan advances

New Mexico’s strategy for spending and investing a multibillion-dollar annual surplus linked closely to oil production came into sharper focus Saturday, as a legislative panel advanced an annual spending plan toward a Senate floor vote. Legislators are tapping the brakes on recent double-digit budget increases in the nation’s No. 2 state for oil production behind … Read more

Ivory Coast’s Afcon win shows there’s no blueprint for tournament success

After suffering the biggest tournament defeat since Brazil at the 2014 World Cup and sacking their coach mid-stream, the hosts lifted the trophy on Sunday Sign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter here It was the biggest defeat a tournament host of the Africa Cup of Nations had ever suffered. Ivory Coast fell apart utterly in … Read more

Biden campaign joins TikTok after admin purged app from federal devices over security concerns

President Biden’s re-election campaign has joined TikTok in an effort to woo young voters after the administration banned the Chinese-owned app from federal devices over security concerns. On Sunday, Biden’s campaign announced they joined the platform with a video of the president answering Super Bowl questions as the game was underway. The campaign made the move … Read more

Republicans say Trump call for Russia to attack Nato allies was just fine, actually

Tom Cotton echoes fellow GOP senators, saying former president was ‘simply ringing the warning bell’ US politics – follow live A leading Republican senator said Donald Trump was “simply ringing the warning bell” when he caused global alarm by declaring he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who did not pay enough to maintain … Read more

Yes, Donald Trump’s Putin comments were unhinged – but he’s right to question Nato’s future | Simon Jenkins

Saying he would ‘encourage’ Russian attacks on non-paying members was outrageous. Europe needs a vision for peace, with or without US support Donald Trump is “appalling and unhinged”, says everyone. His invitation to Vladimir Putin at the weekend to invade Nato and “do what the hell he wants” if Europe does not spend more on … Read more

Hawley calls out Biden campaign for using TikTok after president signed law banning it from federal devices

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called out the Biden-Harris campaign for joining TikTok on Super Bowl Sunday, after the administration signed legislation banning the app from most federal devices in 2022. “Hey by the way, we just joined TikTok,” the campaign’s post on X read on Sunday, with the campaign’s first TikTok video of the president … Read more