Thousands of New Mexicans are expected to gather at Mariposa Basin Park in Albuquerque Saturday for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide protest against the policies and actions of the Trump administration. The event, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at Mariposa Basin Park (4900 Kachina St. NW), will join protests occurring in over 20 villages, […]
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“F*ing thugs.”: New Mexicans in Congress react strongly to removal of senator from Noem press conference
Curse words and outrage peppered reactions by New Mexico’s elected U.S. senators and representatives to news that California’s Hispanic Senator, Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed by law enforcement from a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday. Kristi later told reporters that Padilla had not identified himself, though video widely […]
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Rep. Stansbury pushes for expanded healthcare Access in rural, Indigenous communities
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) is advocating for enhanced healthcare access in New Mexico’s rural and Indigenous communities. During a recent Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing, Stansbury championed her bill, the IHS Provider Expansion Act. The legislation aims to establish an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs within the Indian Health Service (IHS). This […]
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Cost, Chaos, Corruption: Sen. Lujan co-hosts forum on Trump’s tariff impacts
Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, hosted a “Spotlight Forum” to analyze the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Titled “Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump’s Tariffs,” the forum focused on how these policies affected working families, the travel and tourism sector, […]
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U.S. Sen. Heinrich: Torrance ICE lockup ‘inadequate’ and ‘inappropriate’
This story was originally published by Source NM. By Austin Fisher On a recent visit to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Estancia, staff members for U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) saw clogged sinks in a cell pod and a drain in the common area backed up with sewage water. They also […]
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Senators to host forum on impact of Trump tariffs
U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) will hold a “Spotlight Forum” on Wednesday, June 11 at 11:30 a.m. to discuss the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The forum, titled “Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump’s Tariffs,” will be livestreamed on Luján’s official social media channels, @SenatorLujan.. […]
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80 years after Trinity, Tularosa Basin continues fight for compensation
Tina Cordova has spent about two decades fighting to bring government compensation to the generations of people in the Tularosa Basin who have suffered the health consequences of radiation exposure following the Trinity Bomb test 80 years ago. Last year, Cordova came closer than ever before to achieving this goal. Expanding and extending the Radiation […]
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Thousands expected at ‘No Kings Day’ rally in Albuquerque
Thousands of New Mexicans are expected to join a nationwide protest against what organizers call the Trump administration’s “growing authoritarian regime” at the “No Kings Day” rally on Saturday, June 14. The demonstration will be held at Mariposa Basin Park, located at 4900 Kachina St. NW, and will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
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Rep. Stansbury submits $20 million in Community Project Funding requests for Corrales
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) has submitted 15 Congressionally funded community projects totaling $158,450,000 for communities across New Mexico in the upcoming 2026 budget process. As the U.S. House of Representatives begins marking up appropriations bills this week, these proposals aim to address critical needs in public safety, housing, healthcare, education, and environmental protection. Stansbury’s funding requests include […]
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Proposed SNAP cuts would impact 450,000 New Mexicans
Democrats in the U.S. Congress are warning that proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will directly impact 450,000 New Mexicans and could have widespread impacts on the economy, not just on low-income people who rely on the benefits to put food on the table. U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico, and Amy […]