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With midterms more than a year away, a record number of lawmakers are eyeing the exits

A record number of congressional lawmakers have announced they don't plan to run for their current seats in 2026, including three sitting senators leaving Washington to run for governor.

As many as 1,000 killed in Sudan landslide

Up to 1,000 dead after a landslide levels a village in western Sudan, as displaced residents flee famine and war.

As drug deaths hit a 5-year low, Trump continues to cite fentanyl as major threat

Drug deaths in the U.S. are at their lowest level since March 2020, according to federal data. Trump continues to cite fentanyl as justification for policies ranging from tariffs to immigration.

Military lawyers called up to relieve a shortfall in immigration judges

The move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience.

Trump says Space Command will move to Alabama, after long battle over its HQ

President Trump announced he intends to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., after a protracted battle over whether it would stay in Colorado, as former President Joe Biden advocated.

5 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.

'Founders Museum' from White House and PragerU blurs history, AI-generated fiction

Historians say it's good to highlight America's founders, but the project takes too narrow a view of history.

Trump confirms U.S. strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat

President Trump says the U.S. military has struck a drug-laden vessel in the southern Caribbean after it left Venezuela. The strike comes a week after Washington deployed warships to the region.

FILE - Democratic New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez applauds as President Joe Biden speaks about the economy at Arcosa Wind Towers factory Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Belen, N.M. Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to be addressed if the agency is to be successful at using prescribed fire as a tool to reduce risk amid climate change.

Congressional Democrats demand more clarity and oversight from $50B rural health fund

New Mexico’s congressional delegation is calling for more oversight of funds meant to soften the impact of federal health care cuts in rural areas. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) sent a letter signed by 27 Democratic members of Congress, including New Mexico's other representatives, Democrats Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury, to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Medications like methadone and Buprenorphine are now available at Public health Offices through the New Mexico Department of health, and have been for over a year. The Legislative Finance Committee evaluated the program and presented their findings last month to lawmakers, who were not shy to show their disappointment that the program has not seen high utilization.

State lawmakers dress down the Health Department over medication-assisted treatment program

State lawmakers recently made their disappointment clear with the Department of Health during a presentation of an evaluation of the state’s medication assisted treatment program for substance use disorder. It came just weeks after an announcement that DOH would be expanding the program.

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