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Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he would drop his reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement.
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The former fire chief who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving in front of his family to protect them from gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the former president.
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The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so closeThe U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one of the agency's core duties.
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New Mexico has seen some of the highest turnover among local election administrators in the country in recent years, according to a new study. But new funding approved in this year’s legislative session could help stem the tide.
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Campaign filings for the 2024 state legislative elections show that eight House and nine Senate seats have no incumbents running for re-election. There are also some big shake-ups among Republican leadership.
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The election is season underway, KUNM News wants to learn how best to serve you. We've launched an effort to hear what issues are most important to you, what questions you want us to ask candidates, and what information you still need to cast your ballot. America Amplified is supporting us in reaching out to you and Managing Editor Alisa Barba spoke with KUNM to help introduce you to the project.
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The New Mexico Legislature passed several education bills in the session that ended Thursday, but not all reforms passed.
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As the 2024 New Mexico legislative session adjourned Thursday, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver praised the passage of three bills she said “enhance the integrity and security” of the state’s elections.
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Fresh, non-partisan polling data from Colorado College’s State of the Rockies project Wednesday is highlighting a historic shift in voter sentiment around climate issues in our region.
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The 2024 election comes as Artificial Intelligence has not only gotten better, but much more accessible. A bill moving forward in the New Mexico House tries to catch election policy up with the fast-moving technology that can create hard-to-spot fakes. The bill would help ensure voters know what they’re looking at when AI is used to create disinformation.