Lawmakers from across New Mexico toured the Otero County Processing Center on Monday, describing it as one of the most modern, clean, and humane immigration detention facilities in the country. The visit comes as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham considers legislation to ban ICE facilities statewide. This move would cost hundreds

President Donald Trump’s effort to secure America’s borders and crack down on illegal immigration has once again sent Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham into a tailspin. As Fox News revealed Friday, the Pentagon is preparing to mobilize up to 1,700 National Guard troops from 19 states — including New Mexico

The Pentagon has confirmed that National Guard units in New Mexico will be mobilized in the coming weeks to support federal immigration enforcement, part of a broader 19-state activation ordered by the Trump administration to combat illegal immigration and related crime. Documents obtained by FOX News show up to 1,700

As a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, I am honored to serve on the Military and Veterans’ Affairs Interim Committee. This unique committee has traditionally not been political because advocacy on behalf of New Mexico’s veteran community is not a partisan issue. Unfortunately, under the new

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declined Republican lawmakers’ invitation to tour New Mexico’s largest immigration detention facility, citing a “busy schedule,” even as her party faces mounting criticism for canceling a long-promised legislative tour of the same center. Republican legislators Rep. Andrea Reeb and Sen. Crystal Brantley had invited the

At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the southern border wall will now be painted black—a move aimed at strengthening America’s defenses and further discouraging illegal crossings. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the policy Tuesday during a stop at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, where she stood

The U.S. Department of Transportation is blasting multiple states, including New Mexico, for failing to follow federal trucking rules that could have prevented a deadly crash in Florida earlier this month. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Tuesday that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a full

The ongoing redistricting fight in Texas spilled into New Mexico this week, as two Albuquerque Democrats abruptly resigned from the state’s Fair Districts Task Force. But Republicans were quick to point out the glaring irony: the very same party now decrying Texas for “rigging” its maps just finished gerrymandering New

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit delivered a major blow to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s gun control agenda Tuesday, striking down New Mexico’s 2024 law that forced citizens to wait seven days before taking possession of a firearm. In Ortega v. Grisham, the court found that the

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has rolled out a new paid advertising campaign aimed squarely at Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), branding him a radical tied to “Project 2026,” a plan Republicans say would fundamentally reshape the country in destructive ways. The digital ad, released this week, ties Vasquez to

Less than a year after leaving Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Cabinet, former Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer has turned her insider status into lucrative consulting work, landing more than $232,000 in state contracts without ever facing a competitive bidding process. According to records obtained through the state’s sunshine portal and

Far-left Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has abruptly removed Republican state Game Commissioner Sabrina Pack of Silver City in what many see as a politically motivated attack engineered by radical environmental groups. Pack — appointed to the commission in 2024 to represent rural southwestern New Mexico — was informed Wednesday

Just days after denouncing President Donald Trump’s decisive crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared her own emergency order to address violent crime—this time in Española, Rio Arriba County, and the area Pueblos. The move is raising eyebrows over the governor’s apparent double standard

New Mexico deserves recognition for stepping up where others have balked. This week, the Environmental Protection Agency granted approval for the U.S. Department of Energy’s plan to create two additional underground storage panels at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the nation’s only permanent geological repository for transuranic nuclear material.

New Mexico is making national headlines for two harrowing incidents — both underscoring deep concerns over public safety and state oversight. Reports from Blaze Media and the New York Post detail the tragic death of an 18-month-old girl with prior involvement in the state’s Children, Youth & Families Department (CYFD),

A political group that fought tooth and nail to block medical malpractice reform in New Mexico has been forced to lift the veil on its funding—revealing an operation bankrolled almost entirely by trial attorneys. New Mexico Safety Over Profit, the self-described “network” opposing changes to the state’s malpractice laws, disclosed

President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the Washington, D.C., police force and deploy 800 National Guard troops to crack down on violent crime has triggered a performative political uproar from leftists—not least from New Mexico’s far-left Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who joined Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller in issuing a lengthy

New Mexico has landed in an unenviable position—dead last—on WalletHub’s 2025 list of the best and worst states to live in, ranking 50th out of all 50 states. The personal-finance website’s analysis, released this week, evaluated states based on 51 key indicators of livability, ranging from housing costs and job

Rural New Mexico counties have scored a significant victory in their fight against a massive federal land corridor proposal, winning unanimous support from the National Association of Counties (NACo) to oppose the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), proposed by the failed Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration before leaving office. Representatives

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), a self-proclaimed “champion” of border communities, was in Hobbs last week peddling his latest assault on New Mexico’s oil and gas industry — a sector that funds nearly half the state budget — while repeating far-left conspiracy theories with no basis in proven science. Speaking

In a move already raising eyebrows across the state, New Mexico Democrats have announced that their “most important fundraiser of the year” will feature none other than Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib — a far-left activist who a bipartisan majority in Congress has formally censured for her antisemitic and extremist rhetoric. The