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A facility in New Mexico that handles the cores of U.S. nuclear weapons has been mostly closed since 2013 over its inability to control worker safety risks. Continue Reading
Jeff Taborda and his parents are among a growing number of undocumented immigrants being targeted under recent guideline changes from the Trump administration. Continue Reading
Controversy marred the June 4 elections in four Mexican states that analysts consider a possible dress rehearsal. Continue Reading
A federal judge in Albuquerque has concluded the methods used by federal agents in a 2016 undercover sting operation made it likely they would arrest a disproportionate number of minorities. Continue Reading
Repeated safety lapses hobble Los Alamos National Laboratory’s work on the cores of U.S. nuclear warheads. Continue Reading
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations. Continue Reading
U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot during a House GOP practice for a congressional charity baseball game. Continue Reading
The sting netted a highly disproportionate number of black defendants. Continue Reading
Some 73 percent of the 605 registered, “likely” voters surveyed said the state is headed down the wrong track. Continue Reading
The lawsuit asks a district court to overturn the governor’s vetoes and compel the secretary of state to chapter the bills into law. Continue Reading
The case of Oscar Millan shows ICE’s renewed focus on strict immigration enforcement. Under the Obama administration, agents had discretion in cases of immigrants with gravely sick children. Continue Reading
Economic forces at work beyond the reach of the global climate agreement present their own enduring challenges. Continue Reading
Many of the state’s best-educated youth are departing the state for places with better job opportunities. Continue Reading
Maria de Jesus Patricio Martinez would be the first indigenous woman to make the presidential ballot. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s land commissioner says he’s considering running for re-election, governor and Congress — or none of that — in 2018. Continue Reading