Martin Heinrich
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters break into the Capitol in Washington. Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself "Baked Alaska," will not face house arrest after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol after court officials raised concerns about his recent encounters with police officers in Arizona. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
US intel report warns of more violence by QAnon followers

By Michael Kunzelman And Nomaan Merchant Jun. 14, 2021 03:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2021, file photo, Republican state Sen. Mark Moores debates legislation in the final hours of a 60-day legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. A special congressional election is underway for an Albuquerque-based seat dominated by Democrats since 2009. Early voting by absentee ballot begins Tuesday, May 4 as major party candidates participate in their first public debate.(AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
Special House election measures political pulse after Trump

By Morgan Lee May. 29, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

This May 4, 2021 image shows some of the kaleidoscopes made by pre-K students at Cuidando Los Ninos in Albuquerque, N.M. The charity provides housing, child care and financial counseling for mothers, all of whom will benefit from expanded Child Tax Credit payments that will start flowing in July to roughly 39 million households. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?

By Ashraf Khalil May. 19, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham talks with National Guardsmen after receiving her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event held in the gym at Desert Sage Academy in Santa Fe, N.M. Friday March 26, 2021. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)
New Mexico leads vaccine rollout with 50% getting 1st shot

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 07, 2021 02:19 PM EDT

New Mexico schools expand in-person learning

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 26, 2021 05:17 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico public schools have a long way to go if they are to meet goals for returning students to the classroom set by Gov. Michelle...

In this image provided by Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, pharmacy staff members unpack the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines at the hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The medical center was the first in New Mexico to receive doses as hospitals elsewhere around the state prepared for deliveries later this week. (Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center via AP)
Officials: New Mexico to receive about $9B from relief bill

By Susan Montoya Bryan Mar. 10, 2021 08:21 PM EST

New Mexicans in majority as Senate OKs COVID-19 relief bill

Mar. 06, 2021 04:06 PM EST
ALBQUQUERQUE (AP) — New Mexico Democrats Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan were both in the razor-thin majority Saturday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9...

New Mexico senator seeks better air quality in US schools

By Cedar Attanasio Oct. 01, 2020 03:43 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich introduced a bill Thursday aimed at improving air quality in schools. The Keeping Schools...

Attorney General William Barr speaks during an event on "Operation Legend: Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities," in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump sending agents into more cities to help combat crime

By Colleen Long And Jill Colvin Jul. 23, 2020 12:25 AM EDT

Attorney General William Barr speaks during an event on "Operation Legend: Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities," in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump deploys more federal agents under 'law-and-order' push

By Colleen Long And Jill Colvin Jul. 22, 2020 01:29 PM EDT

Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., speaks to reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Senate approves $2.8B plan to boost conservation, parks

By Matthew Daly Jun. 17, 2020 12:34 PM EDT

Sen. Richard Martinez listens during the first day of the 2020 New Mexico Legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)
New Mexico Senate leaders lose primary bid amid liberal push

By Susan Montoya Bryan Jun. 03, 2020 01:54 PM EDT

In this Oct. 5, 2006 photo, KRQE-TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti stands in front of a "green screen" as he gives the weathercast at the KRQE studios in Albuquerque, N.M. Ronchetti announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, that he is joining the race for U.S. Senate in New Mexico. Ronchetti is jumping in the contest for the GOP nomination after stepping down for his job as chief meteorologist for the CBS affiliate in Albuquerque. (Jaelyn deMaria/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
The Latest: Embattled senator loses Democratic nomination

Jun. 02, 2020 09:08 PM EDT

Three sponsors of red flag gun legislation confer during a floor debate at the New Mexico state Senate on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. They are Sen. Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, right, and Reps. Daymon Ely, center, D-Corrales, and Joy Garratt, left, D-Albuquerque. The gun proposal would allow law enforcement officers to petition a state district court to order the temporary surrender of firearms by people who appear to pose a danger to themselves or others. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Primary may shake up state Senate leadership in New Mexico

By Morgan Lee May. 29, 2020 02:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2005, file photo, tourist Chris Farthing, from Suffolks County, England, takes a picture of Anasazi ruins in Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says he'll extend the public comment period on a contested plan that will guide oil and gas drilling and other development in an area of New Mexico that includes a national park and locations important to Native American tribes. (AP Photo/Jeff Geissler, File)
US to grant more time to consider New Mexico drilling plan

By Susan Montoya Bryan May. 21, 2020 12:47 PM EDT

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, arrives to a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The panel is considering Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Intel nominee faces skeptics, vows to resist Trump pressure

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Eric Tucker May. 05, 2020 12:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1996, file photo, tourists cast their shadows on the ancient Anasazi ruins of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. Lawmakers from the country's largest American Indian reservation may have thrown a wrinkle into efforts aimed at establishing a permanent buffer around the national park as New Mexico's congressional delegation, environmentalists and other tribes try to keep oil and gas development from getting closer to the World Heritage site. Navajo Nation delegates voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, to support a buffer only half the size of the one proposed in legislation pending in Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)
Pressure mounts as tribes seek more time on drilling plan

By Susan Montoya Bryan May. 02, 2020 12:02 PM EDT

Frank Tzontlimatzi holds the door open for patients while wearing gloves and a mask at La Clinica de Familia in Las Cruces, N.M. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. New Mexico confirmed Wednesday a coronavirus infection that has no apparent link to travel as the governor takes new steps to limit the spread of the contagion by limiting restaurants to take-out service and closing down movie theaters, gyms and shopping centers. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP)
New Mexico plans self-isolation spots for those with virus

Apr. 09, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - This file aerial photo, date not known, shows Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The U.S. government's efforts to clean up decades worth of Cold War-era waste from nuclear research and bomb making at federal sites around the country has chugged along, often at a pace that watchdogs and other critics say threatens public health and the environment. Now, fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic is resulting in more challenges as the nation's only underground repository for nuclear waste, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, finished ramping down operations Wednesday, April 1, 2020, to keep workers safe. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
Cleanup of US nuclear waste takes back seat as virus spreads

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 03, 2020 01:02 AM EDT