WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * After Visiting Flood-Stricken New Mexico, Secretary Noem Announces Over $11 Million in Disaster Relief Funding * DHS rushed immediate disaster relief funding to New Mexico following deadly flooding RUIDOSO, NM - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced another $11.4 million in disaster relief funding for disaster recovery projects in Ruidoso, New Mexico afte  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING NEWS: Heinrich, Lujan Denounce Trump Administration for Bypassing Senate, District Court in Extending Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico's Term * Move comes as Interim U.S. Attorney term was set to expire at 120 days WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement denouncing President Trump's U.S. Department of Justice  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Forging the Fight Together: Synchronizing Joint Operations in Bamboo Eagle 25-3 * KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Bamboo Eagle 25-3 pushed the boundaries of 21st-century mission command, leveraging the Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, to forge agile, resilient leaders. In a synthetic battlespace, the joint force rehearsed decentralized execution and empowered   more

KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * Forging the Fight Together: Synchronizing Joint Operations in Bamboo Eagle 25-3 By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs, 705th Combat Training Squadron "Bamboo Eagle 25-3 demonstrated that mission command is not theory but a warfighting imperative built through realistic training, integration, and adaptability. Lessons from BE 25-3 will make the joint force more lethal, agil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * Trump's Big, Bad Bill put nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics at risk of closure by blocking the clinics from being reimbursed by Medicaid WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to introduce the R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Guidance From DOJ for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Guidance From DOJ Comes Following Bipartisan Push Led by Lujan to Secure Detailed Guidance for Claimants to Access the RECA Program Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has secured guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for claimants seeking compensation through  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: More Evidence that GOP Budget Betrayal Benefits the Wealthiest Americans, Abandons Working Families * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest assessment that the GOP Budget Betrayal benefits the wealthiest Americans while abandoning working families: "The nonpartisan CBO has confirmed what S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists, academics, and researchers has sent a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), urging against leasing areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of American Samoa for minerals mining. The group emphasized the need for comprehensive scientific evaluation of the potential ecological impacts of seabed mining in a region that is home to fragile marine ecosystems. The letter hi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes $22 Million to Provide High-Speed Internet to Socorro, Torrance, & Valencia Counties * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $22 million via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide high-speed inter  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 21 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2025: * * * State awards grants to five New Mexico tech companies Five New Mexico technology companies received up to $100,000 in state matching grants to accelerate innovations in space communications, advanced energy, aerospace, and bioscience. The grants were awarded by the New Mexico Economic Development Department's Technology and Innovation Office through its  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Albuquerque: Lujan Visits Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Meets with Local Business Leaders Amid Tariff Chaos and Confusion * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events in Albuquerque this week, visiting the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to discuss public safety and meeting with local business leaders to discuss the impacts of Presi  more