WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF, HSTF partners investigation leads to guilty plea by Mexican national for alien smuggling conspiracy using underground tunnel Case brought as part of Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by President Trump WASHINGTON --A Mexican national, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, 29, pleaded guilty today in El Paso, Texas, to conspiracy to bri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Reclamation awards $81 million contract for Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project's Block 2-3 pipeline marking the last large-scale award towards completion of the project FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced an $81 million contract award to Carstensen Contracting, Inc. for the construction of the Block 2-3 pipeline for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * SRS Deploys Advanced Packaging for Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste Shipment AIKEN, S.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) successfully completed its first shipment of remote-handled transuranic radioactive waste for disposal from the Savannah River Site (SRS) using new shipping packages. The recent achievement marks the si  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration Not to Axe Protections for America's Remaining Wild Public Forests Popular Roadless Rule conservation measure protects 44 million acres of pristine U.S. Forest Service lands from destructive and expensive roadbuilding, logging, and supports outdoor recreation economy WASHINGTON - Last week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Maria Cantwe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement Honoring Labor Day * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement honoring Labor Day. "Today we honor the skilled workers who built our country and keep it running. We recognize all those, past and present, who have fought for labor protections and the right to organize. And we commit to creating an economy where hard work pays off. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, N.M. Delegation Call on DOJ Inspector General to Expand Investigation into DEA Fentanyl Practices in New Mexico NEW MEXICO - In Case You Missed It: U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) called on the U.S. Department of Justice   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Joins 167 Lawmakers Demanding the Trump Administration Halt its Roadless Rule Rollback * U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined a bipartisan coalition of 167 Members of Congress last Friday in urging the Trump administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, a longstanding and successful conservation guardrail protecting 44 million acres of iconic landscapes and   more