USDA brings on Xochitl Torres Small, the first Latina deputy secretary
Her promotion comes during a busy time for USDA. There is a farm bill on the Hill as well as a broader focus from Democrats on rural America.
New Mexico
A man is fatally shot in a New Mexico movie theater over a seat dispute
The Albuquerque Police Department filed charges Monday in court against a 19-year-old man in connection with the Sunday evening shooting at a cinema complex next to an interstate highway.
At least three people have died in a shooting at a motorcycle rally in New Mexico
Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in a New Mexico town late Saturday afternoon, the mayor said.
This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?
A federal program in remote New Mexico has helped hundreds of pregnant mothers stay healthy, but it's running out of time and money despite a growing national maternity care crisis.
He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started
The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential political fallout.
Why New Mexico has one of the highest rates for killings by police
A shooting last week in Farmington, N.M., where police went to the wrong house and killed a man, is just the latest example of lethal force being used against civilians in the state.
New Mexico prosecutors downgrade charges against Alec Baldwin in the 'Rust' shooting
The actor's lawyers argued that he had been charged under a previous version of a New Mexico firearm law. The change would reduce his prison time if convicted in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
A losing Republican candidate in N.M. is charged over shootings at homes of Democrats
A former candidate for the state legislature was arrested Monday for allegedly orchestrating the shootings at the homes of local Democratic officials.
Five Democratic politicians' homes or offices have been shot at in Albuquerque
Authorities already had planned to highlight the attacks — then came word of yet another shooting with a political target.
Afghan refugee faces murder charge in third Muslim killing
Federal authorities in court filings have pointed to cellphone records and accused one of Syed's sons of possibly helping his father track one of the victims.