The New Mexico legislature can only watch and wait for a formal resolution of the issues caused by a temporary federal funding freeze.

Haaland has not announced her intention to run for governor. She did not address her political future in a short speech at The Peoples March Jan. 19 in Albuquerque, apart from telling a crowd of hundreds of cheering supporters that she would “leave the ladder down” for other Indigenous women in politics now that the “door is open” for them.

A UNM prof believes Deb Haaland's possible candidacy was a factor in Heinrich's decision; a strategist calls her "the clear front-runner"

Despite a pause on its effect, a wide range of New Mexico leaders are still reacting to the Trump administration’s directive that would have paused federal grants and loans saying it rattled the funding normalcy that so many agencies rely on.

A prominent New Mexico Democrat has ruled out a run for the governor’s office in the next election cycle. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich revealed on Friday that he will not launch a gubernatorial campaign and will instead remain on Capitol Hill.

The top Democrat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee said that witnessing President Donald Trump’s actions this past week convinced him to stay in

NM, is staying in Washington D.C. New Mexico's senior U.S. senator announced Friday he will not run for governor in 2026, saying he instead

New Mexico's all-Democratic congressional delegation has sprung into action since Trump was sworn in last week with a flurry of orders.

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced in a statement on Friday that he’s opting against a run for New Mexico governor and plans to stay in the Senate, saying the upper chamber “is where I

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is expected to run for governor of New Mexico, a spokesperson confirmed to KOB 4.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation’s No. 2 oil production state.

Fresh off a 10-point win over Republican rival Nella Domenici, the daughter of longtime former GOP senator Pete Domenici, Heinrich had the support of his wife if he wanted to pursue a gubernatorial run. After he conducted polling, he saw a further opportunity to become his state’s chief executive.