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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2026-01-21 ( 17 items )  
Committee Democrats Uncover Potential Abuse of Power Scheme by High-Ranking Trump Official, Demand Independent Investigation (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Committee Democrats Uncover Potential Abuse of Power Scheme by High-Ranking Trump Official, Demand Independent Investigation Evidence suggests third-highest ranking Interior official's family received $3.5 million windfall tied to lithium mine her office helped approve * Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Me more PR

DHS Recaps the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens ICE took Enforcement Action on During President Trump's First Year in Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Recaps the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens ICE took Enforcement Action on During President Trump's First Year in Office * Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS removed more than 670,000 illegal aliens including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists from American communities and another two million have self-deported WASHING more PR

DHS Sets the Stage for Another Historic, Record-Breaking Year Under President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Sets the Stage for Another Historic, Record-Breaking Year Under President Trump Secretary Noem Keeps America Safe, Transforms DHS * On November 5, 2024, the American people gave President Donald Trump a clear mandate to secure our borders, end illegal immigration, take criminal aliens off our streets, protect the American taxpayer, and Make America Safe Again. Since taking office on more PR

EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m more PR

GAO Dismisses Nevada Small Business Protest Over Occupational Therapy Contract Terms (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest from Oready LLC, a small business based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which challenged the hiring requirements of a federal solicitation for school-based healthcare services. The dispute focused on a request for quotations issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for occupational therapy services at the Mariano Lake Community School in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Oready argued that the sol more ST

ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

Lujan Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies for 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies for 2025 * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) announced student nominations from New Mexico to enter the United States Service Academies. "New Mexico has a proud tradition of service across every branch of our military, and I'm honored to nominate some of our state's best and brightest to our United States Service  more PR

Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced nearly $982 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropr more PR

Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day * Senator Lujan Delivers Remarks at the Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Equal justice under the law, the sacred right to vote, and the power of ordinary people standing up more PR

Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week : "Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power more PR

Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced the Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure (App ID) Act to help protect Americans online. This legislation would require operators of website more PR

One Year into Trump's Costly, Corrupt, and Chaotic Presidency, Leger Fernandez Recaps the Fight for New Mexicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * One Year into Trump's Costly, Corrupt, and Chaotic Presidency, Leger Fernandez Recaps the Fight for New Mexicans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the one-year anniversary of President Trump's Second term, Congresswoman Leger Fernandez released the following statement and recap of her actions pushing back on the administration: "Trump's first year back has been an absolute disaster for New Mexi more PR

Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -In 2023, a team of physicists from Sandia National Laboratories announced a major discovery: a way to steer LED light. If refined, it could mean someday replacing lasers with cheaper, smaller, more energy-efficient LEDs in countless technologies, from UPC scanners and hologra more PR

Ranking Members Heinrich, Huffman, Smith, Pallone Demand Answers From Trump Administration for Killing Jobs and Increasing Energy Costs by Halting Clean Energy Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich, Huffman, Smith, Pallone Demand Answers from Trump Administration for Killing Jobs and Increasing Energy Costs by Halting Clean Energy Projects U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, House Natural Resources Commi more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Earns Top Bipartisanship Score for Work Across the Aisle & Willingness to Break Party Ranks to Deliver Wins for New Mexicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Earns Top Bipartisanship Score for Work Across the Aisle & Willingness to Break Party Ranks to Deliver Wins for New Mexicans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) earned the top bipartisanship score possible from Bridge Grades (link is external), a nonprofit report card (link is external) for Congress, earning an 'A' grade for his ongoing willingness t more PR

Senator Heinrich Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Heinrich Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 19. "When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in December 1964, he spoke about the imperative to protest injustice and remedy poverty. He told the gr more PR

USGS Updates Oil and Gas Outlook for Woodford and Barnett Shales in Permian Basin (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has released Fact Sheet 2026-3059, titled 'Assessment of Undiscovered Continuous and Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in the Woodford and Barnett Shales of the Permian Basin Province, Texas and New Mexico, 2025,' by the Permian Basin Province Assessment Team led by Andrea D. Cicero, estimating the remaining technically recoverable resources in these two major shale systems. Issued in January 2026 by the U.S. Department of the Interior more PR