ALBUQUERQUE — The Democratic Party of New Mexico released the following statement after Donald Trump’s inauguration:

“As Trump kicks off his second term from the comfort of an indoor inauguration, his priorities include decimating health care and social security, ending constitutionally-protected birthright citizenship, imposing tariffs that will raise everyday costs, antagonizing America’s closest allies, and improving the quality of life for billionaires. Beyond that, it is already clear that Donald Trump has no idea what he is doing and that many of his campaign trail promiseswere bogus. Throughout the Trump presidency, New Mexico Democrats will be here to speak out when he...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — on Dec. 16 Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren expressed regret and disappointment at the Navajo Nation Council’s action to remove Attorney General Ethel Branch without stating a reason in its legislation or debate.

Nygren said the action to remove the highest legal officer of the Navajo Nation without explaining its reason to the public sends an unmistakable message to businesses, states, the federal government and other tribes that the Navajo Nation government is unstable, unreliable and subject to political tampering by a legislature that oversteps its policy-making role.

He said he’s concerned the action could thwart the Nation’s initiatives like the...

By Rich Lowry

At his Madison Square Garden event a week before the election, Donald Trump went on an extended riff about the famous “chopstick” maneuver of Elon Musk’s Space X.

In describing his slack-jawed amazement at watching the feat — the first stage of a Starship rocket returning to the launch tower upon coming back to Earth — Trump spoke for all us.

The various videos of the operation that witnesses have posted online never get old. It’s not just the technical achievement — the joyous awe of spectators is itself wonderful to behold.

The other day, President-elect Trump took time off from forming his new administration to travel to South Texas with Musk to observe...

By Sen. George Muñoz

As your elected representative, I am deeply concerned about the state of crime in Northwest New Mexico. Over the years, we’ve seen crime rates rise, but when we look at the number of criminal cases being prosecuted, something doesn’t add up, especially in McKinley County. In 2017, there were 6,397 criminal cases filed by the McKinley County District Attorney’s office. Fast forward to 2024, and that number has dropped to just 4,388 cases — nearly a third less. Yet, anyone who lives in McKinley County knows that crime is still on the rise.

Here’s where the problem lies: of the cases filed in 2024, only 1,697 are criminal cases, excluding traffic...