Legislation would put journalists, artists, songwriters more in control of their creative content

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., co-founder and co-chair of the Senate AI Caucus and a member of the Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., member of the Commerce Committee, introduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act to combat the rise of harmful deepfakes on July 12.

The legislation would set new federal transparency guidelines for marking, authenticating and detecting AI-generated content, protect journalists, actors, and...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., cosponsored the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that gives every American who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare.

The Choose Medicare Act opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new ‘Part E’ and builds on the Affordable Care Act. By allowing Medicare to compete with private health insurance, Medicare Part E puts consumers and businesses in the driver’s seat on the road to universal health care.

“New Mexico’s working families deserve affordable and accessible health care. Period,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to cosponsor legislation that gives every New Mexican...

WASHINGTON D.C. — A bill backed by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., to extend federal programs that help local fire departments address staffing needs, purchase equipment, develop fire training and education programs, and improve emergency medical services, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on July 9.

The Fire Grants and Safety Act reauthorizes two federal grant programs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have provided over $15.3 million to local fire departments in New Mexico. Those programs were set to expire this year but are now reauthorized through 2030. The bill also reauthorizes the United States Fire Administration through 2028.

“New Mexico’s...

As far as we know, Nikki Haley isn’t on the shortlist, nor on the long list.

There’s no indication that she’s being considered as Donald Trump’s Vice President pick, and Trump forcefully smacked down a report in Axios that the campaign was looking at her.

She’d still probably be the choice who, more than any other possible pick, would help Trump win in November.

By conventional rules, the former South Carolina governor getting the nod would be so obvious as to be completely unremarkable — she’s the runner-up in the nomination fight; she represents a different faction of the party; she provides demographic balance; she has executive and foreign-policy experience; and...