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Two Democratic senators are seeking information about how records are handled at the Interior Department after reports of improper disposal of documents. In a letter first shared with NBC News, Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the department's compliance with federal records retention...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum demanding answers on whether DOI complies with federal records retention requirements, calling for...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement reacting to the Trump administration’s announcement that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has filed a proposed rule to rescind the Roadless Rule. Established more than 20 years ago, the...

On August 17, 2026, Navajo Preparatory School celebrated the groundbreaking of its new Indigenous Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Facility, marking a significant milestone in the school’s 35-year history and its continued commitment to preparing Diné students to become leaders now and into the future. The new...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding the agency withdraw their proposal to roll back drinking water protections – which, if finalized, would remove federal public health limits on the amount of certain PFAS...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined top Senate Democrats in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acting Comptroller General Orice Williams Brown to audit and assess the full scope and cost of the White House...

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, along with Pablo José...

A group of Senate Democrats called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit into the White House ballroom project following new reporting on the Trump administration’s multi-million-dollar construction projects. The Washington Post reported Wednesday on confidential contracts that showed the administration is expected to...

Top Democrats asked federal watchdogs Wednesday to investigate what safeguards have been baked into the Trump administration’s financial stakes in private mining companies. Sen. Martin Heinrich, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Jared Huffman, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate use of taxpayer dollars to acquire...

Heinrich, colleagues: “Given this administration’s obsession with development and disposal of public lands, it seems clear that this comment period is really just a ploy to weaken protections for public lands” WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led...

The ranking Democratic member on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee slammed the Trump administration Tuesday for its review of potential wilderness areas across national parks and other public lands. In a letter with nine other Democrats, Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico warned Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that his agency's review of...

People who want to make an easy buck will wager a bet on just about anything. Now, some hope to profit by placing bets on when the next wildfire will occur and a group of lawmakers is alarmed. Federal court wins by prediction platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi allow new gambling options — including parlays on wildfires — even as experts warned...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong opposition to his executive order reducing the boundaries and stripping protections from the Grand...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Angus King (I-Maine), in sending a letter...

When James Garcia bought his first home 26 years ago in Albuquerque, $154,000 got him 2,000 square feet. Today, it’s hard to find a home in good condition for less than $300,000. For the 2,900-square-foot home Garcia recently relocated to in Rio Rancho, he paid $710,000. “For a smaller lot and 900 square feet more,” said Garcia, a longtime Realtor...

By a one vote margin, 50-49, the United States Senate voted early Saturday morning to approve President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney and acting attorney general, to be the permanent Attorney General of the United States. Todd’s nomination was opposed by every Democrat and two Republicans, Susan Collins of...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, to be the U.S. Attorney General. “I voted against Mr. Blanche’s nomination because he has repeatedly shown that his loyalty is to Donald Trump – not to the...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced the Committee passage of their Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026, legislation that places portions of the former Albuquerque Indian School campus and buildings, currently managed by the...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding the Department preserve all documents and records of the Trump administration's cancellation of more than $7.5 billion of energy...