Morgan Lee
Position: The Associated Press

Court upholds ban against Cowboys for Trump co-founder

Couy Griffin was linked to the attack on the U.S. Capitol

New Mexico chief justice urges caution with bail law reform

‘Judges now have the ability to assess dangerousness, something they could not do before’

Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in shooting

SANTA FE – Prosecutors announced Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was ki...

Democrats flip House seat in New Mexico with Vasquez victory

SANTA FE – Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez has won election to Congress in New Mexico’s 2nd District, defeating incumbent Rep. Yvette Herrell in a majority-Hispanic district along the U.S...

U.S. providing abortion access for detained migrant youths

Youths could be taken out of Texas for abortion

New Mexico reelects Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

Ronchetti fell short on criticism of oversight of the economy, public education and child protective services

Crime opens political lane for GOP in New Mexico

Ronchetti assails Lujan Grisham for ‘catch-and-release’ justice

False election claims overwhelm local efforts to push back

ESTANCIA, N.M. – Republican county commissioners in this swath of ranching country in New Mexico’s high desert have tried everything they can think of to persuade voters their elections are ...

New Mexico governor pins reelection to support for abortion

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for abortion access in the second head-to-head debate of the campaign season with Repub...

1st debate highlights stakes in New Mexico race for governor

SANTA FE – A former television meteorologist is making his case to replace the Democratic governor of New Mexico, as the candidates prepare for a live-broadcast debate on Friday night. Repub...

Groups: Retaliation after migrants report detention center

ESTANCIA, N.M. – Migrants held by U.S. authorities at a detention center in rural New Mexico have endured retaliation rather than aid after reporting unsanitary conditions at the government-...

New Mexico candidate ends gun giveaway tied to $100 donations

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Republican nominee for secretary of state has removed an online campaign flyer that offered the chance to receive a firearm in return for $100 donations to her campai...