New Mexico's Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared gun violence a public health emergency in response to multiple recent shooting deaths in the state.
Government watchdog group "Protect the Public's Trust" (PPT) filed an ethics complaint against the Biden administration's Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, raising questions about her "impartiality" to implement an oil leasing ban in New Mexico.
Hurricane Hilary reached Category 4 status on Friday morning, as the National Hurricane Center issued its first-ever tropical storm watch for Southern California.