New Mexico politics took center stage as gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland outlined plans to pursue a public health care option and fight Trump-era Medicaid cuts [2], while the state's Attorney General sued Circle K and other retailers over their alleged role in youth nicotine addiction [15]. On the national front, a U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran in a significant escalation [1], Attorney General Pam Bondi departed the Justice Department [10], and the Supreme Court struck down Colorado's conversion therapy ban in an 8-1 ruling [6]. Federal policy continued to generate controversy, with states accusing ICE of pulling Medicaid data in violation of a court order [19] and Trump's proposed SAVE America Act threatening to end voter registration drives nationwide [8].
