SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has its first Republican contender for governor ahead of the 2026 elections, as the three-term city mayor of fast-growing Rio Rancho launched his campaign. Gregg Hull ...

Neel Ghosh has incorporated the joke that he’s a Mamdani look-alike into his comedy act. There are other impersonators too, sometimes encouraged by the campaign itself. By Dionne Searcey Neel Ghosh, a ...