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May 20, 2022 at 11:49 am

Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election

Newly discovered emails show that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was more deeply involved in baseless efforts to overturn the...

April 6, 2022 at 5:21 pm

Arizona AG letter offers no proof of 2020 election fraud

Arizona’s Republican attorney general has issued an interim report on his review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County.

FILE – A Cuban woman and her daughter wait in line to be escorted to a Border Patrol van for processing in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2022, hoping to remain in the United States to seek asylum. â€œThis is a crisis, and in my estimation, because of a lack of planning from the administration, itâ€™s about to get worse,â€ said Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. Kelly and fellow Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema met Wednesday, March 30, with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to press their case for the administration to better plan and coordinate a response. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File) FX506 FX506

April 1, 2022 at 9:46 am

Vulnerable Dems warn Biden about lifting halt on asylum

The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border creates thorny political challenges for border-region Democrats.

March 30, 2022 at 1:28 pm

Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency

Arizona’s Republican governor has signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights...

March 25, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Arizona Republicans fight culture war in battleground state

Arizona has long been fertile ground for a social conservative agenda, with some of the nation’s toughest laws against abortion and a history of restricting...

FILE – The Arizona House of Representatives gather during a legislative session Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at the Capitol in Phoenix. Arizona Legislature voted to ban gender-reassignment surgery for minors and sends bill to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) LA401 LA401

March 24, 2022 at 11:17 am

Arizona lawmakers vote to restrict trans athletes, surgeries

The House voted to prohibit gender-reassignment surgery and was to vote later on a bill banning transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams.

Arizona Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers, standing in the background, defends her inflammatory comments ahead of a censure vote in the Senate on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the state Capitol in Phoenix. The Senate voted 24-3 to censure Rogers, whose embrace of white nationalism and calls for violence drew condemnation from across the political spectrum. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper) FX211 FX211

March 1, 2022 at 1:16 pm

Arizona Republican who backs white nationalism is censured

The Arizona Senate has censured Republican Wendy Rogers, whose embrace of white nationalism and calls for violence drew bipartisan condemnation.

February 28, 2022 at 2:03 pm

GOP lawsuit looks to throw out absentee voting in Arizona

The Arizona Republican Party is asking the state Supreme Court to rule that vote by mail is unconstitutional.

FILE – Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks before President Joe Biden signs the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WX205 WX205

January 21, 2022 at 9:19 pm

Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema

Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party have voted to censure Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

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December 10, 2021 at 4:34 pm

Man arrested after Quran damaged at Arizona State University

Arizona State University police have arrested a 38-year-old homeless man they say is responsible for damaging Islamic literature and a copy of the Quran at...