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September 21, 2018 at 12:12 am

Kavanaugh allegation tests support of GOP women

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — For women like Jayne A. Cordes, the steady stream of investigations in Washington is exhausting. That's why, when Christine Blasey...

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People hold signs of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a rally and news conference Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at a Planned Parenthood office in Portland, Ore. The group urged voters to insist on an investigation into decades-old allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh before moving forward. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) RPGF402 RPGF402

September 20, 2018 at 3:45 pm

Suburban women wrestle with Kavanaugh allegation

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — For women like Jayne A. Cordes, the steady stream of investigations in Washington is exhausting. That's why, when Christine Blasey...

September 19, 2018 at 9:21 am

GOP goes back to the immigration well in Arizona

ARIVACA, Ariz. (AP) — Jim Chilton stood before the four strands of barbed wire that separate his ranchland from Mexico and pointed at a nearby...

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September 12, 2018 at 12:16 pm

Democrats announce big online ad play for November

Two major Democratic political groups on Wednesday announced a combined $21 million digital ad buy targeting Senate races in November, a sign the party is...

Former Vice President Joe Biden wipes a tear away while giving a tribute during memorial service at North Phoenix Baptist Church for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) AZCC254 AZCC254

August 29, 2018 at 9:07 pm

Friends call John McCain hero, maverick at Arizona funeral WATCH

PHOENIX (AP) — A former vice president, an NFL star and other friends remembered Sen. John McCain as a "true American hero" — and a...

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August 29, 2018 at 12:13 am

Arizona Senate race likely to be a tale of 2 pivots VIEW

PHOENIX (AP) — Rep. Kyrsten Sinema was once a member of the liberal Green Party and a self-described "Prada socialist," but now she's one of...

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August 28, 2018 at 7:08 pm

McSally, Sinema to face for Arizona Senate seat VIEW

PHOENIX (AP) — Rep. Martha McSally won the Republican nomination for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, setting up a November contest with Democratic Rep....

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August 26, 2018 at 9:20 pm

Filling McCain’s seat a political balancing act for governor

PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. John McCain's death in office has handed Arizona's governor an empty Senate seat to give out — and a difficult political...

August 26, 2018 at 2:27 pm

Replacing McCain in the Senate is political balancing act

PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. John McCain's death in office has handed Arizona's governor an empty Senate seat to give out — and a difficult political...

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August 24, 2018 at 9:21 am

Joe Arpaio’s long goodbye: Redemption or ‘kamikaze’ mission? VIEW

FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. (AP) — It was five days before ballots will be counted in his bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, and...

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