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Former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth had a much-needed opportunity Friday night to refocus Arizona's Republican Senate primary on incumbent John McCain, and he came out swinging.

A new poll shows Arizona Sen. John McCain leading his Republican challenger. The Rocky Mountain Poll released on Wednesday shows McCain leading former congressman J.D. Hayworth 64 percent to 19 percent. Political newcomer Jim Deakin had 5 percent.

A new poll says Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's popularity surged in recent months, with the Behavior Research Center saying she surfed "a political wave" from signing Arizona's immigration enforcement law.

Legislative budget analysts project that 66,000 Arizonans would register under a proposed medical marijuana program that is the subject of a November ballot question.

Republican Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl are endorsing Gov. Jan Brewer in the Republican primary race for Arizona governor.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge in Phoenix has scheduled an initial hearing Monday in a lawsuit challenging the official description of a measure on state's November ballot.

Republican Sen. John McCain says he plans to vote against confirming Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

J.D. Hayworth is launching his first television ad targeting Sen. John McCain in their Republican primary fight.

Sen. John McCain is taking heat from a television infomercial star famous for hawking free government money, who is angry that the Arizona senator used him in a campaign ad without permission.

John McCain's Republican primary challenger says a newly discovered video reveals that McCain had a closer relationship with a disgraced donor than the Arizona senator has let on.