Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press

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Recent Articles from Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press

Republican losses fan election conspiracies in rural Arizona

Last year was a tough one for the election denial movement in Arizona. Its candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, secretary of state and attorney general all lost. But it's still thriving in rural Cochise County, a vivid example of how paranoia about elections fanned by former President Donald Trump maintains a stubborn grip in rural parts of the country.

U.S. Reps. Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally

Arizona Senate race likely to be a tale of 2 pivots

The Senate race in Arizona is shaping up to be a tale of two pivots – Sinema’s transformation over the years against McSally’s more abrupt swing on Trump, the most divisive issue in politics today.

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