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Mar 2, 2015

McCain calls Obama’s foreign policy ‘delusional’

Sen. John McCain is charging the Obama administration's foreign policy is "delusional" and says Secretary of State John Kerry's global diplomacy has "accomplished nothing except mileage."

Feb 27, 2015

Sinema, Kirkpatrick may lose big if lawmakers redraw congressional districts

If the U.S. Supreme Court orders the Arizona Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map, Republican strategists expect Democratic Congresswomen Ann Kirkpatrick and Kyrsten Sinema’s congressional districts to be the first on the chopping block.

Feb 12, 2015

Goldwater statue dedicated in National Statuary Hall

Congressional leaders and members of Arizona's delegation unveiled a statue honoring the late Sen. Barry Goldwater in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Feb 9, 2015

Arizona legislator considers primary challenge to McCain

A conservative Republican two-term state legislator from western Arizona says she is considering a possible primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain in 2016.

Feb 3, 2015

Sinema establishes new political fundraising committee

Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema has formed a new political fundraising committee.

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords pumps her fist as she testifies before a Washington state House panel in Olympia, Wash. Giffords will begin a nine-state tour in Maine on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, where she will advocate for tougher gun laws that she says will help protect women and families. Giffords, who was severely wounded by a gunman in 2011, will seek to elevate the issue of gun violence against women and push for state and federal action to make it more difficult for domestic abusers to get a hold of firearms. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Jan 29, 2015

Giffords to co-chair campaign for Tucson shooting memorial

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will co-chair a fundraising effort for a permanent memorial honoring victims of the deadly January 2011 Tucson shooting that left her wounded.

Jan 21, 2015

Arizonans get front-row seats as guests at State of the Union

Jean and Howard Somers’ work to increase awareness of veterans’ mental health issues has made them regulars in Washington, but the former Arizona residents were still surprised to get an invitation to the State of the Union.

Jan 20, 2015

McCain wages a new national campaign, to define his legacy

Sen. John McCain is waging another national campaign ai??i?? this time, to define his legacy. After two unsuccessful presidential bids, the 78-year-old former Navy pilot and Vietnam prisoner of war has rebounded as the chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.

Jan 15, 2015

Arizona’s congressional delegation tries again to block tribe’s casino

Some members of Arizona's congressional delegation are trying again to block a tribe's casino project now under construction near Phoenix's west side.

Jan 12, 2015

Former Giffords aide to be district director for McSally

A former senior aide to Democratic ex-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will join the district staff of Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally.

Jan 8, 2015

Memorial has yet to emerge 4 years after Giffords shooting

The rows of flowers, teddy bears and inspirational posters that once lined a parking lot where a gunman killed six people and injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others have found a temporary home in a southern Arizona museum.

Like most Republican lawmakers from the state, Arizona Sen. John McCain was dubious of the Iranian government’s promise to abide by the deal, and called it “highly unlikely” that Iran will have lessened its “support of terrorism” while the pact is in place. (Cronkite News Service photo by Brandon Brown)
Jan 8, 2015

McCain takes helm of Senate Armed Services Committee

Sen. John McCain has been formally named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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