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AZ/DC

Aug 24, 2018

McCain’s family says he’s stopping medical treatment

Sen. John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer, the Arizona senator's family said.

Jul 5, 2018

Mexican ambassador says relationship with Trump in ‘better shape’

The Mexican ambassador to the U.S. said July 3 that his country’s relationship with the Trump administration is in better shape than it was a year and a half ago, but that there is still room for improvement.

Jun 11, 2018

Kirkpatrick faces legal challenge to nominating petition

A new lawsuit seeks to disqualify Ann Kirkpatrick from running for Congress from Southern Arizona, charging that she improperly -- and illegally -- mislead people who signed her nominating petition.

Jun 5, 2018

Free-speech ruling in Trump Twitter case echoes in Arizona debate

The opinion is narrowly written and legal experts are split on whether it applies to other public figures operating social media sites. But a lawsuit against an Arizona lawmaker aims to find out.

Republican U.S. Congressional candidate Debbie Lesko, right, celebrates her win with former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at her home, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Peoria, Ariz. Lesko ran against Democratic candidate Hiral Tipirneni for Arizona's 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Arizona. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Apr 24, 2018

Lesko wins CD8

Democrat Hiral Tipirneni has turned an expected blowout in the Congressional District 8 special election into a fight.

Apr 14, 2018

Dem candidates in red districts taught to embrace progressive values

The mantra of the day was “any blue just won’t do” and the event, which boasted speakers like Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, said the path for Democratic victory in conservative districts is to embrace progressive values and positions, not hide from them.

Apr 11, 2018

AZ residents file suit to stop citizenship question on census

With no action by the governor or attorney general, two Arizona residents filed suit Wednesday to block the Census Bureau from adding a citizenship question to the decennial count.

Apr 9, 2018

Billionaire Tom Steyer to spend $2 million on AZ youth vote initiative

Hoping to incite a blue wave in Arizona, billionaire mega-donor Tom Steyer will pour at least $2 million into state elections this year.

Attorney Tom Ryan holds up print copies of text messages exchanged between former state Sen. Steve Montenegro and a Senate staffer, Stephanie Holford. Holford named herself in a statement Ryan read during a press conference at the Senate on Feb. 22. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times)
Feb 22, 2018

Senate staffer says Montenegro took part in suggestive texts

The woman who exchanged suggestive text messages with congressional candidate Steve Montenegro has contradicted the former state senator’s account of the part he played in their “intimate” conversations.

Debbie Lesko (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Feb 22, 2018

Lesko threatens CD8 rival Lovas with litigation

Debbie Lesko is threatening to sue Phil Lovas, one of her rivals in the Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District, over allegations he made regarding $50,000 she contributed from her state Senate re-election committee to a super PAC that’s aiding her campaign.

Steve Montenegro
Feb 21, 2018

Montenegro lashes out at reports of topless selfie from staffer

Former state Sen. Steve Montenegro is refusing to deny news reports on texts that suggest he had an intimate relationship with a Senate staffer.

Jan 29, 2018

Bob Stump: Name claim fuels feud in CD8

The widow of former Congressman Bob Stump has called on a congressional candidate by the same name to “stop this charade” and publicly acknowledge he is not related to her family.

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