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Kyl opposes immigration ruling
Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona says a recent court ruling blocking most of the controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law was wrong and that possible tweaks to the law by state legislators likely won't be enough to ease the court's concerns.
Obama: Patchwork immigration policy unacceptable
President Barack Obama says he agrees that more control must be exerted over illegal immigration, but he won't accept "a patchwork of 50 different states" acting on their own.
Arizona helped deport thousands without new law
Without the benefit of their state's strict new immigration law, officers from a single Arizona county helped deport more than 26,000 immigrants from the U.S. through a federal-local partnership program that has been roundly criticized as fraught with problems.
Biden surveys stimulus projects at Grand Canyon
Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Grand Canyon on Tuesday to check on stimulus-funded projects that include the rehabilitation of historic trails and structures.
Feds oppose merger of immigration challenges
Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department oppose a request to merge their challenge to the new Arizona immigration law with a lawsuit by a police officer who also is seeking to overturn the law.
Arizona a finalist for ‘Race to the Top’ school grant
Arizona was named among the finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving the state a chance to receive a share of $3.4 billion.
McCain fundraising tops $15 million
U.S. Sen. John McCain is spending money like his political life depends on it, pouring more than $15 million into his primary challenge against J.D. Hayworth.
Arguments under way over Arizona’s immigration law
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for the governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect in a week.
GOP loses bid to block suit against AZ law
Senate Democrats on Wednesday turned back a move by Republicans to block the Justice Department from pursuing its lawsuit seeking to overturn Arizona's controversial immigration law.
Immigration law hearing ends with no ruling
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton didn't rule on whether to block the law from taking effect July 29, or whether to dismiss the lawsuit, Thursday in the first major hearing on challenges to a strict new immigration law.
Pearce wants to file brief in challenge to law
The lawmaker who wrote Arizona's new immigration law wants to have a say in a legal challenge to the law.
Judge sets rules for hearing on immigration law
A judge has set ground rules for the first major court hearing in a legal challenge to Arizona's new immigration law.
