2 Renzi associates headed for federal court trial

Two associates of former Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi are set for trial this week in a case tied to allegations that the congressman looted his family insurance business to fund his campaigns and for personal expenses.

Brewer furious over Clinton’s remark on immigration lawsuit

Gov. Jan Brewer is blasting the White House after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an Ecuadorian reporter that the U.S. Department of Justice plans to bring a federal lawsuit against Arizona over the state’s new immigration law.

Mayors group condemns Arizona immigration law

The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved two resolutions Monday condemning Arizona's new immigration law and asking Congress to overhaul federal immigration policies.

Independent committees now have blank-check power

Without additional campaign cash to fend off better-funded opponents, some Clean Elections candidates will be in dire need of help from their allies.

Major races impacted by matching funds ruling

The US Supreme Court's matching funds ruling will impact just about every state race. Here's how.

Ripple effect

Arizona’s matching funds system for publicly financed campaigns may be going down, but it probably won’t go alone.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to block Arizona’s Clean Elections system from distributing matching funds is a bad omen for similar systems in other states, and could portend their end if the court rules that matching funds are unconstitutional, according to legal [...]

US arrests 2,000 in Mexican drug trafficking probe

Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 2,000 people in a 22-month investigation targeting Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the United States.

Wiretaps in Rick Renzi’s case tossed

A judge has ruled that wiretaps federal investigators collected while investigating former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi for corruption can't be used in his upcoming trial.

McCain to hold town-hall meeting in Yuma

Sen. John McCain will be campaigning in Yuma in southwestern Arizona on Friday. The senator will open his Yuma County Campaign Office and then head to Armed Forces Park to receive an award from the county Chamber of Commerce.

Munger: No regret on ending gov campaign

Tucson attorney John Munger says he doesn't regret his decision to drop out of the governor's race now that the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked matching funds for publicly funded candidates.

How does one go about appealing a SCOTUS ruling?

One of the more interesting topics on which Horne and Thomas clashed was the education of illegal immigrant children. The issue was one of the few times in the debate where the two candidates showcased their legal chops.

Arizona to respond Monday in campaign funding case

Arizona officials face a Monday morning deadline to file a response to a request asking the U.S. Supreme Court payment to block the state's payment of extra campaign money to some publicly funded candidates.