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Mar 1, 2017

Arizona lawmakers give Trump’s first speech to Congress mixed reviews

President Donald Trump delivered an hourlong speech to Congress Tuesday that, while short on detail, was long on rhetoric that kept Republican lawmakers jumping to their feet and Democrats mostly sitting on their hands.

Feb 13, 2017

Deportation returns Arizona to the center of the national immigration debate

Still reeling from the aftershocks of Arizona’s 2010 anti-immigration law, local and national Democratic politicians are struggling to figure out what Trump’s deportation policy will mean to local communities.

Feb 8, 2017

Kelly vows to get local input as feds seek way to close southern border

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told a House panel Tuesday that a wall will help close the “gaping wound” of the U.S-Mexico border.

Sen. John McCain, left, R-AZ, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, hold a news conference to discuss recent reports that dozens of VA hospital patients in Arizona may have died while awaiting medical care in the Phoenix VA Health Care System, adjacent to the VA Hospital on Friday, April 18, 2014, in Phoenix. Last week's disclosures by current and former Department of Veterans Affairs employees is leading to investigations by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Inspector General for the VA are looking into not only the deaths, but allegations of falsified record keeping and medical reporting. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Feb 3, 2017

Arizona lawmakers again push for split of 9th Circuit Court

Republican members of Arizona's congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court whose nine-state territory includes Arizona.

Feb 1, 2017

Gosar decides against challenging Flake, will seek re-election

Paul Gosar’s flirtation with next year’s U.S. Senate race turned out to be short-lived.

Jan 31, 2017

McCain emerges as Trump’s top Republican nemesis in Congress

Sen. John McCain has emerged as President Donald Trump's top Republican nemesis on Capitol Hill.

Jan 30, 2017

Gosar eyes primary challenge to Flake

Add Congressman Paul Gosar to the list of potential challengers U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake might face in next year’s Republican primary.

Jan 27, 2017

Phoenix post office station to be renamed for Ed Pastor

Retired U.S. Congressman Ed Pastor is being honored with a downtown Phoenix post office station being named after him.

Jan 24, 2017

Tribes eye Trump: Some welcoming, some wary of new administration

Tribal officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to the Trump administration, recognizing potential positives but also raising concerns about tribal sovereignty and other issues.

Jan 6, 2017

Congressman: Obama not creating Grand Canyon monument

President Barack Obama has decided against creating a national monument covering areas of public land around Grand Canyon National Park, an Arizona congressman said Friday.

Jan 6, 2017

Ex-Arizona Rep. Renzi set for release from prison Saturday

Renzi was convicted in 2013 of conspiring to use his congressional post to make companies buy his ex-business associate's land so the associate could repay a debt to Renzi.

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 4, 2017

Lawmaker proposes making Giffords shooting national memorial

A planned memorial for the victims and survivors of a Tucson mass shooting that targeted U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords could become part of the National Park System.

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