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McCain backs Quayle over Schweikert
U.S. Sen. John McCain is endorsing U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle in his campaign against fellow Republican Congressman David Schweikert, according to the Schweikert campaign.
GOP congressmen: Obama issues ‘declaration of war against Arizona’
In a strongly-worded letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Arizona’s Republican congressmen characterized the Obama administration’s decision to sever immigration enforcement agreements with local police agencies a “declaration of war against Arizona.”
Quayle, Schweikert trying to out-conservative each other
On the face of it, there is little that separates U.S. Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert on policy matters, and both have maintained fairly conservative voting records. But the two freshmen GOP congressmen, who are battling in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, say there are important distinctions on where they stand on several key issues.
Quayle blasts ‘dishonest’ opponent, Schweikert fights ‘Dirty’
A long-anticipated shoe dropped in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, escalating the intraparty battle between U.S. Reps. Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.
Calm before the storm?
The GOP primary between Quayle and Schweikert for CD6 hasn’t gotten nasty — yet.
Capitol Quotes: June 22, 2012
This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances.
Tweet, delete, repeat: Politicians turn a microscope into a megaphone
The website Politwoops launched this week as a way to catch politicians with their pants down, by cataloguing and posting deleted Twitter tweets of congressmen, the president and presidential hopefuls.
Quayle tops Schweikert in CD6 fundraising
Ben Quayle topped fellow first-term Congressman David Schweikert in their first campaign finance reports of the year, but the candidates’ overall fundraising is still nearly even when it comes to money that can be spent in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District.
Justice Department approves congressional redistricting plan
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced it has approved Arizona’s proposed congressional redistricting plan, despite a last minute appeal by some Republicans who said minority voting rights could have been strengthened.
Capitol Quotes: March 23, 2012
This week’s most outstanding quips, jibes and utterances.
Schweikert consultant: Boehner will cut us a check
The intraparty war between congressional Republican leadership and the conservative Club for Growth appears to have simmered down for now, even while the race between U.S. Reps. David Schweikert and Ben Quayle is growing fiercer.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner this week agreed to give Schweikert a contribution from his PAC to compensate for a contribution he made earlier to his primary[...]
Group warns GOP leaders on Quayle/Schweikert race
A conservative advocacy group is warning GOP leaders to stay neutral in an Arizona congressional race featuring two Republican incumbents a�� Reps. David Schweikert and Ben Quayle.
