While the first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away, a shadow contest of another sort is underway with several Republicans, including one in Arizona, openly jockeying to position themselves as potential running mates to Donald Trump, the early front-runner for the nomination.

The head of the Arizona Republican Party, Kelli Ward, wants Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate whether Democrat Katie Hobbs used her official position "to suppress free speech.''

Three Pennsylvania lawmakers were in Arizona on Wednesday to check out the state Senate GOP's partisan audit of the 2020 election.