US-Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold White House talks
President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks Friday as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can go to apply for protection.
Hobbs heads east to sign military cooperation agreement
Gov. Katie Hobbs headed to Oman last week to sign a military partnership agreement with the Middle East nation.
Security experts warn of foreign cyber threat to 2024 voting
Top state election and cybersecurity officials warned about threats posed by Russia and other foreign adversaries ahead of the 2024 elections, noting that America's decentralized system of thousands of local voting jurisdictions creates a particular vulnerability.
Arizona residents, shooting hero, Nichols’ family members to join Biden
Two Arizona residents, along with rock star Bono, the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month's Monterey Park, Calif. shooting, and the family of Tyre Nichols will be among the featured guests sitting alongside first lady Jill Biden at tonight’s State of the Union address.
Cubans, Nicaraguans drive illegal border crossings higher
U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden's presidency amid growing numbers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and other countries.
US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.
Investigate Ducey for sending refugees to D.C.
Gov. Doug Ducey said he has spent millions of dollars on sending migrants to Washington, D.C., in recent months, with millions more dollars earmarked for it next fiscal year. While we do not know what taxpayer monies were used, we do know that the money would be far better used for humanitarian purposes.
Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Kelly, Sinema
Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, and actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.
We need to act now to lower gas prices
We’ve got to act now to lower the price at the pump–corporations should not be seeing these record breaking profits while Arizonans are struggling.
Our Passover story and theirs: From Egypt to Arizona
When I am at my Passover Seder this year, I will be proud to be American and to live in the state of Arizona, and I will be proud that we celebrate not only our unity but our diversity. We should welcome refugees of all races and religions. This is what makes America a project with fighting for when viewed in light of the Passover story.
Ballots stronger than bullets
Putin is powerless to change the most important fact of all. Ukraine’s declaration of independence was not a technical act by an old Soviet-era legislature and kept in place by force, like his own regime. It came via the ballot box from the hearts of tens of millions of Ukrainians, where the invading Russian army cannot reach and every bullet fired will only strengthen the resolve for separation[...]
Diplomatic solution exists to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine
The fog of war often makes it impossible for otherwise sensible international leaders to visualize solutions to the diplomatic crisis at the center of armed conflict. Sadly, this is true... […]