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Illegal crossings surge as feds weigh major asylum limits
The huge spike in migrants and resulting chaos at various border locations have increased frustration with the Biden administration's immigration policies and put pressure on Congress to reach a deal on asylum.
Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough
As Congress returns to session this week, lawmakers will be trying to forge an agreement on sending a new round of wartime assistance to Ukraine. But to succeed, they will have to find agreement on an issue that has confounded them for decades.
Top GOP legislative lawmakers prepare to fight Biden administration, trying to help Utah
Preparing for their own fight with the Biden administration over a new national monument in Arizona, the top legislative Republicans now are attempting to help the state of Utah in its own battle against two other monuments.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker takes his fight for abortion access national with a new dark-money group
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide, introducing on Wednesday a political organization to fund similar efforts outside Illinois, a state that legalized abortion by statute even before the Supreme Court invalidated the right to undergo the procedure.
Kari Lake begins Senate campaign as she keeps fighting her loss in last election
Lake launched a U.S. Senate campaign for an Arizona seat in a splashy Scottsdale rally on Tuesday, having never conceded that she lost last year's race for Arizona governor.
Some GOP candidates want to use force against Mexico to stop fentanyl, experts say that won’t work
Ron DeSantis wants suspected drug smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border to be shot dead. Nikki Haley promises to send American special forces into Mexico. Vivek Ramaswamy has accused Mexico's leader of treating drug cartels as his "sugar daddy" and says that if he is elected president, "there will be a new daddy in town."
Arizonans can expect huge increase in campaign ads ahead of 2024 election
Arizonans should brace themselves to be inundated with campaign advertising between now and the November 2024 election.
Biden highlights business deals, pays respects at John McCain memorial to wrap up Vietnam visit
President Joe Biden closed a visit to Vietnam on Monday by spotlighting new business deals and partnerships between the two countries and paying respects at a memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen. John McCain, who endured a lengthy imprisonment in Hanoi during the Vietnam War.
Plan to negotiate drug prices could affect 165,000 Arizonans
The Biden administration targeted 10 prescription drugs Tuesday as part of the first-ever Medicare price negotiation, a move that it said could benefit 9 million beneficiaries – including 165,000 in Arizona.
Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump
President Joe Biden is setting out Monday on a Western swing aimed at showcasing his work on conservation, clean energy and veterans' benefits as he seeks to draw an implicit contrast between his administration's accomplishments and former President Donald Trump's legal troubles.
Hobbs announces new worker safety partnership with TSMCÂ
Gov. Katie Hobbs visited the site of Taiwan Semiconductor’s new facility in north Phoenix to announce a new worker safety partnership for construction workers following reports of accidents and alleged safety violations at the site. Â
Gallego touts Phoenix’s efforts during White House meeting on heat emergency
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego told President Joe Biden Thursday that even in a town that knows how to cope with hot weather, this summer’s record-breaking heat is posing a challenge.
