PHOENIX — Arizona State Senator Kelly Townsend, after dropping her candidacy for Congress, filed an expression of interest Monday seeking re-election in the same district as fellow Republican Senator Wendy Rogers. Townsend and Rogers became entangled over the past week after the Senate censured Rogers for his violent rhetoric, andRead More →
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Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers, who spoke at last week’s white nationalist America First political action conference, called out white nationalist and Holocaust denier Vincent James Foxx to “stand for election”. Rogers also recently forwarded an article from VDare, a white nationalist website dedicated to warning readers of the supposedRead More →
The House Select Committee on Jan. 6 sent subpoenas on Tuesday to people — including state lawmakers from Arizona and Pennsylvania — who were allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election. of 2020 and who worked to nominate substitute voters for Donald Trump in statesRead More →
article Maricopa County Advance Votes (File) PHOENIX (AP) – Republican state senators on Monday proposed legislation that would require every ballot in Arizona’s election to be counted by hand, GOP supporters who embraced former President Donald Trump’s false narrative on the massive electoral fraud calling it a necessary reform. Sen.Read More →
A spokesperson for Sen. Mark Kelly’s campaign reportedly said he “does not support” the Arizona Democratic Party’s censure of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Kelly is pictured during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC on September 28, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) has announced that he doesRead More →
Commentator Nick Fuentes is a Holocaust denier who opposes interracial marriages, supports racial segregation and has encouraged violence against his perceived political opponents. One of Fuentes’ biggest fans is Republican Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers, who said she loved him, compared receiving a compliment from him to receiving the “chivalry”Read More →
Cyber Ninjas asked for a new judge in the Arizona Republic’s lawsuit seeking documents on the 2020 election review, and the company got it. But that new judge, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Kemp, ruled the same way in an almost identical case: The Cyber Ninjas’ records are publicRead More →
Republican Senator Wendy Rogers is proposing to cost taxpayers more and potentially suppress voter turnout by banning cities, towns and school boards from holding all elections by mail-in ballot. Local government entities have decided to hold many of their low-turnout, off-cycle elections this way because it is cheaper to sendRead More →
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Republican Senator Wendy Rogers proposes costing taxpayers more and potentially suppressing voter turnout by banning cities, towns and school boards from holding all elections by mail-in ballot. Local government entities have decided to hold many of their low-turnout, off-cycle elections this way because it is cheaperRead More →
Sen. Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) arrives before the start of opening arguments in the impeachment trial of then-President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 10, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and former astronaut, won his first SenateRead More →
More supporters of Arizona senator Sinema default over objections to her Biden plan PHOENIX – Arizona Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema faced further defections on October 21 from the broad base of support she built to win her seat in 2018 when five members of her advisory board veterans resigned overRead More →
Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers has suggested that the Labor Day celebration is actually a “Communist holiday.” Rogers didn’t elaborate on his reasoning for criticizing the federal holiday, which takes place on the first Monday in September and celebrates the American workforce. “Labor Day is a communist holiday,” the Republican tweetedRead More →
Winemaking does not seem to be confused with policy making. But perhaps the former can offer the latter some well-deserved respite. Last summer, Three Sticks Winery in Sonoma had an unexpected name among its paid student interns. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, served a two-week internship at theRead More →
article Blake Masters (@bgmasters/Twitter) PHOENIX – Blake Masters, an ally of billionaire investor Peter Thiel, launched his July 12 campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge the Democratic US senator. Mark Kelly of Arizona. Masters, who grew up in Tucson and moved back to southern Arizona in 2018, is aRead More →
If confirmed, the former U.S. senator from Arizona, a Latter-day Saint, would be the top U.S. diplomat in Turkey. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | July 13, 2021, 9:39 p.m. | Update: 9:57 p.m. PresidentRead More →
State Senate officials have refuted the public’s right to know, and the news agency wants all relevant documents unearthed. The Republic of Arizona has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa Superior Court, seeking disclosure of all records — including internal communications and emails — of partisan Arizona State Senate members leadingRead More →
Cindy McCain called the ongoing audit of Arizona’s 2020 election results “ridiculous” and “crazy” as the recount ordered by Republicans supporting Trump continued to draw criticism. The recount centers on 2.1 million ballots for the presidential and Senate races in Arizona’s Maricopa County, and is based on false claims ofRead More →
AZ GOP Chairman Kelli Ward denies controversial statements about Governor Ducey PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – A top Republican is renewing his call for the state’s GOP leader to step down after baselessly claiming Gov. Doug Ducey “killed people” by limiting anRead More →
Just when you think the quest to uncover Arizona’s grand election conspiracy couldn’t get any weirder, a weekend dumpster dive reveals a bag of supposedly shredded ballots and a Legislative Leader warns that these ballots will “evaporate” if returned to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Senate Majority Whip Sonny Borrelli hasRead More →
NORTHERN ARIZONA (3TV/CBS 5) – A Republican senator wants to name a major highway in northern Arizona after former President Donald Trump. Sen. Wendy Rogers filed a legislative proposal (SCM 1003) last week that urges state transportation officials to designate State Route 260 as the “Donald J. Trump Highway.” TheRead More →
Mark Kelly sworn in to US Senate Mark Kelly was sworn into the US Senate in Washington DC on December 2. He will complete the last two years of the late Arizona Senator John McCain’s term after winning against Martha McSally in the 2020 election. WASHINGTON – Democrat Mark KellyRead More →
The Society of Professional Journalists presented its Sunshine Award to a collaborative investigation by the Arizona Republic and USA TODAY into how special interest groups are drafting copycat legislation in state houses across the country. Both newsrooms and the Center for Public Integrity were honored for their work on “Copy.Read More →
In April 2010, Arizona enacted the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, better known as Senate Bill 1070. But what would make an officer believe that someone was illegally in the country? For its opponents, it codified and provided legal cover for racial profiling, which continues to beRead More →
The Arizona Republic, along with two other news outlets, won the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Journalism, one of journalism’s most prestigious accolades. The “Copy. Paste. Legislate” series was published in cooperation with USA TODAY and the Center for Public Integrity. He was one of six finalists for the award.Read More →
Opinion: Readers have been clear: you want to know about the election, but not how to vote. We hear you. Greg Burton and Phil Boas | Arizona Republic Our highest calling as a news agency is to bring you important facts quickly and accurately so you can make informed decisions.Read More →
The Arizona Republic, along with three news organizations, is a finalist for the 2020 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Journalism, one of journalism’s most prestigious honors. The “Copy. Paste. Legislate” series in cooperation with USA TODAY and the Center for Public Integrity is one of six finalists for the award. TheRead More →
CNN’s Manu Raju appears to have triggered Republican Arizona Senator Martha McSally on Thursday by speaking out about President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, earning him a Trumpian slur in the halls of Capitol Hill. “Manu, you’re a liberal hack,” McSally said, clearly irritated and with undisguised disdain. “I’m not talkingRead More →
The Arizona Democratic Party is set to vote on whether to censure Senator Kyrsten Sinema after she was accused of siding with President Donald Trump’s policies and views on too many occasions. According to The Arizona Republicthe Sinema vote was pushed by frustrated progressives who see his electoral record asRead More →
In a fascinating twist, Republican Rep. Martha McSally was officially named Arizona’s newest senator after losing a race for the state’s other Senate seat to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in November. McSally will take over the seat vacated by Sen. Jon Kyl, who was previously nominated to serve part of theRead More →
WASHINGTON — There has been political tension throughout John McCain’s long career on Capitol Hill. He was for years a giant on the national stage, wielding influence on national security and defense issues, as well as a two-time Republican presidential candidate. But he was also a senator from Arizona, electedRead More →
Here’s who’s running for the Senate in Arizona Here’s what you need to know about the Arizona Senate candidates: Kyrsten Sinema, Deedra Abboud, Joe Arpaio, Martha McSally and Kelli Ward. Carly Henry, Arizona Republic The death of U.S. Senator John McCain on Saturday eclipsed Arizona’s Senate primary election on Tuesday,Read More →
John McCain, who went from Vietnam War hero to “the Senate maverick,” died Saturday of brain cancer at his Phoenix home in Arizona. He was 81 years old. His family announced on August 24 that he was stopping treatment for his aggressive glioblastoma. The son and grandson of Navy admiralsRead More →
John McCain will be buried at the Naval Academy Cemetery John McCain chose the United States Naval Academy Cemetery as his final resting place. He will be lying next to his former classmate and lifelong best friend. USA TODAY John McCain had so perfected the art of narrow evasion, inRead More →
Six-term Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain died Saturday at his Arizona ranch with his family after a battle with brain cancer. He was 81 years old. “My heart is broken. I’m so lucky to have had the adventure of loving this amazing man for 38 years,”Read More →
The family of US Senator John McCain announced Friday that he is stopping treatment for brain cancer. Since December, the six-term Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate has been at home near Sedona. McCain, 81, was surrounded by family and friends. In his final days, questions about McCain’s life,Read More →
Last week, the New Hampshire Institute for Politics announced that Senator Jeff Flake would be attending its upcoming “Politics and Eggs” breakfast in Manchester. This raised quite a few eyebrows, as it’s been well established that there are only two reasons to go to northern New England in March: 1.Read More →