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Mark Kelly, Testifying on Gun Violence, Informs Senate Committee of Phoenix Shooting (Video)

Mark Kelly, while testifying in a U.S. Senate committee hearing on gun violence, informed the rest of the room that another Arizona shooting had just taken place during the meeting.After talking about the Tucson shooting of his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Kelly fielded a question ... More >>

After Election Day, AZ's Far Right Now Has a Fight on Its Hands

Richard Carmona Fares Better Than President Obama, but Jeff Flake Will Be Senator

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona pulled in more votes in Arizona than President Barack Obama, but that still left the former U.S. Surgeon General more than 80,000 votes behind Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.Flake will be replacing fellow Republican Jon Kyl in the Senate, as Kyl's ... More >>

Maricopa County's Number of Remaining Ballots Unknown; Activists Urge Penzone, Carmona, to Retract Concessions

The Maricopa County Elections Department has given a straight answer about the number of ballots that still haven't been counted as of noon on the day after the election: they don't know.Citizens for a Better Arizona activists went to the elections office today to get a clear number, as media report ... More >>

Richard Carmona, U.S. Senate Candidate, Trailing Congressman Jeff Flake, According to Early Results

Several hundred Democrats gathered inside of a Tucson Marriott conference room are still waiting to hear from U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona and other Election Night candidates. It's about three hours past Carmona's expected arrival, but it's likely he's waiting for results from all voting ... More >>

Kyrsten Sinema, Martha McSally, and Jonathan Paton Cling to Small Leads

Several of the races for Arizona's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ended up close, and at the time of this post, we still don't have the answer in three districts.Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Martha McSally, and Republican Jonathan Paton are each hanging on to small leads in t ... More >>

Libertarian Marc Victor, of All People, Targeted in Arizona Senate Race by Wealthy Super PAC

One of the biggest "Super PACs" in the nation is focusing part of its cash on the U.S. Senate Race that will undoubtedly be won by Democrat Richard Carmona or Republican Jeff Flake.However, the Ending Spending Fund -- which has spent $9 million in races this year, the 10th-most of any Super PAC in t ... More >>

How Many Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake Ads Did You Encounter This Weekend?

If you spent this weekend within civilization, there's probably a good chance you were exposed to an advertisement for U.S. Senate candidates Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake.Maybe you opened your mailbox, or maybe you got a robo-call from Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan -- for Romney's "good friend," Flake ... More >>

Democrat Rich Carmona Races Toward the U.S. Senate

Bill Clinton To Rally for Rich Carmona in Tempe

A political superstar and one in the making are on the bill this Wednesday, 8 p.m., at ASU's Sun Devil Performance Lawn. That's when former President Bill Clinton will be in Tempe to stump for fellow Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Rich Carmona. See also: -Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Tur ... More >>

Congressman Jeff Flake, Running for U.S. Senate, Dodging Political Debates Against Opponent Richard Carmona?

Congressman Jeff Flake, a longtime politician in a close race for the U.S. Senate against Richard Carmona, a former U.S. Surgeon General, has only agreed to participate in a single debate against his opponent.   So far, anyway. See also: Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Defi ... More >>

Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Deficit, and Immigration

Democrat for U.S. Senate Rich Carmona speaking to supporters on Saturday Former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona, the Democrat currently locked in a neck-and-neck race with Republican Congressman Jeff Flake for Jon Kyl's U.S. Senate Seat, paid a visit Saturday to a Tempe field office for a Q and A ... More >>

Jeff Flake, U.S. Senate Hopeful, Chastises Congressman Todd Akin Over "Legitimate Rape" Comments, Yet He Co-Sponsored Legislation with Phrase "Forcible Rape"

Congressman Jeff Flake posted on his Facebook page on Thursday that during his campaign trail travels all over the state -- to places such as Superior, Miami, Globe, Payson, Show Low, Prescott, Flagstaff, Williams, Lake Havasu, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Kingman -- he had a revelation. "What I've found i ... More >>

Chandler Attorney Helps Client Beat 83-pound Weed Charge, Announces Run for U.S. Senate

A Chandler defense lawyer who helped his client beat a serious marijuana charge says he probably will run for Republican Jon Kyl's soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat, running as a Libertarian.   On July 2, attorney Marc J. Victor's client, 53-year-old, Maria Carillo-Tremillo was foun ... More >>

SB 1070 Fuels a Movement of New Voters

Stephen Steinbrink Leaves Arizona With a Pop Record About Arizona

Like nearly everyone in Phoenix, songwriter Stephen Steinbrink (you may recognize his project name French Quarter as well) has a love/hate relationship with the city. It's easy to love the pockets of true community, the DIY art-spaces, punk rock house shows, and the affordable, delicious Mexican foo ... More >>

CD9 Gets Another One: Republican Leah Campos Schandlbauer, Ex-CIA Officer

​Republican Leah Campos Schandlbauer has become the ninth person to announce a candidacy for Arizona's newly formed Ninth Congressional District.According to her campaign announcement, Schandlbauer's a Scottsdale resident, Hispanic Republican, and a former CIA operations officer. Her campaign says ... More >>

Richard Carmona Interview at Dems State Meeting in Tucson

Carmona talks immigration, foreign policy and women's issues with Gilman and IAbove is a video of an interview videographer Dennis Gilman and I did with former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The interview took place at the state Democrats' winter meeting i ... More >>

Can Dems Take Senate Seat From Congressman Jeff Flake?

www.politicalhumor.com​A Democrat hasn't held a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona since 1995, but a recent poll suggests that the seat getting vacated by retiring Senator Jon Kyl is within reach for Arizona lefties.According to the pollsters at the left-leaning Public Policy Polling, Republican Congress ... More >>

Village Voice Media Asks for Your Support of Senate Bill 596

Don Bivens, Former Democratic Party Chief, Announces Senate Candidacy

www.wikipedia.org Don Bivens is running for Senate.​Don Bivens, the former chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, made it official this morning: he's running for the United States Senate.Bivens, a Phoenix-based attorney, announced on his campaign website this morning that he'll seek the Democra ... More >>

DREAM Act Reintroduced as Democrats Continue Kabuki Courtship of Latinos

Cleveland.comDREAM On.​Illinois Senator Richard Durbin will re-introduce the DREAM Act later this morning. Durbin's move is the second step in the Democratic Party's kabuki courtship of Latino voters ahead of the 2012 elections, which began with Barack Obama's bogus immigration speech yesterday. ... More >>

Terry Goddard Leads Dems in Hypothetical, Gabrielle Giffords-Less Senate Race, Poll Finds

Bad news, Democrats: without Gabrielle Giffords, this guy is your best shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat.​Assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn't miraculously run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is the most popular am ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is His Own Worst Enemy

Arizona Legislature Would Prefer You Not Be Gay if You Want to Adopt a Kid

www.cafepress.com​The Arizona Senate yesterday approved a bill already given the green light by the House of Representatives that makes it as difficult as possible for gay people to adopt a child in the Grand Canyon State.The bill doesn't necessarily say homosexuals can't adopt children, but that ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Won't Run for Senate. God Apparently Changed His Mind

Congressman Trent Franks is a no-go for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.​God, apparently, is a little indecisive.Despite having indicated earlier in the week that he would announce his plans to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl on Saturday, Congressman Trent ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks Won't Run for Senate. God Apparently Changes Mind

Congressman Trent Franks is a no-go for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.​God, apparently, is a little indecisive.Despite having indicated earlier in the week that he would announce his plans to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl on Saturday, Congressman Trent ... More >>

Janet Napolitano No-Go on Senate Run; Wants to Focus on Border Security

Janet Napolitano says she's more interested in "protecting the American people from terrorism" than running for Senate.​Former Arizona governor and current Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today that she will not seek the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.Napolitan ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Says He's Mulling Run for U.S. Senate -- We Say He's Full of S**t

There's no chance in hell that Joe Arpaio runs for U.S. Senate. You heard it here first.​Maricopa County's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America," Joe Arpaio, says he's considering running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.That said, New Times guaran-damn-tees he won ... More >>

Rep. Dennis Kucinich Bites Back with Lawsuit Over Olive Pit

United States Congress​How much are Rep. Dennis Kucinich's teeth worth? A cool $150K, perhaps. That's how much the Ohio Congressman is seeking in damages in a lawsuit against a Capitol Hill cafeteria where he suffered "permanent dental and oral injuries" and "loss of e ... More >>

Arizona House Passes Bill Prohibiting Picketing at Funerals; Lawmakers Display Bipartisan Spirit

www.bipartisanbridge.org Arizona lawmakers engage in bipartisanship​After swiftly moving through the state Senate and the House of Representatives, a bill that makes it illegal to protest or picket within 300 feet of funerals is making its way to Governor Jan Brewer, who is expected to sign ... More >>

What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

DREAM Act Demise: Republicans, the Enemies of Christmas

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski: Living proof that not all GOPer hate LatinosI've always wondered who the Republicans hate more: Latinos or gays?Now that the DREAM Act has failed a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate, while the effort to end Don't Ask Don't Tell succeeded, I guess we know.Naturally, I'm m ... More >>

John McCain vs. DREAM Act, Pt.2: Passes House, Senate Vote Today

Dream a little DREAM with me...The haters were defeated in the U.S. House yesterday, and the DREAM Act passed 216-198.Today, the fight goes to the U.S. Senate, where the Republicans threaten a filibuster, and the Dems lack the 60 votes to invoke cloture.I say, let them filibuster. Call their bluff. ... More >>

John McCain vs. DREAM Act: Vote Expected Today

Tim'es a waistin', people. Hit those phones. Hit 'em hard.The DREAM Act, proposed legislation that would legalize the status of undocumented students brought here when they were young, is being discussed on the floor of the U.S. House even as I type this. A vote in both houses of Congress is expecte ... More >>

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Some Races Appear Done as Votes Trickle In; No, We're Not Going Out on a Limb

​ We feel confident enough at 9:30 p.m. to call a few of the bigger races tonight, even with  lots of precincts still counting ballots. Jan Brewer over Terry Goddard, Governor John McCain over Rodney Glassman, U.S. Senate Trent Franks over John Thrasher, Congressional District 2 E ... More >>

Rodney Glassman's Latest Campaign Video is Embarrassing Watch; Complete With Rodney Singing Arizona Version of "Sweet Home Alabama" and Dancing Like Forest Gump

We thought John McCain's "Danged Fence" ad was the worst campaign video we'd ever seen. Then we saw this.​U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman should stick to arid land resource sciences because any hopes of a singing career -- or a career in the Senate, for that matter -- were probably destroyed ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Congress Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell?"

​Senator John McCain led the charge in the United States Senate to put an end to the debate to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.Democrats fell just four votes short of moving the bill along in the Senate following a filibuster led by McCain.President Obama vowed in his state of ... More >>

Military's Gays to Remain in Closet -- Compliments of John McCain

"The Maverick"​The United States military will continue to follow the policy that it's OK to risk your life serving in the armed forces on the condition that you keep it to yourself if you're attracted to someone of the same sex.Gay soldiers will remain closeted by the federal gove ... More >>

John Dougherty, Other Wannabes for U.S. Senate to Debate Tonight

Our former colleague John Dougherty and the other three aspiring Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate are set to debate tonight up at Paradise Valley Community College.   ​The scheduled two-hour session (7-9 p.m.) will be held at the school's Center for the Performing Arts, and ... More >>

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U.S. Senate Candidate John Dougherty to Contribute to Huffington Post During Campaign

U.S. Senate hopeful John Dougherty​We got word yesterday that as U.S. Senate hopeful Rodney Glassman hits the campaign trail with his snazzy, new, Arizona flag lapel pin, one of his opponents in the Democratic primary will be contributing to the Huffington Post.  U.S. Senate candidate, ... More >>

Morning Poll -- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal: Too Soon?

www.motifake.com​Last night, the U.S. House and Senate armed services committees voted to insert a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" -- the 1993 law banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military -- into the defense authorization bill, which will be due for a vote i ... More >>

April 7 In Blogs: Glenn Beck, Insane Clown Posse, Okonomiyaki, and Rodney Glassman

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Glenn Beck Invades Glendale on God Tour, Would Thomas Jefferson Have Approved? David Cav ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Pledges to Do "Everything in His Power" to Repeal Health Care Bill; When Did J.D. Hayworth Get Power?

www.msnbcmedia.msn.comFormer Congressman J.D. Hayworth (left)​Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth is speaking out against the controversial health care reform bill that passed the U.S. House Sunday night and he's using a bunch of shoulda, coulda, woulda's to blast John McCain, his opponent in the GOP ... More >>

Labor Unions' "Card-Check Bill" Dead; Act Would Have Removed Secret Ballot Union Elections

  A hotly disputed pro-labor-union bill that looked like it was heading for passage after Democratic gains in the 2008 election was essentially killed today by Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. New Times first told our readers about this proposed federal law in o ... More >>

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