An Arizona voter’s guide to the big issues that define the U.S. Senate race between John McCain and Ann Kirkpatrick

Bernie Sanders stumped for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon, two days before the 2016 presidential election.

Senator Bernie Sanders will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday, November 6.

Less than a week before the election, Hillary Clinton held a rally at ASU that drew a crowd of at least 10,000.

With less than a week until election day, Hillary Clinton will campaign in Arizona.

“Warn the young and the innocent: I’m about to get obscene.” That’s the untraditional opening line in a new campaign video from the guy who might just be Arizona’s most untraditional candidate, Democrat Mikel Weisser. Often seen wearing a baseball cap and peace sign or Bernie Sanders’ buttons while stumping for…

Take a deep breath. The end of what may be the strangest, most unpredictable election season in all of American history is in sight, people! Tonight marks one of the final milestones: the third presidential debate.  Chris Wallace of Fox News will moderate, which should make for some very interesting…

From the hot-mic recording of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault to the new WikiLeaks revelations about Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street speeches to last night’s bizarre 90-minute debate, it’s fair to say this weekend was a game changer in the 2016 election campaign. But as prominent Republican figures like Senator…

Do you live under a rock? No, right? So you’re aware that Monday night, September 26, brings the first of three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The event is already being billed the most-watched television event in U.S. history, which, given the complete and total lack of uncertainty…

In an era of hyperpartisan debate, it’s feels rare for an issue to generate broad consensus or cut across political, geographic, and demographic lines. But apparently the Grand Canyon, one of the country’s oldest and most iconic national parks, is that issue. According to a new bipartisan poll released this…

In commemoration of the recent fifth anniversary of the massive police raid on the Phoenix Goddess Temple, founder Tracy Elise has delivered a special recorded message to her supporters from Perryville Women’s Prison, where she’s serving a 4.5-year sentence for an array of prostitution-related charges. “It may appear to everyone that we have…

Is Senator John McCain trying to deceive Latino voters by pandering to them in Spanish? According to a new television ad from McCain’s Democratic rival, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, the answer is a resounding yes. In the ad, which begins airing today on nine different Spanish-language television stations in Phoenix and…

Doubts as to whether the Democratic Party sincerely believes it has a strong future in Arizona – not just this November but in elections beyond – might be put to rest later today, when, New Times has learned, the national party will announce a new, long-term effort to strengthen its place in Arizona…

Third-party candidates rarely impact the outcome of a presidential election, yet in almost every political cycle, they’re typically cast as “spoilers,” and their supporters are chastised for “throwing away” their votes. But in a year like 2016 — a year that is anything but typical and one in which both…

Talk about a win for science! The state of Arizona is finally backing out of its fight to require that doctors tell their patients that it’s possible to “reverse” a medication abortion. Also known as the “abortion pill,” a medication abortion terminates a pregnancy through the use of two drugs,…

Advocates of criminal-justice reform in Arizona enthusiastically praised the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement this week that it will phase out all federal private prison contracts. But proponents of privatization reached by New Times are equally quick to criticize the decision and to emphasize that it won’t affect state policy…