Politics & Government

If you’re trans and you encounter MAGA firebrand Kari Lake, beware: She might exploit your existence for right-wing clout.

Arizona sold an empty prison to a private company for $15 million just as ICE is looking for more places to house immigrants.

Phoenix police say they do little about immigration enforcement. But contacting them can also mean landing on ICE’s radar.

State legislator is a part-time gig in Arizona. In 2025, some legislators were more part-time than others.

A news site run by disgraced former lawmaker David Stringer used AI to make a cartoon of Rep. Quang Nguyen eating dogs.

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has warred with fellow Republicans on the board of supervisors over election duties.

A staffer at Rep. Abe Hamadeh’s office even had one protester’s car towed while claiming to have “no idea” who did it.

Pre-Trump, colleagues of border czar Tom Homan described him as reasonable. Now, they see a cruel man they don’t recognize.

Reps. Greg Stanton and Yassamin Ansari say ICE illegally interfered with their right to make spot inspections of facilities.

The La Mesita shelter has shifting explanations for why it asked Jacquelyne Rubio’s family to leave.

Jacob Chansley was pardoned by Trump for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. How quickly people forget a favor.

As the saying goes, you either die a crusader against child sex crimes or live long enough to vote to keep them under wraps.

When Thelma stopped tweeting last fall, rumors spread that she was dead. She told New Times why she left, and why she’s back.

Someone hired Groundswell Contact to counter residents gathering signatures to repeal a city ordinance. It’s not clear who.

A pair of Phoenix suburbs – including one that seems to despise renters – made the national top-20 in RentCafe’s analysis.

The latest mass protest against the Trump administration will channel the spirit of the late civil rights icon John Lewis.

Robert Branscomb II has publicly beefed with Katie Hobbs, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and outspent his own fundraising.

Corey Woods said Tempe quickly passed controversial public gathering rules due to an ongoing court case. Others call B.S.

Sam Stone of the county recorder’s office suggested firing a missile at a New York man targeted by the Trump administration.

Kari Lake used a live hearing to suggest Rep. Greg Stanton is gay. “What are you,” Stanton said Thursday, “a neanderthal?”

Thousands of voters received confusing letters due to errors by the Recorder’s Office and the Motor Vehicles Department.

Mehzrad Asadi Eidivand has lost 45 pounds, a friend says. His brother also went on hunger strike in ICE detention last month.