Politics & Government

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.

Critics say the ordinance targets groups helping the unhoused. They now hope to put a repeal measure before voters.

Masked agents are abducting people left and right. “Real lawmen and women don’t wear masks,” the Arizona attorney general said.

Sonia Almaraz says Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez has lost 55 pounds since February, when Border Patrol arrested her.

Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed 174 bills so far in the 2025 legislative session, a new record. Here’s what they were.

A city council meeting lasted until 1 a.m. as residents spoke against an ordinance that may limit groups aiding the homeless.