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Election

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ruben and sydney gallego
Politics & Government

Will the Swalwell scandal nuke Ruben Gallego’s presidential chances?

By Morgan FischerApril 16, 2026

Is Gallego “fucked” over his ties to alleged sexual assaulter Eric Swalwell, as one consultant put it? Or will it blow over?

Donald Trump dances in front of a large crowd.
Politics & Government

Donald Trump is coming to Phoenix on Friday: What to know

By Morgan FischerApril 16, 2026

Trump will return to the Valley to speak at a Turning Point USA event in the hopes of shoring up GOP chances in the midterms.

a green campaign sign that says "vote for risa lombardo, green party." it features the silhouette of a woman with a question mark in it
Politics & Government

Mysterious Green Party governor candidate has loads of GOP connections

By Morgan FischerApril 15, 2026

Risa Lombardo is a Green Party candidate for governor. But the party disavows her saying, she’s a spoiler planted by the GOP.

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Politics & Government

Heap told feds he welcomed probe into Maricopa County elections

By Sasha Hupka | VotebeatApril 14, 2026

Records show Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is willing to put his own county’s elections under federal scrutiny.

jay feely smiles in a suit while holding a microphone
Politics & Government

The famous sports figures bankrolling Jay Feely’s run for Congress

By Zach BuchananApril 13, 2026

Charles Barkley dropped $7,000 on Feely’s campaign, and NFL owners have spent more than $70,000.

arizona sen. mark kelly in a blue blazer and an arizona flag lapel pin
Politics & Government

New poll pegs Mark Kelly as a leading 2028 presidential contender

By Morgan FischerApril 13, 2026

A survey of Democratic voters suggested that Kelly is considered one of the most electable possible candidates.

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tyler bowyer
Environment

Turning Point gets its ass handed to it in the SRP elections

By Zach BuchananApril 8, 2026

Turning Point invested heavily in a pro-industry slate of candidates for the massive utility, and mostly lost.

A sign at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections" hosted by Turning Point Action at Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix in 2022.
Politics & Government

Is Turning Point ‘harvesting’ SRP election ballots? Is that legal?

By Zach BuchananApril 3, 2026

Turning Point volunteers are posing with bunches of SRP election ballots they’ve collected. What does the law say about that?

a screenshot of katie hobbs eating a taco
Politics & Government

Katie Hobbs and Andy Biggs are having a stupid beef about tacos

By Morgan FischerMarch 30, 2026

Debates over ICE and water conservation can wait. Today, we’re arguing over who will eat a taco on camera.

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jay feely in a suit holding a CBS microphone
Politics & Government

Feely shutters campaign store when asked about foreign-made merch

By Morgan FischerMarch 27, 2026

Ex-NFL kicker Jay Feely loves Trump, tariffs and bringing back American manufacturing. Except when buying campaign merch.

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Politics & Government

Arizona election lies have roared back to life: What to know

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorMarch 12, 2026

Donald Trump wants to relitigate his 2020 election loss, and Arizona’s MAGA crowd is reheating the same bullshit to help him.

an illustration of four people -- seen only by their torsos or arms -- clinking glasses at a brunch, one bears a resemblance to donald trump, with a bruise on his hand, which holds a diet coke. an open cheeseburger sits below his arm. another belongs to a military general, who has a copy of the insurrection act nearby. a third is a sheriff and the fourth is the devil
Politics & Government

Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil

By Beau HodaiMarch 10, 2026

Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

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Politics & Government

Google claws back money from Turning Point-aligned PAC in SRP election

By Stephen LemonsMarch 9, 2026

Google asked a PAC supporting a pro-industry SRP slate to return its money and remove its name from all campaign materials.

ruben gallego in a hallway
Politics & Government

Gallego endorses Senate candidate who once had Nazi-linked tattoo

By Zach BuchananMarch 3, 2026

Ruben Gallego is backing Maine’s Graham Platner, who (unwittingly, he claims) had a Nazi-associated tattoo until recently.

justin heap pointing and smiling
Politics & Government

MAGA county recorder Justin Heap publicly embarrassed himself again

By Zach BuchananFebruary 27, 2026

Should the guy in charge of voter registration get this many things so obviously wrong?

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mark kelly in a hat before an arizona flag backdrop
Opinion | Reader Response

New Times readers aren’t high on Mark Kelly’s presidential prospects

By Morgan FischerFebruary 24, 2026

Sen. Mark Kelly admitted he’s considering a run for president in 2028. Some readers welcomed the idea, while others laughed.

mark kelly
Politics & Government

Mark Kelly for President? Trump may have boosted his chances

By George Headley and Natalie Ogami | Cronkite NewsFebruary 19, 2026

Sen. Mark Kelly wasn’t particularly well-known outside of Arizona a year ago. Then Donald Trump called for his execution.

justin heap
Politics & Government

MAGA county recorder leaves supervisors exasperated at board meeting

By Morgan FischerFebruary 18, 2026

County supervisors didn’t vote to remove Justin Heap, as far-right types suggested. But they do seem to be fed up with him.

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a masked ice agent
Politics & Government

‘Racist’ GOP bill would put ICE agents at every voting location

By Zach BuchananFebruary 18, 2026

The GOP-backed bill is “clearly voter suppression” aimed at deterring non-white people from voting, opponents say.

kristi noem
Politics & Government

Unpacking Kristi Noem’s most bullshit claims about Arizona elections

By Morgan FischerFebruary 13, 2026

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made a special trip to Arizona just to get a bunch of shit wrong about our elections.

karrin taylor robson
Politics & Government

Republican Karrin Taylor Robson drops out of Arizona governor race

By Zach BuchananFebruary 12, 2026

Karrin Taylor Robson was the first Republican to declare a run for governor. She’s now also the first to drop out.

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justin heap
Politics & Government

MAGA county recorder gets ass thoroughly chewed out at budget meeting

By Morgan FischerJanuary 29, 2026

Republicans and Democrats took Recorder Justin Heap to task for his many scandals, including a staffer’s extreme tweets.

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