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In an exclusive chat, Rep. Yassamin Ansari talked redistricting, protecting mail voting, ICE and light rail expansion.
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David Schweikert votes to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits
Schweikert was the lone Arizona lawmaker to vote against stripping immunity from pesticide makers. Andy Biggs didn’t vote.
How a Supreme Court ruling could spark an Arizona redistricting battle
A Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act. Conservatives want to eliminate two Democratic-held Arizona districts.
Family fight: Inside the GOP elections feud roiling Maricopa County
With a major election looming, the Republicans charged overseeing voting can’t get along.
Will the Swalwell scandal nuke Ruben Gallego’s presidential chances?
Is Gallego “fucked” over his ties to alleged sexual assaulter Eric Swalwell, as one consultant put it? Or will it blow over?
Donald Trump is coming to Phoenix on Friday: What to know
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.
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Mysterious Green Party governor candidate has loads of GOP connections
Risa Lombardo is a Green Party candidate for governor. But the party disavows her saying, she’s a spoiler planted by the GOP.
Heap told feds he welcomed probe into Maricopa County elections
Records show Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is willing to put his own county’s elections under federal scrutiny.
The famous sports figures bankrolling Jay Feely’s run for Congress
Charles Barkley dropped $7,000 on Feely’s campaign, and NFL owners have spent more than $70,000.
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New poll pegs Mark Kelly as a leading 2028 presidential contender
A survey of Democratic voters suggested that Kelly is considered one of the most electable possible candidates.
Turning Point gets its ass handed to it in the SRP elections
Turning Point invested heavily in a pro-industry slate of candidates for the massive utility, and mostly lost.
Is Turning Point ‘harvesting’ SRP election ballots? Is that legal?
Turning Point volunteers are posing with bunches of SRP election ballots they’ve collected. What does the law say about that?
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Katie Hobbs and Andy Biggs are having a stupid beef about tacos
Debates over ICE and water conservation can wait. Today, we’re arguing over who will eat a taco on camera.
Feely shutters campaign store when asked about foreign-made merch
Ex-NFL kicker Jay Feely loves Trump, tariffs and bringing back American manufacturing. Except when buying campaign merch.
Arizona election lies have roared back to life: What to know
Donald Trump wants to relitigate his 2020 election loss, and Arizona’s MAGA crowd is reheating the same bullshit to help him.
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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil
Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.
Google claws back money from Turning Point-aligned PAC in SRP election
Google asked a PAC supporting a pro-industry SRP slate to return its money and remove its name from all campaign materials.
Gallego endorses Senate candidate who once had Nazi-linked tattoo
Ruben Gallego is backing Maine’s Graham Platner, who (unwittingly, he claims) had a Nazi-associated tattoo until recently.
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MAGA county recorder Justin Heap publicly embarrassed himself again
Should the guy in charge of voter registration get this many things so obviously wrong?
New Times readers aren’t high on Mark Kelly’s presidential prospects
Sen. Mark Kelly admitted he’s considering a run for president in 2028. Some readers welcomed the idea, while others laughed.
Mark Kelly for President? Trump may have boosted his chances
Sen. Mark Kelly wasn’t particularly well-known outside of Arizona a year ago. Then Donald Trump called for his execution.
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MAGA county recorder leaves supervisors exasperated at board meeting
County supervisors didn’t vote to remove Justin Heap, as far-right types suggested. But they do seem to be fed up with him.