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Telehealth access to abortion pill is lifesaving for domestic violence survivors, some say
Carrie Frail was in the process of leaving an abusive relationship when she discovered she was pregnant. Her partner told her he could hit her in the stomach until she had a miscarriage, and it would save some money. “I firmly believe he would have killed me at some point, whether accidentally or intentionally,” Frail […]
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Every Cochise County police agency will soon use the same iris scanners ICE deploys
Every law enforcement agency in Cochise County will soon be using the same iris-scanning technology as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office announced that, with the support of the Western States Sheriff’s Association, it and every municipal police department in the county would be adopting the biometric tech. “This […]
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Mayes will go back to the grand jury after Arizona Supreme Court doesn’t revive fake electors case
The Arizona Supreme Court has refused to revive the case against the state’s 11 fake electors who tried to help President Donald Trump overturn his 2020 loss, leaving its outcome at the mercy of the midterm elections. Last year, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked the state’s high court to reverse a trial court’s ruling […]
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Arizona signs onto deal to tap California desalination, ease pressure on shrinking Lake Mead
Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin. On Wednesday, the federal government and water agencies in the three states signed a memorandum of understanding […]
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Arizona promised these voters privacy. It accidentally broke its vow.
Staff at the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office accidentally publicly released the home addresses and telephone numbers of hundreds of voters whose information the state had pledged to keep private, an incident that potentially risked exposing them to physical harm and harassment in the months leading up to the 2024 election. Emails obtained by Votebeat […]
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House passes War Powers Resolution to force Trump to end the war he launched against Iran
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a resolution Wednesday to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran and require congressional approval for further military action in the country. The 215-208 vote, in which four Republicans voted with all Democrats to adopt the resolution, is the strongest rebuke to date against Trump’s […]
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Treasury secretary dodges questions on whether Trump still has lifetime IRS audit immunity
WASHINGTON — The day after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund was dead, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent evaded questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday about whether President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization would be absolved from future tax enforcement, another part of the president’s IRS settlement. During a […]
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DOJ will keep fighting for Arizona voter database after Trump-appointed judge tossed its case
The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that barred it from demanding access to Arizona’s voter registration database, it wrote in a court filing on Wednesday. In the filing, Jonathon P. Hauenschild, an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, informed the trial court that an appeal would soon be […]
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Up to 7 million people could lose insurance as states face tight timeline for Medicaid work requirement rules
The federal government released new guidance this week on how states should roll out the Medicaid work requirements that will affect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is intended to give states more details on how they’re supposed to verify the […]
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Trump warns of ‘rampant’ election cheating. The GOP wants to cut the election security agency.
Ahead of the November midterm elections, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have demanded Congress pass sweeping voting restrictions, including showing proof of citizenship to register — all in the name of election security. At the same time, the only federal agency dedicated solely to helping states and localities run smooth and secure elections […]
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Supreme Court greenlights racially gerrymandered Alabama map after gutting the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday evening allowed Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map, reversing a lower court’s ruling that repeatedly deemed the map racially discriminatory. In an unsigned 6-3 decision on the case known as Allen v. Milligan, the court wrote that the lower court’s map would not be “more convenient” for Alabama than […]
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Trump administration dumps $1.77B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay people who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Justice Department — a proposal that halted work on legislation to fund immigration and deportation activities. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified Tuesday before a House committee the […]
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‘Follow the money’: Mayes targets fuel pro-Petersen PAC in Arizona’s GOP attorney general race
A political action committee backed by private prison company GEO Group and other special interests is spending to boost Senate President Warren Petersen in his bid for attorney general. “Trump conservative Warren Petersen will deport the illegal aliens,” the ad from Restore Order Arizona PAC says. By contrast, the ad continues, Petersen’s GOP opponent, Rodney […]
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Migrants detained at ICE facilities launch hunger strikes to protest conditions
In at least four states, migrants detained in ICE facilities have launched hunger strikes in recent weeks to protest the conditions in which they are being held. An ongoing hunger and labor strike at the 1,000-bed Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey, reportedly involves roughly 300 people and has sparked daily protests outside the […]
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Opponents of Axon’s Scottsdale HQ will appeal after losing first round in court
The group behind the effort to stop law enforcement technology company Axon from building a massive headquarters and housing project in Scottsdale said it will appeal a trial court judge’s ruling that a state law barring residents from weighing in on the project is constitutional. Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions formed in 2024 to […]
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Trump signals retreat on $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund amid GOP revolt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appeared to be on shaky ground Monday as he continued to face opposition from his own party. Trump had not yet made a public announcement by late afternoon, but several media outlets reported the president planned to possibly drop the fund to clear the way […]
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Arizona sues MultiPlan, major insurers, alleging a ‘cartel’ that underpaid doctors and hospitals
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a lawsuit Monday against MultiPlan, which last year renamed itself Claritev, alleging the company conspired with insurers for years to under pay doctors and hospitals, oftentimes leaving patients footing the bill for out-of-network care. “This wasn’t an accident,” Mayes told reporters Monday. “It was a coordinated deliberate scheme.” Mayes’ […]
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Trump’s transgender military ban driven by ‘desire to harm,’ appeals court rules
WASHINGTON — Transgender military members won a temporary victory against the Trump administration in federal appeals court Monday when two judges ruled a policy banning them from service violated their constitutional right to equal protection under the law. Judges Judith W. Rogers and Robert L. Wilkins for the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of […]
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‘Deeply grateful to the Tribal leaders’: Katie Hobbs completes visits to all 22 tribal nations
Sharing acorn stew with tribal leaders in San Carlos. Zip lining at Grand Canyon West on Hualapai tribal land. Riding the country’s only tribally-owned mountain roller coaster at Sunrise Park Resort. And kids running alongside a small pack of Rez dogs to greet a state SUV rumbling down a remote reservation road. These are some […]
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The Mark Lamb scandal isn’t just hypocrisy. It’s a Republican Party in moral free fall.
Few things are more predictable in politics than self-proclaimed moral crusaders getting caught in their own hypocrisy. Mark Lamb, the self-described “family man” who built his public image as a gun-slinging Pinal County Sheriff, tough on Mexican cartels and wrapped in “family values,” now finds himself in a sex scandal and accusations involving racist remarks. […]
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