VIDEO BLOG: Trump’s visit to Phoenix
Former President Donald Trump spoke at the the Turning Point Action’s “Rally to Protect our Elections” on Saturday.
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U.S. House committee begins investigation into Arizona election audit
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has launched an investigation into the company conducting the audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 president election ballots.
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Arizona Republicans say they need more election materials to continue audit
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann says the state legislature needs more materials and data from Maricopa County to continue its audit of the 2020 presidential election. And, the contractors she and her fellow Republicans hired to do the audit plan to go door-to-door to get it.
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Maricopa County approves $3 million for new voting machines after audit
Arizona’s largest county approved nearly $3 million Wednesday for new vote-counting machines to replace those used in the 2020 election, which were given to legislative Republicans for a partisan review of the results.
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AZ secretary of state asks for probe into whether Trump and allies tried to interfere in election results
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wants the state attorney general to investigate whether allies of former President Donald Trump violated state laws by conducting a pressure campaign against county officials in the wake of the November 2020 election.
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Arizona audit ballots and machines move locations again
Ballots and voting machines in Arizona’s Maricopa County were packed up and moved for a fourth time.
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Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions
In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court upheld a controversial Arizona voting law.
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Gov. Doug Ducey signs $12.8 billion budget with big tax cut
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signs a $12.8 billion budget for the state that signifies a tax cut benefiting the wealthy, prioritizing driving taxes as low as possible.
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Maricopa County will not reuse equipment from 2020 election audit
Arizona’s largest county says it will not reuse any of the voting equipment turned over for the controversial audit of the 2020 election.
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Maricopa County will not reuse equipment turned over for partisan 2020 audit
Maricopa County, Arizona, announced Monday that it will not reuse any of the voting equipment that was in the hands of the contractors hired by the Republican-controlled state Senate to conduct its so-called audit of the 2020 presidential election results.
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Arizona House passes legislation that weakens secretary of state
In the key battleground state of Arizona, Republican legislators this week moved to weaken the authority of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, by limiting her ability to defend election lawsuits.
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Biden nominates Cindy McCain as ambassador to the United Nations food agency
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will nominate Cindy McCain as US ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, elevating a longtime friend and Republican ally to an administration post.
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Arizona Senate passes budget, tax cut after House Dems walk
The Senate amendments to the budget also ban so-called “critical race theory,” ban K-12 schools and universities from requiring COVID-19 vaccines, prevent both from requiring face masks if the coronavirus pandemic surges again and bar any employer or business from requiring vaccine passports.
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Arizona Democrats say they were shut out of negotiations involving the state’s $12.8 billion budget and, they say, they were never briefed on the updated provisions. So on Tuesday, they chose not to participate in a vote.
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Maricopa County’s partisan ballot review in final stages
The county’s 2.1 million ballots have been recounted by hand, except for the braille ballots, which are now undergoing a “paper examination” by workers.
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House makes ‘Juneteenth’ a federal holiday
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of making “Juneteenth” a federal holiday.
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Fact-checking Rep. Gosar’s misleading narrative about shooting of Capitol rioter
Some Republican lawmakers are doubling down on reframing the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, falsely arguing it was a mostly peaceful event, antifa was responsible for the attack and that rioters were not armed. Several of these incorrect narratives were repeated during a Tuesday hearing on the attack held by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, along with some new misinformation.
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Arizona audit of 2020 election hits hand-count milestone
A Republican-led hand recount of ballots cast in Arizona’s most populous county hit a major milestone Monday when counters finished tallying all the regular ballots cast in November’s presidential and U.S. Senate election.
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House minority leader to run for Arizona Secretary of State
Arizona House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding says he’s running for Secretary of State. Bolding, a Democrat, made the announcement Monday.
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Rep. Grijalva calls out Gov. Ducey for political theatre
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey released a letter coauthored by Texas Governor Greg Abbot on Thursday, in which they beg fellow states to “send all available law-enforcement resources to the border in defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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