Politics Archives

Kari Lake’s lawyers fined in failed Arizona election lawsuit

May 5, 2023 9:25 AM The Associated Press

Republican Kari Lake’s lawyers were sanctioned $2,000 Thursday by the Arizona Supreme Court in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the…

Horne files to have transgender lawsuit moved from Tucson to Phoenix

May 4, 2023 1:54 PM Faith Rodriquez, Adelmi Ruiz

A motion has been filed to move the venue for a lawsuit that challenges Arizona’s law prohibiting biological males from participating in girls’…

Recall effort against Arizona election denier fails

May 4, 2023 10:56 AM The Associated Press

Organizers of an effort to remove a rural Arizona county supervisor for skepticism over the results of last year’s election announced that they have…

Democrats pressure GOP on debt limit, spending cuts

May 4, 2023 9:06 AM The Associated Press

Senate Democrats pressured Republicans on the debt ceiling impasse Thursday, focused in a hearing on what they say will be painful reductions in…

Arizona Senators concerned with lack of preparations for end of Title 42

May 3, 2023 6:15 PM Faith Rodriquez

Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) and Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) urged Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to avoid…

IID testifies to state assembly on Colorado River

May 3, 2023 11:58 AM Jailene Aguilera

Two representatives from the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) attended a Senate sub-committee hearing in Sacramento this week to give a status…

US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border

May 3, 2023 5:55 AM AP News

U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead…

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

May 2, 2023 11:14 AM AP News, Samantha Byrd

The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus…

House Speaker McCarthy accepts President Biden’s invite to debt ceiling meeting

May 2, 2023 9:01 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

In a call with the president, McCarthy accepted the May 9 meeting at the White…

Biden administration to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements

May 2, 2023 6:58 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The Biden administration says it plans to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, contractors, head start educators and health-care…

Pressure weighing as Biden faces steep steps navigating country’s most critical challenges

May 1, 2023 9:25 PM Jessica McClain

Washington D.C. (NBC / KYMA, KECY-TV) – The Biden administration is facing a set of complex economic hurdles, centering around employment, inflation,…

US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings

May 1, 2023 5:49 AM AP News

The decision to use fast-track screenings comes as COVID-19 asylum restrictions are set to expire on May 11 and the U.S. government prepares for an…

California representative speaks out on bank regulations and debt ceiling

April 30, 2023 11:02 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

California Representative Ro Khanna sat down with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss bank regulations and the debt…

Sinema bill to stop fentanyl coming into Arizona

April 27, 2023 2:29 PM Faith Rodriquez

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema cosponsored the FEND Off Fentanyl Act that will help strengthen the country’s response to the fentanyl…

California to vote on ambitious locomotive emission rule

April 27, 2023 9:23 AM The Associated Press

Every day, locomotives pull rail cars filled with food, lumber, oil and other products through railyards near neighborhoods in Oakland, Commerce, San…