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Delina DiSanto announces candidacy against Rep. Paul Gosar

May 18, 2021 6:29 PM April Hettinger

Delina DiSanto announces her candidacy against Congressman Paul Gosar for the U.S. House race in…

Biden wants to bring the economy from relief to recovery

May 18, 2021 11:33 AM CNN

A labor shortage may signal trouble for those plans Patti Eisenbraun had been anxiously waiting for the pandemic to subside so the dining room and…

President Biden developing new pardon process

May 18, 2021 7:51 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

A familiar source says that President Biden is developing a presidential pardon process with a focus on racial justice and equity.…

Yuma mayor encourages locals to seek employment following pandemic

May 14, 2021 7:17 PM Cody Lee

On Thursday, Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) announced a new push to get Arizonans back to work, it includes up to a two-thousand dollar bonus and other…

House Republicans vote to make Elise Stefanik conference chair replacing Liz Cheney

May 14, 2021 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

House Republicans voted on Friday to elevate Rep. Elise Stefanik to the No. 3 leadership position of conference chair after ousting Rep. Liz Cheney…

Gaetz ally plans to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors

May 13, 2021 11:41 AM CNN Newsource

The ex-Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to plead guilty on Monday in a federal court in Florida, according to a…

U.S. files first trade complaint with Mexico under USMCA

May 13, 2021 4:58 AM The Associated Press

The United States filed its first labor complaint with Mexico Wednesday under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after an old-guard union was…

Elise Stefanik faces increased conservative headwinds in rise to leadership

May 12, 2021 5:50 PM CNN Newsource

GOP leaders are moving swiftly to install Rep. Elise Stefanik as the No. 3 Republican in the House on Friday in a rapid effort to unify the party,…

Ex-WH counsel McGahn to testify behind closed doors about Trump efforts to obstruct Russia investigation

May 12, 2021 6:59 PM CNN Newsource

Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald…

George Conway says GOP lawmakers ‘trying to memory hole’ Capitol insurrection

May 12, 2021 6:42 PM CNN Newsource

Conservative lawyer George Conway said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers are “trying to memory hole” the US Capitol insurrection, after House…

Inhofe tells EPA nominee, ‘if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy’

May 12, 2021 1:23 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then…

The GOP just handed Liz Cheney a megaphone

May 12, 2021 2:26 PM CNN Newsource

Finally. It took a strong woman and a House Republican conference that threatened her. It took GOP leadership more interested in regaining power than…

Trump administration officials to testify on Jan. 6 riot

May 12, 2021 5:01 AM The Associated Press, Dominique Newland

Two senior Trump administration officials plan to defend their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol when they appear before…

Arizona election audit continues as deadline creeps up

May 9, 2021 4:20 PM Cody Lee

The Arizona State Senate is continuing efforts to count ballots from Maricopa County. As of Saturday, only about 10% of the ballots have been counted…

Ahead of Harris meeting, Mexico president accuses U.S.

May 7, 2021 11:19 AM The Associated Press

Speaking at a news conference shortly before a scheduled online meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, López Obrador displayed tax records…

Biden urges passage of economic proposals in wake of dismal jobs report

May 7, 2021 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Friday argued the US needs the kind of large-scale investments his economic proposals call for in the wake of a disappointing…

US weighs unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds

May 6, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration is weighing unfreezing $1 billion in Iranian funds that the country could use for humanitarian relief, amid the negotiations…