Rep. Andy Biggs (left), Ken Miceli, Scott Neely and Rep. David Schweikert debate in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections governor primary debate at Sneaky Big Studios in Scottsdale on June 17, 2026. (Pool photo by Diannie Chavez/The Arizona Republic)
In GOP governor debate, Biggs sets sights on Hobbs while Schweikert tries to slow him down
Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs told Arizonans on Wednesday evening that he’s got the best chance of beating Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in November.
Biggs’ chief opponent in the Republican primary for Arizona governor, U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, countered that he is the better, more moderate candidate to appeal to...
Warren Petersen in May 2025. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
‘Be ready to be deported’: GOP AG hopeful Warren Petersen pledges to help deport Arizona Dreamers
Republican Warren Petersen vowed to help the Trump administration deport the more than 18,000 Arizonans who were brought to America as children and have federal protection if voters in November make him Arizona’s next attorney general...
Jeremy Helfgot, a lobbyist and advocate for various progressive organizations, speaks about the need to push back on the opening of an immigration detention center in Surprise on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror)
Frustrated by inaction on ICE warehouse, activists move to dissolve Surprise altogether
Frustrated by a city council that has refused to oppose the opening of an immigration detention center, community activists in Surprise are hoping residents will agree to disincorporate the city, stripping away the council’s power.
“If the city’s elected and professional leadership cannot stand up, will not stand up, will not take a stand to even meet with their constituents to discuss critical issues of safety and security, then maybe this city doesn’t deserve to have its own independent control...
President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
To end the war he started, Trump is poised to send $300 billion to Iran and end sanctions
WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday read to reporters a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran to stop the ongoing war and allow for further negotiations, but did not release the exact text.
The 60-day MOU outlines the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and reconstruction funds for Iran, and the promise of...
People shop the shelves at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis last week. The nonprofit has seen rising need as grocery prices soar and thousands of Missourians lose federal food assistance. (Photo courtesy of Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry)
More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices
The days of ground beef and chicken legs are long gone at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis. The nonprofit has swapped out those staple proteins for cheaper ground chicken and hot dogs as it faces higher food costs and surging demand.
“We have to adapt just like everybody else...
The Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2026. The Columbus Circle fountain is one of nine ornamental fountains in Washington, D.C. that have recently undergone improvements reportedly funded in part by National Park Service fees. (Photo by Amelia Twyman/States Newsroom)
Western Democrats challenge Trump using $90M in national park fees for D.C. beautification
WASHINGTON — U.S. House and Senate Democrats, mostly from Western states, are demanding transparency from the Interior Department after media reports revealed the Trump administration redirected roughly $90 million in national parks fees to help fund renovations and upcoming celebratory displays in Washington, D.C.
The administration’s use of fee revenues to pay for fountain repairs, statue upgrades and fireworks shows...
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk speaks last year at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. Last week’s SpaceX IPO, which made Musk the world’s first trillionaire, is a vivid illustration of wealth concentration in the United States, which has been accelerating since 2022. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%
When SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, began trading on the stock market last week, he became the world’s first trillionaire.
The SpaceX IPO made the world’s richest man even richer, grabbing headlines worldwide. But it is merely the most vivid illustration of...
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