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Democratic PAC targets GOP governor candidates over Trump health care cuts | Arizona Mirror Arizona Republican governor candidates healthcare cuts targeted by Democratic PAC over Trump bill support

“Let me be crystal clear: By supporting these cuts, Karrin Taylor Robson and Andy Biggs are attacking seniors.”

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Markets plunge as Trump implements sweeping tariff increases to highest levels since Great Depression | Arizona Mirror Trump tariffs August 1 import taxes markets: President implements promised increases causing stock declines

“Whatever progress that’s ultimately achieved as part of these new trade deals will come at the steep price of significant U.S. tariff increases and the erosion of trust with America’s key partners.”

Former state Rep. Eric Descheenie enters race for Arizona's largest congressional district Eric Descheenie Arizona Second District Congress race: Former state rep joins Democratic primary challenge

“Jobs in rural Arizona are few and far between and people need food security, and Eli Crane voted the direct opposite of how he should have.” #AZ02

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Turning Point USA political arms accused of violating Arizona dark money disclosure law | Arizona Mirror Turning Point USA Arizona dark money complaint filed over undisclosed donors backing Andy Biggs campaign for 2026 governor

Turning Point USA backing Andy Biggs for governor. A Democratic PAC says it's violating Arizona's dark money disclosure law.

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Hobbs seeks $760 million from Trump administration for Arizona border security costs | Arizona Mirror Hobbs border security reimbursement: Arizona governor seeks $760 million for four years of costs on border efforts

Since 2021, Arizona has spent $760 million on border security efforts: That's $102 per Arizona resident or $2.05 million for every mile of the border with Mexico

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Republican health care cuts will devastate working Arizona families like mine Arizona health care cuts Medicaid Republican bill: Mother warns of devastating impact after losing coverage

OPINION | Instead of securing the health of their own constituents, Republicans chose to side with billionaires and big corporations. Every single person in our community will be affected.

Gallego, other Senate Democrats, invoke century-old law to force release of Epstein files | Arizona Mirror Senate Democrats Epstein files Trump administration: Lawmakers invoke century-old law demanding disclosure

“While protecting the victim’s identities can and must be of top importance, the public has a right to know who enabled, knew of or participated in one of the most heinous sex trafficking operations in history.”

Lawmakers sue DHS for blocking congressional visits to immigrant detention sites | Arizona Mirror Democrats lawsuit Trump immigration detention oversight: House members challenge blocked congressional visits

“​​As part of its campaign of mass deportation, the Trump-Vance administration has stretched the U.S. immigration detention system far beyond its capacity,” the suit said

Text messages show how MariCo Recorder Justin Heap pressured supervisors for control of elections Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap privately pleaded with two county supervisors to support his bid for more power over the county’s elections

When Justin Heap suddenly fired the lawyer he had been working with, negotiations stalled

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Alfredo Gutierrez showed Arizona the power of marching in the streets Alfredo Gutierrez Arizona civil rights activist tribute: Remembering the firebrand who organized historic marches

OPINION | The last time I saw Alfredo Gutierrez was at this year’s May Day rally at the Capitol, where he was standing toe-to-toe with a MAGA supporter wielding an oversized Trump flag

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ACLU sues Pima County sheriff over immigration contact records in traffic stops ACLU Pima County sheriff immigration records lawsuit seeks documents on federal contact during traffic stops

The ACLU is suing the Pima County Sheriff’s Department to force it to reveal how often deputies contact federal immigration officials during routine traffic stops

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Racist AI-generated cartoons targeting a GOP lawmaker spark outrage Quang Nguyen is depicted as a dog-eating threat to American in racist AI-generated cartoons on the news site published by David Stringer

“This is awful. It's racist. It's offensive and completely out of line,” one commenter wrote on social media about the cartoon targeting Rep. Quang Nguyen

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‘Devastating’ spending cuts: Advocates decry Trump tax law's harm to Latino communities | Arizona Mirror The massive tax and spending cuts package signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this month will affect not only Latinos using federal safety net programs but also those living in communiti...

“This is a direct attack on Latino families, workers and every person struggling with rising costs to meet essential needs.”

Trump EPA moves to eliminate foundation for climate change regulations | Arizona Mirror EPA endangerment finding greenhouse gas regulations targeted for elimination as Trump administration moves climate

“The only winners from this proposal are corporate polluters who will be allowed to dump unlimited pollution into our communities without any consequences.”

Arizona school voucher program ignored state audit law for nearly a year, officials say Arizona school voucher program audit law ignored for year as ESA officials prioritized operations over compliance

For almost a year, Arizona’s school voucher program was too busy for Arizona Department of Education employees to even attempt to comply with a new state law requiring ongoing audits

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Navajo Nation president, vice president reconcile after year-long rift Navajo Nation president vice president reconciliation after sexual harassment claims divided tribal government

“My number one goal is my people, making sure that they are safe and that they have what they need to survive on our Navajo Nation.”

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Federal judge blocks Congress's effort to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood nationwide | Arizona Mirror Planned Parenthood defunding injunction court ruling blocks congressional cuts to Medicaid funding nationwide

The judge said the GOP-backed law violates free speech rights and targets clinics for punishment

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Trump administration targets EPA's authority to address global warming emissions | Arizona Mirror EPA greenhouse gas endangerment finding proposal would eliminate agency authority to regulate climate emissions

A former EPA administrator says the “the long-term goal of all of this is to ensure that the agency can’t do regulations.”

Tesla wants to bring 'robotaxis' to AZ, a skeptical tech engineer says they aren't safe Tesla wants to bring autonomous “robotaxis” to Arizona, despite safety concerns from engineers who’ve studied them extensively.

Tesla recently applied to bring its autonomous “robotaxis” to Arizona which would allow the company to conduct testing and operations with and without human drivers, in a similar fashion to what Waymo has done in Phoenix.

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US Education Department to unfreeze contested K-12 funds | Arizona Mirror The Trump administration it’ll soon release billions in education funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying payments to K-12 schools.

The funds are set to be released to most districts across the country shortly before their school years begin in August. But many Arizona schools have already resumed classes without it.

Appeals court affirms nationwide block on birthright citizenship order | Arizona Mirror A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court's block President Donald Trump’s offensive to end birthright citizenship.

The decision likely sets the stage for the U.S. Supreme Court to again hear arguments related to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born on U.S. soil.

Fewer than half of ICE arrests under Trump are convicted criminals The Trump administration's immigration arrests have been catching a smaller share of criminals overall than the Biden administration did.

Forty percent of the nearly 112,000 arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Jan. 20 through late June were of convicted criminals. That’s compared with 53% of the nearly 51,000 arrests for same time period in 2024 under the Biden administration.

AZ Congresswoman promises to keep oversight pressure on ICE ICE officials continue to rebuff oversight of their detention centers, rejecting an Arizona congresswoman’s request to meet with migrants.

“This is not how oversight is supposed to work but sadly this is how things operate under the Trump administration and how they want it to work."

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Trump signs law yanking $9B from NPR, PBS, foreign aid | Arizona Mirror President Trump signed into law a bill to revoke $9 billion in previously approved spending for NPR, PBS and foreign aid.

Congressional Republicans approved a small slice of what the White House initially wanted, but the effort still represents a win for Trump, who used small majorities in both chambers of Congress to claw back money approved in bipartisan spending laws.

Tumult over Epstein files dogs Trump in both DC and Florida | Arizona Mirror The fallout over President Trump’s handling of Epstein’s case files is permeating Capitol Hill, and his accomplice is interviewed in Florida.

“The Senate deserves to hear directly from senior administration officials about Donald Trump’s name appearing in these files and the complete lack of transparency shown to date.”

‘Big, beautiful’ law draws mostly skeptical reaction in new nonpartisan poll | Arizona Mirror A majority of Americans believe Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will either hurt them or not make much of a difference, a poll found.

The survey shows 46% of people expect the new tax and spending cuts law will generally hurt them or their family, while 28% said it likely won’t make much difference and 26% said it will help them.

Judges order Abrego Garcia released, returned to Maryland and deportation delayed | Arizona Mirror Two federal court rulings allow Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from pre-trial detention without risking immediate removal from the U.S.

Abrego Garcia denies the criminal charges lodged against him when the government quietly brought him back into the United States after months of illegal imprisonment in the central American country’s Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, where he remained until June 6.

Trump’s AI Action Plan removes ‘red tape’ for AI developers and data centers, punishes states that act alone | Arizona Mirror The Trump administration wants to expand the development and use of advanced artificial intelligence, and to roll back environmental rules.

The Trump administration wants to greatly expand the development and use of advanced artificial intelligence, including rolling back environmental rules to spur building of power-thirsty data centers and punishing states that attempt to regulate AI on their own.

Organ donation groups seek to reassure US House panel after ‘deeply concerning’ report | Arizona Mirror Several organ transplant organizations testified before Congress that they are working to re-earn trust following a scathing report.

“In one case...employees seeking consent to begin preparation for organ donation spoke with the patient’s brother, who had a cognitive impairment. This individual was described as...childlike, in case records. In a separate case, the OPO spoke with two family members who were...clearly inebriated.”

US House GOP to scatter early for August break amid pressure on Epstein files | Arizona Mirror House Republicans are headed home early for August break amid an uproar over the release of the Epstein files all but halted floor action.

“We’re for maximum transparency. We’re engaging in that right now. We don’t need political games,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said.

Epstein enjoyed a wide circle of wealthy, powerful friends, including President Donald Trump.