David Schweikert wants Arizona’s public lands in private hands
The Republican congressman has taken more than $107,000 from groups that want to turn national parks into oil fields and housing developments.
By Jesse Valentine - May 14, 2026
The Republican congressman has taken more than $107,000 from groups that want to turn national parks into oil fields and housing developments.
By Jesse Valentine - May 14, 2026
GOP lawmakers are continuing to advance anti-trans proposals under the guise of protecting women and minors despite the threat of a veto from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror - February 14, 2024
‘If I was in that position, I probably would concede,’ former Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer told the New York Times.
By Adrian Cole - November 21, 2022
Failed Republican candidate Kari Lake has yet to concede that she’s the first GOP nominee to lose the gubernatorial race in the Grand Canyon State since 2006.
By Associated Press - November 15, 2022
Meanwhile, Republican Kari Lake has made attacking Democrats with lies about their positions on sex crimes a part of her campaign for Arizona governor.
By Emily Singer - October 26, 2022
Republican nominee Kari Lake has said that her campaign makes sure to use items ‘made in America.’
By Emily Singer - October 20, 2022
The ad features Kristine Wright, who says ‘crazy inflation forced’ her to ‘shut down’ her liposuction business. But the studio is still advertising its services and running October promotions.
By Emily Singer - October 03, 2022
Abraham Hamadeh said he would enforce the state’s total ban on abortion at a time when most voters believe it should be legal to some degree.
By Emily Singer - September 30, 2022
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Republican candidates were silent a day after […]
By Associated Press - September 26, 2022
The Arizona gubernatorial candidate has close ties to eight of the 11 people named as ‘alternate’ electors in attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
By Emily Singer - September 22, 2022
Former GOP officials and other prominent Republican figures in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona are warning that their party’s candidates are a threat to democracy.
By Emily Singer - September 12, 2022
The top Arizona Republican once criticized the GOP gubernatorial nominee for ‘putting on an act’ and lying about election integrity.
By Emily Singer - August 08, 2022
GOP nominees in key races across the country are facing new ads about their desire to ban abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or risk to pregnant people.
By Emily Singer - August 04, 2022
Former Vice President Mike Pence has endorsed Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson over Kari Lake, endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
By Emily Singer - July 18, 2022
Kari Lake tweeted in December, ‘When I’m Governor, we’ll finish the wall ourselves in defiance of them. Is Joe Biden going to send officials in to arrest a sitting Governor? Try me.’
By Nick Vachon - February 08, 2022
‘I’m embarrassed listening to my party concoct the most outlandish theories (Chinese ballots!) to avoid accepting the reality: We lost the top two races in Arizona,’ Republican official Stephen Richer wrote.
By Emily Singer - August 20, 2021
The Department of Justice said it will ‘vigorously prosecute’ the growing number of Americans who are making violent threats against civil servants.
By Emily Singer - July 30, 2021
Maricopa County needs to replace hundreds of voting machines that were tainted by the partisan ‘audit’ being led by Arizona Republicans.
By Emily Singer - July 14, 2021
Evidence indicates Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the chair of the Arizona GOP tried to get election officials to stop counting ballots in the state.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2021
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said it will not reuse hundreds of voting machines subpoenaed by the Arizona Senate.
By Emily Singer - June 29, 2021
Former Department of Homeland Security official Matt Masterson, who led election security efforts in the Trump administration, recently called the effort a ‘clown show’ and a ‘waste of taxpayer money.’
By Emily Singer - June 03, 2021
A new poll found 55% of likely voters don’t support the Republican-forced audit of the state’s 2020 presidential results.
By Emily Singer - May 27, 2021
It’s a rare bit of good news for voting rights advocates.
By Emily Singer - May 27, 2021
The new bill would ban Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs from defending herself against election lawsuits.
By Emily Singer - May 26, 2021
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs says she has ‘grave concerns regarding the security and integrity of these machines’ after the GOP audit and recommended that new machines be purchased.
By Emily Singer - May 20, 2021
The firm running an audit for Republicans in the state Senate is refusing to make public its procedures — despite an order from a judge.
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