Politics
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Opinion: Project 2025 Is an Attack on Arizonans, Americans, and the Sanctity of our Democracy
As the 2024 election draws closer, Arizonans, and Americans nationwide, continue to express concern over the dangers of Project 2025. It is deeply unpopular, yet Arizona representatives Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Rep. David Schweikert continue to support Project 2025’s policies, regardless of the harm it would inflict on their own constituents. In fact, Rep. Schweikert,…
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OPINION: From Extreme Heat to Solar Power: Why Arizona’s Clean Energy Future Matters in This Election
Earlier this year, I became a citizen. Now that early voting has begun, I’ll soon cast my vote in a US presidential election for the first time. As a Phoenix resident who’s worked in environmental justice and clean energy for more than five years, I’m thrilled to vote in an election in which these issues…
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Cochise County supervisor agrees to plea deal after failing to certify 2022 Arizona election
Peggy Judd avoided felony charges in the plea agreement—allowing her to remain on the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. She’ll also have 90 days unsupervised probation and pay a $500 fine.
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Trump’s former chief of staff says the former president praised Hitler and would rule like a ‘fascist’
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump reportedly said in a private conversation in the White House. And in an interview with The Atlantic, Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly recalled that Trump once raised the idea of needing “German generals” to him directly.
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Opinion: Be a child care voter this year
Moms know that child care is a life-shaping issue for their own families. Many are at risk of being forced onto public assistance if they can’t find the affordable care that makes it possible for them to stay in the workforce. But too many moms don’t know which candidates support the solutions they need.
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OPINION: I had to cross state lines and recover from my abortion in a hotel room at Harrah’s casino
As an Arizona resident, I should have been able to receive the abortion care I needed there—but instead, I was forced to cross state lines.
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Harris wants to give workers more rights and expand opportunities for non-college educated workers. Trump’s plans could cost jobs.
Harris has vowed to strengthen workers’ rights, expand financial support for the working class, boost opportunities for non-college graduates, and raise the minimum wage. Trump, meanwhile, has promised to implement tariffs on imports and repeal federal investments in clean energy, both of which would likely lead to job losses.
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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We transcribed all 12 minutes of Trump’s rambling about Arnold Palmer and his genitalia
During a weekend appearance in Pennsylvania, 78-year-old Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent 12 minutes rambling about golfer Arnold Palmer — including a bizarre aside about the size of Palmer’s genitalia.
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Kamala Harris proposed a plan to help small business owners. Trump’s plan could send their costs through the roof.
Vice President Kamala Harris intends to support small business owners and entrepreneurs by reducing their expenses and increasing their access to capital. Trump’s tariff proposal, however, could cause small businesses’ costs to rise.
