US Senate
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Where Are They Now? A Look Back on Arizona’s Insurrectionist Lawmakers
They spent the last two years defending a violent attack on the US Capitol that they played a hand in. Here’s where they’ve ended up, and what role they’ll take in shaping Arizona in 2023.
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Arizona Republicans Are Pushing Conspiracy Theories About the 2022 Election — Here’s What Actually Happened
Big Lie candidates who lost their elections have attempted to spread misinformation regarding Arizona’s election systems as a way to rile up their supporters and justify why they didn’t win their race.
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A One-on-One with Arizona’s New Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
Fontes sat down with The Copper Courier to talk about his plans for Arizona’s election systems, combatting extremism, and unifying a divided electorate.
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Arizona Left With One Democratic Senator After Sinema Switches Parties
The announcement comes days after Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock won reelection in Georgia, securing a 51st seat in the US Senate for Democrats, strengthening their majority and weakening the ability of any single senator to hold up legislation.
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Cochise, Mohave Counties Delay Certifying Election as Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories Fly
A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County.
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Latinos and Young People Voted Blue to Save Democracy in Arizona
Roughly 70% of Latino voters and voters age 18-29 preferred Sen. Mark Kelly and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs over their Republican opponents,
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Judge Orders End to Trump-Era Asylum Restrictions at Border
Migrants have been expelled from the United States more than 2.4 million times since the rule took effect in March 2020, denying migrants rights to seek asylum under US and international law on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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Democrat Mark Kelly Wins Reelection to US Senate in Arizona
US Sen. Mark Kelly will represent Arizona in the US Senate for the next six years, winning reelection and earning his first full term.
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We May Not Know Who Controls the US House and Senate for a Few Days—or Even Weeks
Control of the two chambers of Congress will come down to mail ballots that are still being counted in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon—and possibly a December Senate run-off election in Georgia.
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Blake Masters Threatens ‘Gridlock,’ Government Shutdown Over His Racist Immigration Proposals
Republican US Senate candidate Blake Masters has repeatedly said that he would support shutting down the government and blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security in order to get his way on immigration policy.
