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Arizona is projected to gain a seat in Congress. Here’s why that’s a huge deal
Arizona is projected to gain a U.S. House seat in the coming years, new data show – a change that would increase the state’s influence in national politics and could lead to more money for federally funded projects and services like roads and health care facilities.
Landmark prescription drug pricing bill clears U.S. House
The U.S. House passed a landmark health care measure Thursday that proponents say would dramatically reduce the rising cost of prescription drugs and significantly expand access to health care benefits and services.
Arizona Republicans in the spotlight as impeachment bomb-throwers
Arizona Republicans have emerged as some of President Donald Trump’s most ardent defenders as congressional Democrats move ahead with their effort to oust Trump from the White House.
Democrats, Trump declare victory on massive USMCA trade deal
U.S. House Democrats have worked out key differences with the Trump administration over a massive trade deal, allowing both sides to declare a legislative victory on the same day the House unveiled articles of impeachment against the president.
USMCA trade deal presents political conundrum for Democrats
With only a few legislative days left before Congress adjourns for the year, House Democrats are eager to show that they can legislate while also pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
Is DACA doomed? Supreme Court signals it sides with Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court appears unlikely to salvage an Obama-era program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of young immigrants with no legal status known as “dreamers” to remain in the country without immediate fear of deportation.
Conservative donors come to Schweikert’s aid as ethics probe continues
WASHINGTON — Conservative donors are swooping in to support embattled Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert, whose campaign account was in the red at the end of the last reporting period. The Club for Growth, a conservative anti-tax group in Washington, D.C., has funneled roughly $84,000 in earmarked contributions this year to the five-term lawmaker, according […]
U.S. House Dems advance sweeping effort to lower higher education costs
A U.S. House committee passed legislation on Oct. 31 that supporters hailed as a “down payment” on a long-sought liberal goal: free college education for all.
Conservative justices signal openness to arguments that sexual orientation, gender are protected by Civil Rights Act
Key conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appear open to the argument that federal law prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Biggs: House Freedom Caucus will remain ‘conscience of conservatives’
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is preparing to take the reins of the conservative U.S. House Freedom Caucus as critics question the relevance of the faction that helped steer the GOP to the right in recent years.
Frustrated AZ Republicans adapt to life as a political minority on Capitol Hill
Life in the U.S. House minority is no fun. That, at least, is the view of Rep. David Schweikert, one of four Arizona Republicans in the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress.
Most AZ Republicans, Sinema, silent on Trump’s tweets telling Dem women to ‘go back’ where they came from
As the chorus condemning President Trump’s derogatory comments about four Democratic congresswomen grew louder Tuesday, Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema stayed quiet.