Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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‘There Is Nowhere I Feel Safe’: 6 Takeaways From the Fourth House Hearing on Jan. 6
The devastating impacts of Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election were on full display Tuesday, when one witness after another detailed how Trump’s “Big Lie” affected them and their loved ones.
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Six Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing No. 2
The Trump campaign used the Big Lie to ask supporters for money – but didn’t use it to contest the 2020 election results, according to testimony heard Monday in the US House Committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack. Here’s what else you need to know.
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‘I Was Slipping in People’s Blood’: 6 Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing No. 1
Aware of the Jan. 6 mob’s chants to ‘Hang Mike Pence,’ former President Trump responded: “Maybe our supporters had the right idea.”
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New Poll: Voters Support Jan. 6 Hearings, but Worry Trump Republicans Will Promote Violence
Sixty-five percent of voters support the House investigation into the deadly siege on the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
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A Pro-Choice Pastor on Why Fighting for Abortion Rights Is Central to Her Faith
Here I am, a seminary student and the Christian people I see … are outside yelling at the patients and the beautiful holy work is happening within the walls of this abortion clinic.
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A Republican Plan to Raise Taxes on Arizonans and Potentially End Social Security and Medicare is Massively Unpopular, Poll Shows
Arizona Republicans recently gave the state’s wealthiest a major tax cut. Now, their national counterparts want to raise taxes for everyone else.
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75% of Arizonans Say It’s Un-American for Politicians to Ban Books in Schools
Recent polling found that Arizonans overwhelmingly oppose Republicans’ push to limit what kinds of books can appear in school libraries.
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Paul Gosar and Other Republicans Downplay Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
In attacking Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, Putin has begun what could be a potentially catastrophic chain of events for Europe, the US, and the entire world order.
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Sen. Mark Kelly’s Plan to Save Arizonans Money on Gas
The Democratic senator’s bill would temporarily eliminate the 18-cents-per-gallon tax on fuel through the end of the year.
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Here’s Who Voted to Make the US Economy More Competitive With China
Every Arizona Republican in the US House voted against a bill to strengthen US supply chains and make the country more economically competitive with China.
