NATIONAL POLITICS
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The broken American Dream shines a light on a new path to Mexico
Surviving in America means enduring a chaotic world filled with soaring housing and health care costs, a tanking educational system, devastating gun violence, and surging racism. From writers to athletes, a shared desire to honor family history and reclaim agency is guiding this dual-citizenship movement.
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Historic tax cuts in Trump’s bill have wide gap between winners and big winners
President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill includes the largest tax cuts in US history. Whether it’s actually “beautiful” is in the eye of the beholder.
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No, China doesn’t own vast swaths of Arizona despite map shown by Trump aides
In contrast to the Trump administration’s map, the latest federal data shows only a single Chinese-owned parcel in Arizona: 322 acres in Chandler.
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Gallego and other Democrats work to deepen MAGA rift over Epstein files
Biggs and Gosar are among the many Republicans who stoked the Epstein conspiracy theory who have gone silent since July 7, when the Justice Department released a memo dismissing speculation about foul play in his death or the existence of a so-called “client list.”
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Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
President Donald Trump ordered government officials to consolidate wildland firefighting into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that it could be costly and increase the risk of catastrophic blazes.
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When does Trump’s defiance of courts in deportation case cross the line into a constitutional crisis?
Historians are hard-pressed to recall an instance when a president defied federal courts as blatantly as President Donald Trump has done in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to gather stories of Indigenous children in boarding schools have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.
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US Senate weighs ending daylight saving time, which Arizona hasn’t observed since 1968
A Gallup poll conducted in January found that more than half of US adults favor an end to daylight saving time.
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Massive congressional district back on the table after anti-Trump protests sweep Arizona
Democrats on Tuesday added US Rep. Eli Crane to the list of Republican congressmen they plan to unseat in their bid to retake control of the US House in 2026.
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Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump’s plans to cut its workforce
The holds — a maneuver used on occasion in the Senate — means that it is impossible for the chamber to move quickly to confirm the nominees and would potentially have to tie up hours or days of floor time to advance each nominee.
























