Workers and volunteers help distribute food boxes to those in need at a large-scale drive-through food distribution, in response to the federal government shutdown and SNAP/CalFresh food benefits delays, on [...]
President Donald Trump attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a [...]
A protester holds a sign at an abortion rights rally at the state Capitol on May 3, 2022. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorRepublicans defending laws that require women [...]
The entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Stock photo by hapabapa/Getty Images)The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the [...]
A police officer stands watch as activists protest outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 5, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. Immigrants without legal status who have been [...]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters during a news conference on Nov. 5, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Following [...]
Volunteers with the Capital Area Food Bank distribute items to furloughed federal workers in partnership with No Limits Outreach Ministries in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo by Ashley [...]
Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during her "Arizona First" rally at El Rio Center on Nov. 1, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty ImagesArizona’s Attorney General Kris Mayes gave [...]
Democratic U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, accompanied by Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, points to a poster depicting rising medical costs if Congress allows the [...]
Boxes of sugary cereal fill a store's shelves on April 16, 2025, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Boston ruled Friday that the [...]
Volunteers from No Limits Outreach Ministries in Hyattsville, Maryland, and the Capital Area Food Bank prepare for distribution on Oct. 28, 2025 to furloughed federal workers affected by the government [...]
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly. Photos by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest federal employee union has ramped up pressure on Senate [...]
The U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats urged Republican leaders Wednesday to pass a bill to extend critical food assistance for the most vulnerable Americans [...]
Bananas and cereals at a grocery store in Fairfax, Virginia, on March 3, 2011. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.)A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking [...]
President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during an event announcing broad global tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2, 2025. (Photo by [...]
Produce at a Virginia grocery store in 2011. (Photo by Lance Cheung/U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot [...]
The U.S. Capitol building and Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at sunset on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are asking for their [...]
Federal agents stand outside a home in Avondale on Oct. 22, 2025 during an hours-long standoff after they chased an unauthorized immigrant there. Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror Immigration [...]
An aerial view of the Pentagon on May 12, 2021. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase/Department of Defense official photo)In the vacuum left following the en masse [...]
A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)WASHINGTON — More than 42 million low-income Americans are at risk [...]
The Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)Every state with either a Democratic governor, attorney general or both signed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, [...]
A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON — [...]
Thousands of demonstrators gather on the west side of the Colorado Capitol during a No Kings protest, part of a nationwide act of resistance against Trump administration policies, in Denver [...]
Photo via Getty ImagesWith just over a year to go before the 2026 midterm election, candidates for Arizona’s statewide office have already amassed millions of dollars, with incumbent Gov. Katie [...]
A sign with a notice of closure is seen pinned on the fence to the National Zoo on Oct. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. . The closure affects all the [...]
The Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)During arguments in a Louisiana case, U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed open to limiting the consideration of race in [...]
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day [...]
Protesters opposing legislation that could require local police departments to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement carry signs in front of the Arizona Senate building on Feb. 17, 2025. Photo by [...]
Antitrust experts say the new administration’s hands-off approach to tech regulation could gain the president the loyalty of tech executives in the short term, but could hurt the competitiveness of [...]
In an aerial view, a container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland on Aug. 1, 2025 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)President Donald Trump threatened to add [...]
Image via Getty ImagesEconomic uncertainty and federal funding cuts, both fueled by the actions of the Trump administration and the Republicans who control Congress, will leave Arizona to make some [...]
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday [...]
The U.S. Capitol, pictured on Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to advance Wednesday night a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding [...]
A sign advising that the Capitol Visitors Center in the U.S. Capitol is closed, in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This report has [...]
Photo via iStock / Getty Images PlusArizona doctors are calling on the state’s Republican congressional delegation to support the extension of health care premium tax credits, saying that allowing them [...]
An Afghan refugee caresses her 9-day-old infant inside the pediatric ward of a medical treatment facility in 2021 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Refugees are among the lawfully present noncitizens [...]
Since the start of the year, Eric has traveled across Southern Arizona hosting “ask me anything” sessions about transgender people, cheekily titled “Trans 101.” (Emily Scherer for The 19th) It’s [...]
A sign at an Oct. 3, 2025, press conference Democrats organized to castigate Republicans over the government shutdown. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona MirrorArizona Democrats punched back at Republicans Friday, casting [...]
Photo by Commonwealth Media ServicesA federal judge in Tucson has ordered Arizona to begin issuing amended birth certificates to transgender people, regardless of whether they’ve undergone surgery to change their [...]
A closed sign is seen on the Washington Monument on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The federal government shut down many operations overnight after Congress failed to pass a [...]
U.S. Rep. David Schweikert (R) in September 2024. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert has dropped his congressional reelection bid to run for [...]
Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorArizonans enrolled in AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid program, will no longer be able to visit their local Planned Parenthood clinic for an STI test [...]
The sun illuminates the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sept. 26, 2025, the morning following indictment charges filed against former FBI Director James Comey. His [...]
Illustration via Getty ImagesA law aimed at preventing cryptocurrency scams by adding new regulations to “crypto kiosks” goes into effect today and gives added protections to those who use them. [...]
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Congress’ failure to pass a short-term government funding bill before midnight [...]
Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, in January 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0An Arizona Republican lawmaker on Wednesday called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman because she [...]
An aerial map showing where Axon plans to build a 74-acre campus near the Loop 101 and Hayden Road. Courtesy AxonAfter the Scottsdale City Council tabled plans to move forward [...]
Photo by Getty ImagesNearly 400,000 Arizonans pay less each month for health insurance because of premium tax credits from the federal government as part of the Affordable Care Act, but [...]
Arizona's 11 fake electors sign a document in Phoenix on Dec. 14 2020, falsely claiming that they were the state's electors and that Donald Trump won the presidential election in [...]