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 [...]
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)This report has been updated WASHINGTON — The [...]
Turning Point USA co-founder and Executive Director Charlie Kirk at a TPUSA event in Florida in July 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0A U.S. Department of Homeland [...]
Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce | Virginia Mercury/States NewsroomThe Arizona Department of Health Services issued a standing order Friday that will allow any Arizona resident ages 6 months and older to [...]
A nurse gives an MMR vaccine at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019, in Provo, Utah. The vaccine is 97% effective against measles when two doses are [...]
Austin Smith on July 31, 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that [...]
A man watches traditional folkloric dances during a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Phoenix on Sept. 15, 2025. The man is wrapped in a flag that honors both his Mexican [...]
Clinicians are providing medication abortion through telehealth services even to people in states where abortion is banned, thanks in part to shield laws in states where abortion is still legal. [...]
Rodney Glassman speaking with attendees at a campaign rally for Andy Biggs on May 31, 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0After numerous counties turned down the case [...]
Axon brought a mobile tactical simulator to the Arizona Capitol on March 4, 2025, as part of its effort to back legislation that would stop a ballot referendum in Scottsdale [...]
Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, in January 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0The House Ethics Committee will not investigate an ethics complaint by Democratic leaders against Kingman Republican [...]
A nurse holds a vial of COVID-19 vaccine and syringe. Photo via Getty ImagesGov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday that expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine, adding to [...]
Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, in January 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Arizona House Democratic leadership said Wednesday morning that they intend to file an ethics complaint against [...]
Axon brought a mobile tactical simulator to the Arizona Capitol on March 4, 2025, as part of its effort to back legislation that would stop a ballot referendum in Scottsdale [...]
Federal agents block people protesting an immigration raid at a licensed cannabis farm on near Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025 . (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images.)WASHINGTON — The U.S. [...]
A sign is seen outside the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Weaverville Town Hall on March 29, 2025 in Weaverville, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A broadly [...]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18, 2025, to discuss arrests of immigrants during recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps. (Photo by [...]
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery in October 2022. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne wants a state supreme court justice who [...]