National Archives: Records from Trump White House staffers still missing
It has been widely reported that officials in President Donald Trump's White House used non-official messaging accounts throughout his four years in office.
Arizona judge won’t suspend ruling that halted all abortions
The ruling from Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson means Arizona’s abortion providers will not be able to restart procedures.
The Issue Is: Abortion, inflation and other top midterm issues
This week on The Issue Is, the countdown to 2022 midterms continues.
Biden signs stopgap bill, averting government shutdown
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine.
Gabby Petito's family announces new bill to help find missing persons: 'A huge step forward'
Gabby Petito's family on Friday praised a new, bipartisan Senate bill to help find missing persons as a "huge step forward."
Opponents of Arizona school voucher expansion fail to gather enough signatures
“We have informed the SOS committee that the referendum will not qualify for the 2024 General Election Ballot. While the statutorily required review continues, our office has inspected enough petitions & signatures to confirm that the 118,823 signature minimum will not be met,” Secretary of State Katie Hobbs tweeted.
US hits Russia with more sanctions after Kremlin annexes Ukrainian territory
Putin warned that Russia would never give up the absorbed regions and would protect them as part of its sovereign territory.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony Friday
The ceremony includes a reading of the proclamation appointing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson will also repeat the oath she took when she formally joined the court in June, following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer.
Trump documents: Tempers flare over special master in Mar-a-Lago investigation
The investigation into the presence of top secret information at former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home continues. The “special master” process has delayed the Justice Department's criminal probe and created friction between Trump's lawyers and DOJ prosecutors.
Massive Arizona income tax cut going into full effect
The flat tax plan eliminates the state’s old graduated income tax scale, which started at 2.59% and had a maximum tax of 4.5% for income over $159,000 a year for a single person. All taxpayers will now pay a maximum of 2.5%.
GOP states sue Biden administration in effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan
Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers.
Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas appears for interview with Jan. 6 panel
Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election.
Senate OKs stopgap to avert government shutdown, send aid to Ukraine
Congress is moving quickly to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would finance federal agencies into mid-December.
Fentanyl crisis continues to ravage US communities as border drug trafficking hits new records: memo
The amount of fentanyl seized at the US southern border so far this year could kill the entire US population eight times over.
Biden, Harris to attend Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's investiture ceremony
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed in April on a 53-47 vote in the Senate, with three Republican senators joining all Democrats to support her.
South Carolina legislators unlikely to make abortion laws stricter
The South Carolina House voted Tuesday to reject changes the state Senate made to the current six-week ban. Lawmakers wanted to see a ban on all abortions, with exceptions for rape, incest, or if the life of the mother was threatened.
2022 Elections: Arizona Attorney General candidates Hamadeh, Mayes face off in televised debate
On Sept. 28, the Democratic Party candidate for Arizona Attorney General, Kris Mayes, and her Republican Party counterpart, Abe Hamadeh, took part in a televised debate ahead of the November midterms.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s husband files for divorce after 27 years of marriage
Perry Greene, the husband of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, filed for divorce on Wednesday morning citing an “irretrievably broken” marriage.
Biden mistakenly calls out late congresswoman during food insecurity conference
President Joe Biden sought out a deceased congresswoman during his remarks at a hunger conference Wednesday.
Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises
The Federal Prison Oversight Act would require the Justice Department to create a prisons' ombudsman to field complaints about prison conditions, and would compel the department’s inspector general to evaluate risks and abuses at all 122 federal prison facilities.