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.

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.

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.

Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states; Maricopa County attorney won't prosecute women

Providers in neighboring states, already seeing an increase in traffic from other conservative states that have banned abortion, were preparing to treat some of the 13,000 Arizona patients who get an abortion each year.

2022 elections: New polls on Arizona Governor and Senate race released
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New polls for both the Arizona Governor's race, as well as the race for Arizona's senate seat, both show Democratic candidates ahead, with the governor's race remaining tight.

Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000

President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.

Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe honored at controversial state funeral

High-ranking officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, attended the funeral as protests were held in the streets opposing the late leader.

Teen intrigue in long-lasting birth control options rises after Roe v. Wade decision

The Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling has sent many teens rushing to their doctors in search of birth control. Wait times for appointments are growing in some areas, and Planned Parenthood offices are receiving a lot of questions for information.

Planned Parenthood Arizona seeks stay of judge's ruling that lifted injunction on abortion ban

According to the ruling, which was posted to the Arizona Attorney General's website, Judge Kellie Johnson ruled that a judgment and injunction signed in 1973 in regards to a law known as ARS 13-3603 "no longer has any prospective application."