Politics

Arizona’s vast 2nd Congressional District will be a key factor in determining which political party has the majority in the state’s delegation and, ultimately, which party controls the U.S. House.

Giffords, 52, was shot in the head in January 2011 outside a Tucson, Arizona, grocery store during a public appearance. Because of the severe brain injury she suffered, she had to re-learn how to walk and talk.

New polling numbers show the gap widen between Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor's race, while Mark Kelly continues to maintain a lead over Blake Masters in the Senate race.

Republican efforts to pick up seats in Arizona’s nine-member U.S. House delegation run right through the northeast Phoenix suburbs, where six-term Republican Rep. David Schweikert is trying to persuade voters that multiple campaign finance violations don’t disqualify him from office.

The appeals court blocked enforcement of the Civil War-era law on Friday, reversing at least for now a Sept. 23 ruling from a judge in Tucson.

The advice from Chief Deputy Cochise County Attorney Christine Roberts seemed to stun two members of the county board who are pushing the hand-count.

The Phoenix City Council voted 6-2 in favor of officially opposing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this year, and for the city's police department to lower the priority on calls regarding abortion laws being violated.

All but lost in the shadow of major contests for U.S. Senate and governor, voters in some battleground states, like Arizona, will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the next presidential election.