US government sues Arizona governor for using shipping containers as barrier on Mexico border Biden administration said Arizona ‘is trespassing on federal lands’ The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Biden administration sues Arizona governor over attempt to fill in border wall Arizona "is trespassing on federal lands," the complaint alleges. Axios · Dec 15, 2022
US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Editorial: As Arizona governor builds illegal wall, feds should take action A public official openly and theatrically engaging in illegal conduct ostensibly in order to enforce the law is the kind of bizarre dichotomy that we grew somewhat inured to during the presidency of Donald Trump, a man who, to name just one example, tried to order his vice president to… Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022
Gov. Ducey’s shipping container border wall divides Arizona officials Outgoing Arizona governor Doug Ducey’s final months in office included the construction of a border wall made from shipping containers. But Santa Cruz county Sheriff David Hathaway says the Republican politician has gone too far. Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022
Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend Critics warn looming end of Title 42 immigration policy could lead to more crossings along the US-Mexico border. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022
First Thing: Arizona governor builds border wall of shipping crates Critics say Republican Doug Ducey’s scheme is illegal because makeshift barrier is being erected on tribal and federal land. Plus, California’s new wolf pack The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term's end Work crews are steadily erecting hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers along the rugged east end of Arizona’s boundary with Mexico as Republican Gov. Doug Ducey makes a bold show of border enforcement even as he prepares to step aside next month for Democratic Governor-elect Katie Hobbs The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
Arizona governor builds border wall of shipping crates in final days of office Critics say Republican Doug Ducey’s scheme is illegal because makeshift barrier is being erected on tribal and federal land The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2022
Sinema party switch highlights 2024 obstacles for Democrats The challenges facing the Democratic Party heading into the next campaign have come into sharp relief just a few days after the party celebrated victory in the final Senate contest of the 2022 midterms The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Murderer begs for execution 18 years after conviction for killing girlfriend's ex Aaron Gunches, who has failed in his appeals, was sentenced to death in 2010 for the December 2002 kidnap and murder of Ted Price after a huge fight broke out at his girlfriend's house Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022
Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints Arizona’s top officials have certified the midterm election results The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022
Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80 Jim Kolbe, who represented Arizona in Congress for more than two decades, has died The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022
Outgoing Arizona Republican governor congratulates Katie Hobbs on win – as election denier Kari Lake still refuses to concede The Republican gubernatorial nominee has accused Arizona election officials of rigging the race. The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2022 Outgoing Ariz. GOP governor welcomes Democrat Katie Hobbs: ‘People of Arizona have spoken’ — but Kari Lake still does not Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey was co-chairman of the Republican Governors Association, which spent more than $10 million on television ads attacking Katie Hobbs, but he was not an enthusiastic supporter of defeated Republican Kari Lake, who has still not conceded.
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022 GOP Gov Ducey welcomes Dem Hobbs though no Lake concession Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Masters concedes Senate race, Hobbs celebrates governor win Republican Blake Masters called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly to concede in the Arizona Senate race
Axios · Nov 15, 2022 Christie receives huge ovation after bashing Trump at GOP governor meeting The chorus of Republican office-holders calling for the GOP to move on from Trump is growing louder.
Salon · Nov 13, 2022 Trump Jr. blames losses on McConnell Trump Jr. shared a tweet from user "Cattturd2" theorizing why McConnell has been keeping quiet about Arizona
Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022 Abortion access hinges on state elections In the first national election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters in many states Tuesday will decide the future of abortion access, whether through ballot initiatives, gubernatorial and legislative races or choices for state courts.
The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2022 Karl Rove on the midterms: ‘Trump looms over this. No ifs or buts’ The veteran political strategist, 71, on why he believes his Republican party will benefit from dissatisfaction with the status quo
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes his closing argument Tuesday for a second term over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Confident GOP unifies behind candidates once seen as risky Republicans are increasingly confident in Senate candidates who party leaders had once believed were essentially unelectable or at least seriously flawed
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Late push by Dixon helps tighten Michigan governor's race In one of the country's premier battleground states, a last-ditch effort from Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon has helped her pull closer with incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022 Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that aren’t covered by a border wall