Democrat Ruben Gallego promotes Republican support in his Arizona Senate campaign against Kari Lake
Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego is promoting Republican backing for his Senate campaign as the congressman works to assemble a winning coalition in the swing state.
Kari Lake wins GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race, will face Gallego in November
Kari Lake has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control.
Democrats lean into border security as it shapes contest for control of Congress
Democrats are trying to outflank Republicans and convince voters they can address problems at the U.S. border with Mexico as immigration has become a major issue in elections that will decide control of Congress.
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego begins TV ads as the Arizona US Senate race takes shape without Sinema
Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego has started airing the first television ads of his Arizona U.S. Senate campaign.
Ruben Gallego is endorsed by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, his ex-wife, in bid for Arizona Senate seat
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has endorsed her ex-husband, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in his campaign to move up to the Senate.
Kari Lake begins Senate campaign as she keeps fighting her loss in the last election
Kari Lake launched a U.S. Senate campaign with a splashy rally outside Phoenix, having never conceded she lost last yearโs race for Arizona governor.
Biden creates new national monument near Grand Canyon, citing tribal heritage, climate concerns
President Joe Biden has signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, declaring it good โnot only for Arizona but for the planet.โ.
Gallego holds first events of Arizona Senate campaign
Democrat Ruben Gallego has held the first public events of his U.S. Senate campaign, taking aim at independent incumbent Kyrsten Sinema and casting his candidacy in a patriotic appeal to the American dream.
Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributions
Lawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried now canโt move fast enough to offload contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere but their own campaign coffers.
Latino voters crucial to Senate, governor races in Arizona
The turnout machine that left-leaning Latino activists have built since Arizona enacted a tough crackdown on immigrants will be put to the test in Tuesday's election.
Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
Latinos are leading the way in U.S. activism around climate change from grassroots organizing to global advocacy, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands and the experience of effects on their communities.
Congressman's memoir corrected to remove reporter criticism
The publisher of a memoir by Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is correcting a passage about a deadly Iraq War battle that falsely alleged a journalist had reported Gallegoโs entire platoon was lost.
Special election to replace U.S. Rep. Ron Wright remains highly competitive in final hours, as Donald Trump looms large
Racist slurs interrupt funeral for Phoenix civil rights icon
(AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)PHOENIX โ The Phoenix Police Department is investigating after a virtual funeral for civil rights icon and city leader Calvin Coolidge Goode was interrupted Tuesday by hackers yelling racist slurs. โI condemn the racists who disrupted Vice Mayor Goodeโs funeral services. โFormer councilman Calvin Goode was a civil rights leader who served with honor and distinction. โThe hate act that occurred during the celebration of life for Vice Mayor Goode today was atrocious and unforgivable,โ Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski said in a statement. We saw it today at the funeral of Calvin Goode.
Phoenix to honor late civil rights icon Calvin C. Goode
One of Calvin C. Goode's sons, Vernon "Zina" Goode, poses with members of his family at the open casket viewing of former Phoenix Vice Mayor and city councilman Calvin C. Goode on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Phoenix, Ariz. Goode died on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)PHOENIX โ Phoenix city officials, residents and prominent members of the Black community will honor late civil rights icon, city leader and longtime Arizona resident Calvin Coolidge Goode in the coming weeks. In 1977, Stewart said Goode welcomed him to Phoenix and spoke at his installation as pastor of First Institutional. But Stewart said โthe most prestigiousโ memory he had was receiving the Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Goode was a soft-spoken man, but lion-hearted โ an unshakeable force for progress, equality and civil rights," Democratic state Rep. Reginald Bolding said in a statement.
Democrats win big in Arizona, now a former GOP stronghold
The outcome delighted Democrats and was sure to bring a reckoning for Republicans who have enjoyed decades of dominance in Arizona politics. In turning toward friendly territory for Democrats, Arizona is following a path blazed by its neighbors Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Itโs also the Democratsโ brightest light among the Sun Belt states they tried to flip from the GOP this year. A decade of work organizing Latinos to vote helped Arizona Democrats outperform other states where Democrats came up short, Gallego said. President Bill Clinton won Arizona in his 1996 reelection bid.
Biden, Harris aim to tip battleground Arizona for Democrats
Harris introduced Biden by blasting Trumpโs โreckless disregard for human life and for the well-being of the American peopleโ when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Arizonaโs transformation seems stark for a state that just a decade ago was the epicenter of Republicans' push against anti-illegal immigration push. To varying degrees, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico have all moved closer to Democrats since the turn of the century. Since 1952, a Democrat has won Arizona only once โ Bill Clinton in 1996, with about 46% of the vote. Biden will look to run up the score there and on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona.