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Phoenix New Times - Politics

Comedian Paula Poundstone performs in Phoenix for Harris campaign

24 days ago

Former President Bill Clinton visits Phoenix Mexican restaurant

26 days ago

Kamala Harris visited this Phoenix restaurant on recent campaign stop -- By Tirion Boan -- The Democratic presidential campaign added another Phoenix restaurant to its list of recent Valley stops.

24 days ago

State senator mad about nude Trump statue due to ... Hurricane Helene? -- By Zach Buchanan -- Janae Shamp called the statue a "political stunt" while invoking the fentanyl crisis and a distant natural disaster.

26 days ago

Kari Lake's ever-changing abortion views: A comprehensive timeline -- By TJ L'Heureux -- All of Lake's abortion rights flip-flops, from "rare and legal" to "thrilled" about the return of the 1864 near-total ban.

1 month ago

Ruben Gallego calls press conference to talk about police, dips early -- By TJ L'Heureux -- After touting his support of law enforcement, Gallego took only two questions from reporters and cut the presser short.

1 month ago

How John McCain fought to get money out of politics — and lost -- By Brendan Joel Kelley -- The "Master Plan" podcast devotes a chapter to how McCain got burned by — and then learned from — the Keating Five scandal.

1 month ago

Senate race endorsements: Who's backing Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego? -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Anti-MAGA Republicans love Ruben Gallego, while Kari Lake has the backing of the MAGA base and ... MMA fighters?

1 month ago

Joe Arpaio's attorney was disbarred and is now doing stand-up comedy -- By Stephen Lemons -- Mark Goldman helped Sheriff Joe score a presidential pardon. Then his legal career went up in flames.

1 month ago

How Glendale got the Pentagon to help kill an affordable housing bill -- By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror -- When Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the bipartisan deal in March, she cited concerns from the U.S. Department of Defense.

1 month ago

Here's every musician with a beef or lawsuit against Donald Trump -- By Benjamin Leatherman -- A rundown of artists pissed at the former president for using their music.

1 month ago

Wendy Rogers posts pro-Nazi lyrics, loves cozying up to antisemites -- By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror -- If it quacks like a Nazi and hangs out with a lot of Nazis, it just might be a Nazi.

1 month ago

Arizona loves campaign sign snitching. Why is no one ever punished? -- By Morgan Fischer -- It's a political pastime in Arizona to grouse about campaign sign violations, but barely anyone bothers to enforce the law.

2 months ago

Ruben Gallego gets police endorsement, immediately shills for cops -- By Zach Buchanan -- Activists have long distrusted the Senate candidate's commitment to police reform: "He's a political opportunist."

2 months ago

Flower Power: How Arizona's weed lobby wields its political influence -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The Arizona Dispensaries Association, backed by corporate behemoths, sits at the nexus of power in the state's weed industry.

2 months ago

Harris and Walz visit 2 Phoenix restaurants on Valley campaign stop -- By Sara Crocker -- Tamales and Spam were on the menu for the vice president and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz.

2 months ago

Scottsdale City Council hopeful once mistook YMCA campers for migrants -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The viral 2014 flub ended Adam Kwasman's budding political career. After a decade away, the Republican's making a comeback.

2 months ago

Here are the Arizona lawmakers who missed the most work in 2024 -- By Morgan Fischer -- Most were excused absences, which were handed out like candy. And present or not, lawmakers still collected a per diem.

3 months ago

Phoenix VA did nothing as vet had fatal heart attack outside its doors -- By Zach Buchanan -- With a dying veteran "three feet from the door," the hospital called 911 instead of its own rapid response team.

3 months ago

Every bill Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed in 2024 and why -- By Zach Buchanan -- With 73 vetoes in 2024 on top of 143 last year, Hobbs soared past the record held by former Gov. Janet Napolitano.

3 months ago

Joe Biden drops out: What Arizona politicians are saying -- By Matt Hennie -- Top Democrats across Arizona react to the president's departure from the race. Republicans took their shots, too.

3 months ago

Charlie Kirk's RNC speech featured issues GOP actually made worse -- By Morgan Fischer -- Charlie Kirk is right — things are tough for Gen Z. But he apparently forgot which president made them worse.

3 months ago