U.S House, District 3: Raúl Grijalva seeks 9th term, poverty and education are top issues

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva said his biggest challenge, if re-elected to his ninth term representing Congressional District 9, is to take on a leadership role if the Democrats win a majority in the House. Meanwhile, he says, Arizona has a lot of issues he needs to tackle.


U.S. House, District 2: Lea Marquez Peterson labels herself an independent voice

Republican candidate Lea Marquez Peterson, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in District 2, labels herself as an independent voice who would appeal to a split district in southern Arizona. She is running for a seat in the House vacated by Martha McSally.


U.S. House, District 2: Ann Kirkpatrick vows to fight for health care, DACA

Three-term congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick is seeking a fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, this time running in Tucson and southeastern Arizona against political newcomer Lea Marquez Peterson.


U.S House, District 1: Wendy Rogers echoes Trump, ‘We must build the wall’

Three unsuccessful congressional bids did not deter Lt. Col. Wendy Rogers, who hopes to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran in Arizona’s District 1.


U.S House, District 1: Tom O’Halleran cites good jobs, better education as priorities

U.S. Rep Tom O’Halleran said he’ll push for more jobs and quality-of-life issues if voters send him back to Congress, representing District 1.


Judicial nominee defends tribal law record in low-key Senate hearing

WASHINGTON - Federal appeals court nominee Eric Miller tried to dispel concerns about his record on tribal law, telling a Senate committee that his previous work on behalf of clients did not reflect how he would rule as a judge and that tribal sovereignty "pre-exists the Constitution."


Missing in Arizona Day: Searching for loved ones in bones and DNA

PHOENIX -- Families bring medical records, photos, fingerprints and DNA of missing relatives to forensics experts and law-enforcement officials at Missing in Arizona day, an Oct. 28 event on Arizona State University’s west campus. The event is mean to help identify those who disappeared.


U.S. Senate race: Health care is top issue for Sinema

PHOENIX -- Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. Her Republican opponent is Rep. Martha McSally, and it is expected to be a tight race.


U.S. Senate race: National security is top issue for McSally

PHOENIX -- Rep. Martha McSally is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. Her Democratic opponent is Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, and it is expected to be a tight race.


O’Connor diagnosis brings flood of tributes from friends, colleagues

WASHINGTON - A flood of professional and personal tributes poured in from Arizona and across the nation for former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor following her announcement that she was stepping away from public life after receiving a diagnosis of dementia.


Tribal officials, Democrats push back on 9th Circuit judicial nominee

WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to proceed this week on a judicial nominee for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Arizona, despite the objections of both tribal officials and committee Democrats.


Court lets stand death sentence against man in insurance policy killing

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court let stand its earlier ruling against an Arizona death row inmate who brutally murdered his new wife near Phoenix just before Christmas 1988 - one day after a $400,000 insurance policy on her took effect.