Emma Paterson
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News Digital Reporter, Washington, D.C.

Emma Paterson expects to graduate in spring 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in political science. Paterson has interned as a multimedia reporter at Phoenix Magazine and Newport This Week in Rhode Island.

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Arizona falls to Duke in Sweet 16 as Wildcats say goodbye to season, Caleb Love

NEWARK, N.J. – The Arizona Wildcats fell to top-seed Duke in the East Regional of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The game highlights a bright future for the team, that said goodbye to Caleb Love.


‘I’m not afraid of anything’: Caleb Love, Arizona Wildcats ready to take on top seed Duke

NEWARK, N.J. – Caleb Love and the Arizona Wildcats say they feel confident as they prepare to take on the Duke Devils in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game in New Jersey.


Internment camps for Japanese Americans in Arizona relied on same 1798 law Trump invoked for deportations, the Alien Enemies Act

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to speed deportations has dredged up memories of a dark chapter in history. During World War II, the 1798 law was used to justify forcing over 100,000 Japanese Americans into internment camps.


Tariffs, eh? Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports by citing a flood of smuggled fentanyl. But nearly all of the powerful opioid is smuggled from Mexico.


Takeaways from President Donald Trump’s address to Congress: friction with Democrats, commitment to tax cuts and mass deportations

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s address to Congress touched on immigration, Ukraine and the economy. Democrats were not impressed and the disdain was mutual and raw.


Feds reimburse only a fraction of Arizona costs to imprison convicted criminals who are in US illegally, with no sign of change despite Trump’s immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON – The federal government reimburses only a fraction of Arizona costs to imprison convicted criminals who are in the U.S. illegally. Despite President Donald Trump’s focus on immigration, that’s unlikely to change.


Arizona sheriffs want no part of Trump immigration crackdown but Arpaio says hardline measures work

WASHINGTON – Immigration enforcement has started to become a responsibility for Arizona counties. But sheriffs say they lack resources and some worry about losing community trust if they help with President Trump’s mass round-up and deportation.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with another man at a podium surrounded by people holding "TRUMP" signs. Trees and a blue sky are visible.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON – A federal district court judge placed a temporary injunction on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.


Arizona joins 21 other states to oppose Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants

WASHINGTON – Arizona was among 22 states that asked federal courts Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.


Donald Trump vows breathtaking pace of pardons, deportations and retribution after inauguration

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump offered a vision of American renewal as he returns to the White House, along with swift and sweeping changes on immigration, “woke” ideology and the economy.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a MAGA victory rally Jan. 19, 2025, at Capital One Arena in Washington ahead of his inauguration. (Photo by Cronkite News)

Trump inauguration gets cold shoulder from some Arizona Democrats but draws both Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake

WASHINGTON – The second inauguration of the divisive former president is putting civility to the test. Freshman Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Phoenix will skip it, but other Democrats, including freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego, plan to be there as Donald Trump returns to power.