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.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s order putting the Army in charge of a narrow buffer of federal land along the Southwest border will let troops detain people who cross illegally – a significant escalation in efforts to seal the border. But there’s a 62-mile gap in Arizona, tribal land with no wall that soldiers won’t patrol. Migrant advocates expect migrants and smugglers to flock to that region south of Tucson controlled by the Tohono O’Odham Nation.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has threatened to slash funding for the Smithsonian over exhibits he deems anti-American, divisive and “woke.” The Smithsonian Institution is the largest research, museum and educational complex in the world. Most of the exhibits Trump singled out in an executive order are within blocks of the White House. Visitors reject Trump’s criticism.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON – A federal district court judge placed a temporary injunction on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
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.
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.
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.
