Madeline Bates expects to graduate in spring 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication and a certificate in politcal history and leadership. Bates has interned for AZ Big Media and is the managing editor for The Chic Daily at ASU.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Yassamin Ansari returned to Phoenix on Tuesday after she and other Democratic lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the longtime Maryland resident deported to El Salvador by mistake. The White House slammed them for going on an “apology tour” on behalf of a gang member.
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has created a hostile environment for immigrants and labeled the majority as "criminals." Now, in addition to deporting millions of people in the country without permission, he wants to deport American citizens who commit certain crimes. Legal experts say there’s no way that’s legal, though he might still try.
WASHINGTON – Arizona has a lower vaccination rate than many of its neighboring states. So why hasn’t the measles outbreak hit Arizona?
WASHINGTON – The annual Cherry Blossom Festival draws over 1 million visitors every year to Washington, D.C., eager for a glimpse of the brief but spectacular show of pink.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ruben Gallego and other Arizona veterans are concerned with DOGE cuts at the VA, which they rely on for medical care and other benefits.
WASHINGTON – Arizona’s senators called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign, accusing him of egregious carelessness for sharing plans of an impending attack in a chat group that included a journalist.
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon called the removal of Navajo Code Talker pages from its websites a “mistake,” vowing to restore content related to the Marines who helped win World War II.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s address to Congress revved up Arizona Republicans. But Democrats found much to criticize, including his attack on the CHIPS Act that helped bring the massive TSMC complex to Phoenix.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to cover immigration, inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict in his first address to Congress since returning to office. Expect surprises, too.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Andy Biggs and other Arizona Republicans in Congress are urging President Donald Trump to block the EPA from downgrading the status of Maricopa County’s air quality. Little can be done locally, they say, because most of the smog-producing ozone drifts in from Mexico and California.
WASHINGTON – Arizona's Democratic senators have been on the losing end of every confirmation they opposed since President Donald Trump started filling out his Cabinet.
WASHINGTON – A federal judge set aside a deadline facing federal workers offered a buyout by the Trump administration as he weighs its legality. In Arizona, veterans, tribes, small businesses and national parks could see an impact.
WASHINGTON – RFK Jr.’s skepticism of vaccines has raised fears about his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Arizona already has some of the nation’s lowest childhood immunization rates for polio and measles.
WASHINGTON – “America will soon be greater, stronger and far more exceptional than ever before,” President Donald Trump said Monday in his inaugural address. “For American citizens, Jan. 20, 2025, is Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump said Monday.
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.
PHOENIX – Common Sense Institute Arizona published a report on the growing fentanyl crisis in Arizona, estimating a cost of $58 billion in 2023. The nonpartisan think tank’s report included the costs of fatalities, opioid use disorder, hospitalizations and border security.
