Arizona veterans of 1998 impeachment see similarities, deeper divides

WASHINGTON - No one in Arizona's congressional delegation has been through an impeachment vote before, but lawmakers who were in Congress for the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton remember angry phone calls from sharply divided voters - much like the situation today.


Navajos express mixed opinions on Trump impeachment probe

WINDOW ROCK – Cronkite News reporters Jordan Elder and Chelsea Hofmann traveled to the capital of the Navajo Nation to find out what citizens there thought about the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.


At the border, Pence calls on Democrats to fix ‘our broken asylum system’

NOGALES – Vice President Mike Pence visited Nogales on Thursday amid what the Trump administration calls a “border security and humanitarian crisis.”


Flake threatens judicial nominations to force vote on special counsel

WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday he will oppose all judicial confirmations until Senate leaders agree to allow a vote on a bill that would keep the White House from interfering in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election.


Trump will visit Arizona for the first time since contentious 2017 rally

PHOENIX — President Donald Trump plans rally on behalf of Senate candidate Martha McSally on Friday in Mesa, his first visit since the aftermath of a downtown Phoenix rally led police to deploy rubber bullets on a crowd of protesters.


Flake presses Kavanaugh on separation of powers, protections for Trump

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh dodged pointed questions from Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, on the separation of powers and whether the president can be shielded from obstruction of justice charges while in office.


Federal judge rules United States must keep DACA and accept new applications

A Federal judge ruled on Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security must continue to accept renewal and new DACA applications and have 90 days to explain why they rescinded DACA last year, otherwise, all DACA applications must be processed.

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Ducey sending 150 Arizona National Guard troops to border, but questions remain

Gov. Doug Ducey plans to deploy 150 National Guard members to the Mexico-U.S border.


Arizona business leaders stress need for pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients

Arizona business leaders discuss DACA on same day President Donald Trump signs new spending bill.


Phoenix DACA recipients and advocates uncertain about SCOTUS decision

Today the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of University of California. This was President Donald J. Trump administration's request to bypass the liberal-leaning federal appeals court to end the DACA program on March 5.


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Ward formally kicks off Senate campaign with conservative big guns

WASHINGTON - Republican Senate hopeful Kelli Ward flexed newfound political muscle Tuesday with a planned campaign kickoff in Scottsdale that promised appearances by conservative heavy-hitters, radio host Laura Ingraham and former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.

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