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A vote here sign in Armory Park.

Rudy Giuliani did nothing illegal in Arizona's fake elector case, his lawyer says

While not a fake elector in Arizona, the indictment alleged Giuliani pressured Maricopa County officials and state legislators to change the outcome of Arizona’s results.
A sign outside a polling center in Tucson, Ariz.

Judge to hear arguments over whether to dismiss Arizona's fake elector case

At least a dozen defendants are seeking a dismissal under an Arizona law that bars using baseless legal actions in a bid to silence critics.
Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, N.Y. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

RFK Jr. withdraws from Arizona ballot as questions swirl around a possible alliance with Trump

On Thursday evening, Trump's campaign made an unusual announcement, teasing that he would be joined by “a special guest” at his Glendale event.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump tours the southern border with Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats

The visit was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats’ celebration of Harris’ presidential nomination in Chicago.
The seal of Cochise County.

Southern Arizona man arrested for alleged threats against Trump as candidate visits border

The sheriff's office said he was arrested at around 2:30 p.m. It did not describe the alleged threats or provide other details on the arrest.
President Donald J. Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday evening, March 11, 2020, on the country’s expanded response against the global Coronavirus outbreak.

Cochise officials to meet with Trump during Thursday border visit

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Sierra Vista Police Department, the Department of Public Safety, Secret Service and other law enforcement partners on security for former president Donald Trump’s visit to the border on Thursday.
Progressive activist Cornel West watches a demonstration prior to a march to the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it

The Arizona Secretary of State's office said Monday that West did not file the paperwork needed to get on the ballot before Saturday's deadline.
A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Her name was on a filing agreeing to be a Cornel West elector. Her question: What's an elector?

"The crazy thing is it was all forged. None of it was my handwriting. It was definitely not my signature. My email was wrong, my address was wrong."

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd of 15,000 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Aug. 9. 2024.

Vice President Kamala Harris to a packed arena in Glendale: ‘We're gonna do this’

The campaign rally was the penultimate stop of a whirlwind five-day, seven state trip introducing the Harris and Walz ticket.
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

Arizona GOP urges SCOTUS to reinstate voter restriction law

Arizona's top Republican lawmakers are asking the nation's high court to revive a law that would limit federal-only voters.
A scale and gavel

Republican activist becomes first person to be convicted in Arizona’s fake elector case

Seventeen other people had been charged in the case.
Jenna Ellis reads a statement inside Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's Fulton County, Ga., courtroom, Oct. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped

Seventeen other people charged in the case have pleaded not guilty to the felony charges.
Senator Mark Kelly is sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris. January 2023

The Buzz: What a new Democratic presidential ticket means for AZ and other swing states

With a change at the top of the democratic presidential ticket, what will change in an already tight race?
President Biden speaks during an address to the nation from the White House Oval Office about his decision to not seek reelection, July 24, 2024.

4 takeaways from President Biden’s Oval Office address

President Biden addressed the nation about his decision to not seek reelection from the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Q&AZ: If Mark Kelly becomes VP pick, what will happen to his Arizona Senate seat?

For some Democrats, Vice President Mark Kelly has a nice ring to it.

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