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Jesus Seade, Mexico's undersecretary for North America.

Consular IDs come up during visit by high-ranking Mexican official

Mexico's undersecretary for North America called into question a ban on accepting the identification cards in Arizona.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had a strong lead in campaign donations from Arizona donors among the Democratic field of presidential hopefuls, raising $768,054 as of Jan. 31, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

FEC filings show Arizonans favor Trump, Sanders with campaign dollars

Arizona numbers saw Sanders leading No. 2 Democratic fundraiser Warren. The biggest fundraiser in the state was Trump.
Campaign signs for Democratic presidential hopefuls Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar compete for attention outside a January debate at Drake University in Iowa. Democrats will bring what’s left of their road show after Super Tuesday to a March 15 debate in Phoenix.

Democrats bring presidential debate to Phoenix, days before primary

Experts say Arizona is an example of political transformation from what one called a “ruby red” state to a purple one.
A woman holds up a sign in support of Mark Kelly's bid for U.S. Senate during his campaign kick-off event at Hotel Congress in February 2019.

Arizona Democrats hope to build on midterm momentum for wins in 2020

A discussion with Arizona Democratic Party Chair Felecia Rotellini.
President Donald Trump greets the crowd at his rally at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in October 2018.

What Trump’s Phoenix rally signals about Arizona’s significance in 2020

A discussion with Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash.
In this March 2019 file photo, Cindy Harrison rallies in Phoenix in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Arizona has never approved the ERA, one of just 12 states not to have done so, but Virginia’s recent ratification led the U.S. House to remove a deadline for states’ ratification in hopes of reviving the amendment.

Divided House votes to reset deadline to ratify Equal Rights Amendment

Arizona is one of 12 states that have never approved the ERA, despite regular attempts by state Democrats to do so.
A sign indicating a polling place near Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Election Day, Nov. 7, 2018.

Ensuring security in Arizona elections

County and state election officials discuss how they're working to combat misinformation and interference in the 2020 race.
Martha McSally, left, and Kyrsten Sinema.

Arizona's senators split vote on Trump acquittal

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally voted along party lines.
Like many Republicans, Rep. David Schweikert, R-Fountain Hills, praised the the upbeat tone of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address — a speech many Democrats said ignored or glossed over real problems.

State of disunion: Arizona lawmakers react to Trump speech at tense time

Republican lawmakers said the speech left them feeling empowered, while Democrats used terms like “eerie” and “bizarre.”
Taken at the 2019 Tucson Pride celebration.

Youth Crossing Gender Borders, Episode 5: The Roots of Transphobia

Why is gender identity so controversial?
Iowa Democrats wintering in Green Valley participate in a satellite caucus on Feb. 3, 2020

Iowans in Green Valley participate in satellite caucus

Arizona hosted four of the first-ever satellite sites for the Iowa caucuses.
Tucson Sentinel editor and publisher Dylan Smith and Arizona Daily Star opinion writer Edward Celaya sit for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media.

Journalists roundtable: New legislative session, 2020 campaigns, impeachment trial

Plus, their approach to covering the presidential election.

Fundraising off 'liberal hacks'

Emails and t-shirts quickly followed McSally's comment
A President Trump supporter holds up a Trump 2020 campaign flag outside of the venue for the president's rally at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Oct. 19, 2018.

Political strategists on the potential for a ‘blue wave’ in Arizona

They discussed high-profile races for the U.S. Senate and White House.
A voting location sign at the University of Arizona, 2018.

New super PAC wants Arizona Latino voters to help beat Trump in November

American Latinos United aims to chip away at the percentage of Latino support that Trump got in 2016.
A Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command stands post during the reinforcement of the Baghdad Embassy Compound in Iraq on Jan. 4. (Photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot/U.S. Marine Corps)

Arizona lawmakers, House, split on vote demanding end to attacks on Iran

Democrats said they hoped to reassert congressional authority over war powers, and Republicans accused the other side of playing politics.

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