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While President Trump is paying visits to several places in Arizona ahead of November’s election, Scottsdale doctor Susan Hughes believes the people attending the rallies should quarantine following their potential exposure to COVID-19.
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Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a Veterans For Trump rally in Litchfield Park on Friday. While he praised the Trump administration's record on military spending and veterans issues, much of the speech was devoted to standard campaign issues like support for law enforcement and "law and order."
Sept. 18, 2020
Two immigration detention centers were accused of serious violations of human rights, including involuntary surgeries and sexual abuse. Mexico’s government has formally requested from U.S. authorities a report on the alleged negligent practices.
Sept. 18, 2020
President Donald Trump released his yearly report on illegal drugs trafficked into the US in September. In the document, he wrote that the Mexican government needs to intensify its efforts and do more to stop the flow of narcotics. But Mexico’s president says there’s nothing to worry about.
Sept. 18, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. will be in Arizona on Tuesday. His appearance will follow visits from President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump earlier this week.
Sept. 18, 2020
A good portion of the drop in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 10.7% in July has nothing to do with a bunch of Arizonans suddenly finding work. It's because some just gave up.
Sept. 18, 2020
Arizona has been a reliably Republican state at the presidential level in every election since 1952 — except when Bill Clinton won in 1996. But a rapidly growing population has chipped away at the Republican advantage. In 2020, Arizona is rated a toss-up.
Sept. 18, 2020
The nature of Arizona’s elections, which are conducted both by mail and through in-person voting, often means long waits for results after election night.
Sept. 17, 2020
Accountable Arizona, a nonpartisan political action committee, is launching a petition to recall Gov. Doug Ducey. The group says it will formally file the petition with Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Friday.
Sept. 18, 2020
One of the most important symbols of the Mexican president’s fight against corruption is the luxurious presidential plane used by previous administrations. After his government failed to sell it, he wanted to raffle it but that turned into a lottery ... without the plane. The lottery finally happened this week, but many questions remain.
Sept. 17, 2020
Social media posts attacking Joe Biden, praising President Trump and often spouting inaccurate information have been everywhere on social media lately. But a new investigation reveals that a lot of them are part of a secretive campaign stemming from conservative action group Turning Point USA.
Sept. 17, 2020
The effects of climate change are being blamed for the catastrophic wildfires burning on the West Coast right now in California and Oregon. But national security — and how we work with and protect allies — could be affected, too as this nation and the rest of the world become hotter and drier.
Sept. 17, 2020
As Congress works to come up with its next coronavirus relief package, the American Public Transportation Association is requesting any new deal include more than $30 billion for public transit. Among the voices calling for the feds to step in and help is former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who served under President Obama.
Sept. 17, 2020
Maricopa County elections officials finalized plans for the upcoming general election that include more than 160 voting centers and a new way to return early ballots.
Sept. 16, 2020
With a little more than six weeks until November's election, a bipartisan group of Arizona military veterans signed a letter endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden over incumbent President Trump. Arizona's veteran community makes up 10% of the state's voting-age population, and both parties are actively trying to win their votes.
Sept. 16, 2020
Ivanka Trump made a campaign stop on the president’s behalf Wednesday. She and Gov. Doug Ducey first appeared at the Latinos for Trump headquarters where they phone-banked with volunteers before heading off to what was billed as a roundtable focused on working families.
Sept. 16, 2020
Stephen Miller is a name you might not recognize, but he’s one of President Trump’s closest advisors. And as Investigative Journalist Jean Guerrero argues in her new book, you can’t understand the Trump era — and the kind of polarization and violence we’re seeing in this country right now — without tracing Miller’s road to the White House.
Sept. 16, 2020
Reports of hate-related incidents began to rise not long after President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, and concerns over how widespread they are have grown. A recent case involving Arizona has caught the attention of the Anti-Defamation League and others.
Sept. 15, 2020
President Donald Trump was in Arizona again Sept. 14 after also making appearances in California and Nevada. The president’s visit — and visits his daughter, Ivanka, and Vice President Mike Pence will make Sept. 15 and 18, respectively — represent the real threat the West poses to Trump’s reelection chances.
Sept. 15, 2020
As the country races to create and distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, two new polls suggest Arizonans are among the least likely to get the shot when it becomes available.
Sept. 15, 2020
A shift in demographics means Arizona is a potential wild card in the 2020 election. TheTakeaway's Amy Walter interviewed Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, as well as KJZZ's Steve Goldstein.
Sept. 14, 2020
