Arizona RepublicView CommentsTwo border state senators from opposing parties, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and John Cornyn of Texas, introduced  legislation on Tuesday to address ongoing waves of asylum seekers arriving at the southern border, which have strained the Border Patrol and local communities. The legislation would open regional centers to more efficiently screen and process asylum seekers apprehended by the Border Patrol in hopes of easing the chaos currently taking place when larger numbers of asylum seekers are released in border communities...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsTwo border state senators from opposing parties, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and John Cornyn of Texas, introduced  legislation on Tuesday to address ongoing waves of asylum seekers arriving at the southern border, which have strained the Border Patrol and local communities. The legislation would open regional centers to more efficiently screen and process asylum seekers apprehended by the Border Patrol in hopes of easing the chaos currently taking place when larger numbers of asylum seekers are released in border communities...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsHouse Democrats pointed to former President Donald Trump’s attacks on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and other public officials in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as evidence of a pressure campaign that they say he stoked into deadly violence.During a daylong presentation of their evidence Wednesday, the House impeachment managers also referenced the pro-Trump protests outside of Maricopa County’s election center, where those gathered on election night, Nov. 3, and beyond demanded workers keep counting votes in the hopes that Trump would win...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsHouse Democrats pointed to former President Donald Trump’s attacks on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and other public officials in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as evidence of a pressure campaign that they say he stoked into deadly violence.During a daylong presentation of their evidence Wednesday, the House impeachment managers also referenced the pro-Trump protests outside of Maricopa County’s election center, where those gathered on election night, Nov. 3, and beyond demanded workers keep counting votes in the hopes that Trump would win...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsSens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are not saying where they stand on former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but both have  the angry horde of rioters who overtook the U.S. Capitol in a deadly rampage that left five people dead.But for Sinema and Kelly, both Democrats from swing-state Arizona who are viewed as among the Senate's most vulnerable members, Trump's trial could seem more like an afterthought to tougher and more consequential votes that lie ahead on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsSens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are not saying where they stand on former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but both have  the angry horde of rioters who overtook the U.S. Capitol in a deadly rampage that left five people dead.But for Sinema and Kelly, both Democrats from swing-state Arizona who are viewed as among the Senate's most vulnerable members, Trump's trial could seem more like an afterthought to tougher and more consequential votes that lie ahead on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsSens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly condemned news that thousands of National Guard troops brought in to protect the U.S. Capitol after the rampage by former President Donald Trump's supporters were forced to take rest breaks elsewhere. , sparking outrage from Sinema, D-Ariz., and Kelly, D-Ariz., as well as other Senate Democrats. According to POLITICO, Capitol Police asked the guardsmen to move their rest area Thursday given the increased people in the buildings with Congress back in session. They had been taking breaks inside...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsSens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly condemned news that thousands of National Guard troops brought in to protect the U.S. Capitol after the rampage by former President Donald Trump's supporters were forced to take rest breaks elsewhere. , sparking outrage from Sinema, D-Ariz., and Kelly, D-Ariz., as well as other Senate Democrats. According to POLITICO, Capitol Police asked the guardsmen to move their rest area Thursday given the increased people in the buildings with Congress back in session. They had been taking breaks inside...WW…

Arizona Republic Sen. Martha McSally, whose race against Democratic challenger Mark Kelly was decided more than a week ago, has conceded, days after it became clear that it was mathematically impossible for her to catch up.Her concession marked the end of a fierce, year-and-a-half-long race to fill the remainder of the term won by the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who died in 2018. McSally, R-Ariz., called Kelly on Friday to congratulate him on a hard-fought race, she said in a written statement released by her campaign."With nearly all the votes counted, I called Mark...…Arizona Republic Sen. Martha McSally, whose race against Democratic challenger Mark Kelly was decided more than a week ago, has conceded, days after it became clear that it was mathematically impossible for her to catch up.Her concession marked the end of a fierce, year-and-a-half-long race to fill the remainder of the term won by the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who died in 2018. McSally, R-Ariz., called Kelly on Friday to congratulate him on a hard-fought race, she said in a written statement released by her campaign."With nearly all the votes counted, I called Mark...WW…

Arizona Republic Two years ago, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema beat Republican challenger Martha McSally in a competitive race for one of Arizona's U.S. Senate seats, a race that turned nasty in its final days as McSally accused Sinema of supporting "treason."Now, Sinema is welcoming Senator-elect Mark Kelly to the Senate after he defeated McSally on Tuesday night in the special election to fill the remainder of the term won in 2016 by the late Sen. John McCain.After losing her race to Sinema in 2018, she was appointed to the state's other Senate seat before voters again rejected her.McSally...…Arizona Republic Two years ago, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema beat Republican challenger Martha McSally in a competitive race for one of Arizona's U.S. Senate seats, a race that turned nasty in its final days as McSally accused Sinema of supporting "treason."Now, Sinema is welcoming Senator-elect Mark Kelly to the Senate after he defeated McSally on Tuesday night in the special election to fill the remainder of the term won in 2016 by the late Sen. John McCain.After losing her race to Sinema in 2018, she was appointed to the state's other Senate seat before voters again rejected her.McSally...WW…

Arizona Republic Sen.-elect Mark Kelly’s transition to the U.S. Senate will move quickly with his victory over Sen. Martha McSally because he could be seated later this month, weeks ahead of other senators elected Tuesday.Because the Arizona race is a special election, Kelly, D-Ariz., is expected to be sworn in as soon as Nov. 30, after the state certifies its election results. New senators are typically sworn into office on Jan. 3.Kelly steps in to fill the remainder of the term won in 2016 by then-Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., whose death in 2018 created a vacancy. McSally, R-Ariz., was...…Arizona Republic Sen.-elect Mark Kelly’s transition to the U.S. Senate will move quickly with his victory over Sen. Martha McSally because he could be seated later this month, weeks ahead of other senators elected Tuesday.Because the Arizona race is a special election, Kelly, D-Ariz., is expected to be sworn in as soon as Nov. 30, after the state certifies its election results. New senators are typically sworn into office on Jan. 3.Kelly steps in to fill the remainder of the term won in 2016 by then-Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., whose death in 2018 created a vacancy. McSally, R-Ariz., was...WW…

Arizona RepublicA new poll taken after Arizona's only U.S. Senate debate shows no sign of a comeback for Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who continues to trail Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in the race.A Monmouth University poll released Thursday found Kelly led McSally by margins ranging from 10 percentage points among registered voters to 6 points under different turnout scenarios.The telephone poll of 502 Arizona registered voters was taken between Oct. 9 and Oct. 13 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. The McSally-Kelly debate was Oct. 6.Monmouth...…Arizona RepublicA new poll taken after Arizona's only U.S. Senate debate shows no sign of a comeback for Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who continues to trail Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in the race.A Monmouth University poll released Thursday found Kelly led McSally by margins ranging from 10 percentage points among registered voters to 6 points under different turnout scenarios.The telephone poll of 502 Arizona registered voters was taken between Oct. 9 and Oct. 13 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. The McSally-Kelly debate was Oct. 6.Monmouth...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsA new poll released Thursday suggests Democrats Joe Biden and Mark Kelly are pulling further away from their Republican competitors Donald Trump and Martha McSally among Arizona voters as balloting in the battleground state got underway.Biden led Trump in the presidential race by margins ranging from 2 percentage points to 7 percentage points depending on different turnout models, according to the latest poll from Monmouth University in New Jersey.In each case, Biden's advantage has grown since the school polled Arizonans a month ago, mainly because of a...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsA new poll released Thursday suggests Democrats Joe Biden and Mark Kelly are pulling further away from their Republican competitors Donald Trump and Martha McSally among Arizona voters as balloting in the battleground state got underway.Biden led Trump in the presidential race by margins ranging from 2 percentage points to 7 percentage points depending on different turnout models, according to the latest poll from Monmouth University in New Jersey.In each case, Biden's advantage has grown since the school polled Arizonans a month ago, mainly because of a...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsIf anyone wondered where the late Sen. John McCain got his wit, grit, sharp tongue, or ability to withstand 5 ½ years as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam, they only needed to meet his mom. Roberta McCain, 108, who weathered her own heartache resolutely as died Monday.She was a dignified, direct woman with inner-strength who raised her children alone while her husband was away at war and through numerous deployments, her daughter-in-law Cindy McCain recalled Monday. “People always marveled at John … someone of...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsIf anyone wondered where the late Sen. John McCain got his wit, grit, sharp tongue, or ability to withstand 5 ½ years as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam, they only needed to meet his mom. Roberta McCain, 108, who weathered her own heartache resolutely as died Monday.She was a dignified, direct woman with inner-strength who raised her children alone while her husband was away at war and through numerous deployments, her daughter-in-law Cindy McCain recalled Monday. “People always marveled at John … someone of...WW…