Second federal judge seems to be prepared to block Trump spending pause
President Donald Trump attends inauguration ceremonies in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A second federal...
View ArticleNavajo Nation reaches agreement with mining company over uranium ore transport
A view of the Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon. The mine has operated since the 1980s but mined its first batch of uranium ore in 2024. Photo by Blake McCord via Grand Canyon TrustAfter months...
View ArticleRepublicans advance strict online porn age verification bill amid privacy...
Photo via Getty ImagesA Republican-backed proposal to require Arizonans to prove they are at least 18 years old before accessing online pornography moved forward Wednesday morning. That verification...
View ArticleTrump moves to reshape federal workforce and restrict health care for trans kids
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleTrump vows to build migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay as he signs...
Surrounded by members of Congress and the family of Laken Riley, President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office, in the East...
View ArticleLawmakers rush to fix flaw in Arizona trafficking law that could send victims...
Photo via Getty ImagesLast year, Republican lawmakers were told that their proposal to require life sentences for anyone convicted of child sex trafficking had a problem: Its provisions could be...
View Article‘They don’t care about us’: Tribal town fights uranium mill’s expanding...
A school bus travels along State Route 191 in Bluff, Utah. The state road is part of the Pinyon Plain Mines approved uranium haul route to the White Mesa Uranium Mill in White Mesa, Utah. Photo by...
View ArticleRFK Jr. turnabout on vaccines, abortion slammed at HHS confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office...
View ArticleTrump orders Education Department to guide states on use of federal funds for...
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Wednesday...
View ArticleNo survivors found in crash between military helicopter and jet over Potomac...
Emergency response units on Jan. 30, 2025, search the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane collided with a military helicopter the previous night on approach to...
View ArticleGOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services ,departs after testifying in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education,...
View ArticleInvestigations launch into horrific DC plane crash as Trump without evidence...
Emergency response units search the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025, after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport just outside...
View ArticleAZ budget outlook solid, but uncertainty surrounds impact of conflicting...
Image via Getty ImagesArizona’s budget outlook has improved since last year, but the tentatively solid future is shrouded in uncertainty because economists have no idea which of President Donald...
View ArticleNo uranium-specific emergency plan exists for Navajo Nation as shipments loom
A billboard located along State Route 89 just outside the boundaries of the Navajo Nation reads: “Radioactive pollution kills. It’s time to clean up the mines.” The Navajo Nation has more than 500...
View ArticleBill would give Arizona rural communities a say in how groundwater is allocated
Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol on Jan. 30, 2025. She addressed a new bill to manage Arizona’s water resources. Photo by Olivia Williams | Cronkite NewsGov. Katie...
View ArticleTrump’s tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico and China will start Feb. 1
The White House announced that tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada and China will begin Feb. 1. (Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to implement tariffs on Canada, Mexico and...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks Trump plan to freeze spending on grants, loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to suspend spending on grants and loans. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal district judge issued a...
View ArticleStudent protest overwhelms anti-immigrant event at ASU
Emily Sotelo leads Arizona State University students in a march to express support for their undocumented classmates in Tempe, Ariz. on Jan. 31, 2025. Sotelo is the co-chair of Aliento at ASU, an...
View ArticleMarana teacher on leave after explaining how intersex people don’t fit into...
Photo by Richard Ross | Getty ImagesLast week, Marana High School physics teacher Les Beard learned about a chromosomal disorder with relevance to current events and decided to share what he’d learned...
View ArticleArizona officials struggle to straighten out voter rolls after...
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes at a press conference the day before the November 2024 presidential election discussing the 200,000 voters who will need to provide proof of citizenship after...
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