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U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida’s new anti-immigration law
Sebastiana Gomez-Perez sits at a table in the cafeteria in the Leon County Courthouse, weeping after finding out that her son could be picked up by immigration officials despite being a U.S. citizen....
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U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order...
The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear oral arguments next month over President...
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Militia founder wrongly identified as ICE agent in viral window-smashing video
Left: Michael “Lewis Arthur” Meyer in an April 15 livestream from the Oklahoma Capitol building. Right: An ICE agent in New Bedford, Mass., uses an axe to smash a car window during an apprehension of a...
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Hobbs vows to veto all bills until disability funding crisis resolved
Gov. Katie Hobbs said on April 17, 2025, that she won't sign any bills that aren't already on her desk unless Republicans negotiate an end to the funding crisis that threatens to shut down services for...
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Both sides claim victory as Arizona fetal personhood lawsuit dismissed
Photo by iStock / Getty Images PlusA legal challenge against an Arizona law that gives fetuses rights has been dropped, putting the law back on the books despite an overwhelming majority of voters who...
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Lawsuits take aim at voter-approved transit projects worth billions
Photo via Valley MetroOpponents are turning to legal challenges to try to block or delay major public transit expansions — even after voters approve them. Recent lawsuits in Arizona, Tennessee and...
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With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise
Technology is making it easier to pull off financial crimes, and the U.S. is lacking a central agency to track them, experts say. (Getty Images)It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy...
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Hobbs sides with Axon over Scottsdale voters, signs bill to cancel election...
Axon brought a mobile tactical simulator to the Arizona Capitol on March 4, 2025, as part of its effort to back legislation that would stop a ballot referendum in Scottsdale brought by residents...
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Hobbs vetoes Republican bill that would have brought ICE agents into Arizona...
An opponent of the Arizona ICE Act displays a poster referencing the message welcoming refugees inscribed on the Statue of Liberty at the Arizona Capitol on Feb. 10, 2025. Republican lawmakers have...
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U.S. Supreme Court stops Trump from deporting people under the Alien Enemies...
The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)The U.S. Supreme Court early Saturday temporarily blocked a new round of deportations under the wartime Alien Enemies Act...
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Donald Trump wants to deport ‘home-grown’ criminals. Can American citizens be...
President Donald Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador on April 14, 2025, in the Oval Office. White House photoWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has floated the idea of deporting...
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Trump backs Hegseth after second Signal group chat revelation
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said...
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U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks at a press conference organized by House Democrats outside the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. (Photo by...
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Advocates urge restart of suspended refugee resettlement program
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s executive order indefinitely halting refugee resettlement in the U.S. rally on the steps of the federal courthouse in Seattle on Feb. 25, 2025, after a judge...
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Trump endorses both Biggs and Robson in unusual Arizona governor’s race move
Karrin Taylor Robson entered the 2026 governor's race with the endorsement of President Donald Trump. But on April 21, 2025, Trump also endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, her chief rival for the GOP...
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Navajo advocates say prez’s approval of uranium transport, Trump coal order...
David Tsosie, with the Diné-Centered Research and Evaluation group, leads advocates in prayer on Monday in front of the Navajo Nation Council meeting hall. Photo by Patrick Lohmann | Source NMAdvocates...
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GOP threatens 2026 ballot measure after Hobbs vetoes Arizona ICE Act
Senate President Warren Petersen speaks at an April 21, 2025, press conference at the Arizona Capitol. Petersen and other Republicans said Gov. Katie Hobbs was wrong to veto their "Arizona ICE Act"...
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Cutting money for energy efficiency isn’t just unwise, it’s plain dangerous...
Photo via Getty ImagesAs Arizona’s summers grow longer and hotter, keeping cool isn’t just about comfort — it’s a matter of survival. Extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the...
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Federal appeals court clarification limits refugees allowed to settle in U.S.
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Only refugees who were closest to arriving in the United...
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DC Circuit grills both sides on Trump’s transgender troop ban as Supreme...
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse on April 22, 2025, over President Donald Trump's ban...
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