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Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader

Associated Press  

Congo’s army spokesman on Tuesday released the name of the third American involved a foiled coup plot in Kinshasa, while family members in Utah gathered to mourn Christian Malanga, the eccentric leader of the brazen and ill-fated attack targeting the presidential palace over the weekend. American businessman Cole Ducey, also named as an official in the mining company in the …

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Kari Lake and her fellow Republicans can't run from Arizona's draconian abortion ban
9 months ago

Kari Lake and her fellow Republicans can't run from Arizona's draconian abortion ban

Salon  

As far as symbols of what the GOP intends for American women, the revival of an abortion ban that predates women's suffrage could not be more fitting. Claiming to "oppose today's ruling," Lake called on the actual governor, Democrat Katie Hobbes and "the State Legislature to come up with an immediate common sense solution." "I think the older law is …

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Donald Trump’s failed coup: the complete January 6 timeline
1 year ago

Donald Trump’s failed coup: the complete January 6 timeline

Raw Story  

It was evident that Donald Trump was likely to lose the presidency 20 minutes after Election 2020 polls closed in California. Pennsylvania Republicans didn’t go this far, but they did sign a public letter asking Congress to block their state’s electoral votes on January 6 — “just hours after” PA Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff and House Speaker Bryan Cutler “had …

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'More chickens coming home to roost': Legal experts pounce on Trump over bombshell Arizona phone call report
1 year, 6 months ago

'More chickens coming home to roost': Legal experts pounce on Trump over bombshell Arizona phone call report

Raw Story  

A report from the Washington Post that Donald Trump reportedly called then-Arizona Gov. The Post reported that a Ducey donor recalled the Arizona GOP lawmaker talking about the call at a luncheon, with the report adding, "The account was confirmed by others aware of the call. Ducey told the donor he was surprised that special counsel Jack Smith’s team had …

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Revealed: Trump also tried to pressure Arizona governor to overturn 2020 election results
1 year, 6 months ago

Revealed: Trump also tried to pressure Arizona governor to overturn 2020 election results

Raw Story  

Donald Trump placed a call to former Arizona Gov. Citing multiple sources, the bombshell report states that not only did the former president make a call, he also "repeatedly" attempted to get former vice president Mike Pence to join in on the pressure campaign and that Pence did call but did not press the issue The Post is reporting, "Ducey …

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Hobbs calls on elected officials to end conspiracy theories
2 years ago

Hobbs calls on elected officials to end conspiracy theories

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. She also called on elected officials to reject conspiracy theories that were promoted by GOP candidates who lost their elections in November, declaring “now is the perfect time to move past division and partisanship.” “Let me say unequivocally to every elected official here today, that if you’re ready to make real progress on the issues that …

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Arizona governor’s tenure defined by push right, Trump feud
2 years ago

Arizona governor’s tenure defined by push right, Trump feud

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. At a time when the conservative movement is almost singularly oriented around “owning the libs,” Ducey spent his two terms outmaneuvering Democrats to advance Republican priorities, reshaping his state in a decisively conservative direction. “And yes, a good many small-government conservatives have morphed into bullies — people who are very comfortable using government power to tell …

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Arizona governor's tenure defined by push right, Trump feud
2 years ago

Arizona governor's tenure defined by push right, Trump feud

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At a time when the conservative movement is …

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Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border
2 years ago

Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassing on federal lands. The Biden administration and the Republican governor entered into an agreement that Arizona will cease installing the containers in the Coronado National Forest — the only national forest …

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Arizona to remove makeshift border wall as part of a lawsuit, court filing says
2 years ago

Arizona to remove makeshift border wall as part of a lawsuit, court filing says

CNN  

CNN — Arizona agreed to remove shipping containers placed as a makeshift wall along its shared border with Mexico as part of an ongoing lawsuit, according to a Wednesday court filing. Doug Ducey – a Republican and critic the Biden administration’s border policies – issued an executive order telling the state Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to use shipping …

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'Hand-to-hand combat': DC Dems weigh in on 'eyebrow-raising' Kyrsten Sinema's future
2 years ago

'Hand-to-hand combat': DC Dems weigh in on 'eyebrow-raising' Kyrsten Sinema's future

Raw Story  

And not over policy, this time. "I've got no comment," Rep. Tim Ryan—the Democrat who just lost Ohio's bruising US Senate contest—told Raw Story just off the House floor. "Kyrsten's always been an independent leader, from the time that I got to know her in the House to the times we worked in the Senate," Sen. Ben Ray Lujan told …

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US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
2 years ago

US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement from Washington that the project “is not an effective barrier, it poses safety hazards to both the public and those working in the area and has significantly damaged public land.” “We need serious solutions at our border, with input from local leaders and …

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Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term’s end
2 years ago

Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term’s end

Associated Press  

SAN RAFAEL VALLEY, Arizona — Work crews have steadily erected hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers topped by razor wire along Arizona’s remote eastern boundary with Mexico in a bold show of border enforcement by Republican Gov. Ducey insists Arizona holds sole or shared jurisdiction over the 60-foot strip the containers rest on and has a constitutional right to protect residents …

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Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s top officials certified the midterm election results Monday, formalizing victories for Democrats over Republicans who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged. “Arizona had a successful election,” Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who beat Lake in the race for governor, said before signing the certification. The race for attorney general was one of the closest …

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Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80
2 years, 1 month ago

Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Jim Kolbe, a Republican congressman who represented a heavily Democratic region of Arizona for more than two decades and was a proponent of gay rights, has died. “Being gay was not — and is not today — my defining persona,” Kolbe said in 1997 during his first speech to a national gathering of gay and lesbian Republicans. He …

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GOP Gov Ducey welcomes Dem Hobbs though no Lake concession
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP Gov Ducey welcomes Dem Hobbs though no Lake concession

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs, his first public statement on her victory. “The people of Arizona have spoken, their votes have been counted and we respect their decision.” Ducey called to congratulate Hobbs the day after The Associated Press and other news outlets called …

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In Arizona's governor race, two candidates who couldn't be more different
2 years, 2 months ago

In Arizona's governor race, two candidates who couldn't be more different

NPR  

In Arizona's governor race, two candidates who couldn't be more different The Arizona candidates for governor couldn't be more different. BEN GILES, BYLINE: Outgoing Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey didn't mince words when I asked what he thought of Kari Lake back in July. GILES: While Hobbs may not draw the same crowds or campaign with the same bluster as …

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Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border
2 years, 2 months ago

Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that aren’t covered by a border wall. Doug Ducey on Monday to install stacks of containers in Cochise County in south-eastern Arizona came two weeks after federal officials told him to remove containers he had placed along the border …

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Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border
2 years, 2 months ago

Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona has refused the federal government’s demand to take down double-stacked shipping containers it placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it won’t do so until the U.S. moves to construct a permanent barrier instead. The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs dug in its heels in an Oct. 18 letter to …

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Whetstone locals mixed on seeing border shipping containers
2 years, 3 months ago

Whetstone locals mixed on seeing border shipping containers

Associated Press  

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Some residents of Whetstone are not too keen that their community being the staging area for shipping containers that will go to the Mexico border. The Sierra Vista Herald/Review reports some locals find the containers make for unsightly views being near residents and visible from State Route 90. An emergency management contractor is temporarily leasing a …

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Democrats also bus thousands of migrants to northern cities - but quietly
2 years, 3 months ago

Democrats also bus thousands of migrants to northern cities - but quietly

Daily Mail  

The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has been quietly working with the Biden administration to spend millions of dollars of federal money busing thousands of migrants to northern sanctuary cities, including New York and Chicago, DailyMail.com can reveal. Yes 391 votes No 17488 votes Not sure 148 votes Now share your opinion El Paso county officials, meanwhile, plan …

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Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail
2 years, 3 months ago

Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — All Arizona parents now can use state tax money to send their children to private or religious schools or pay homeschooling costs after an effort by public school advocates to block a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher law failed to collect enough signatures to block it. He celebrated on Twitter, saying “Let’s Roll!” and “Parents …

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Massive Arizona income tax cut going into full effect
2 years, 3 months ago

Massive Arizona income tax cut going into full effect

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A massive Arizona income tax cut that mainly benefits the wealthy championed by GOP Gov. The flat tax plan eliminates the state’s old graduated income tax scale, which started at 2.59% and had a maximum tax of 4.5% for income over $159,000 a year for a single person. “A household with $70,000 a year gets a $58 annual …

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Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban
2 years, 3 months ago

Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, meaning clinics statewide will have to stop providing the procedures to avoid the filing of criminal charges against doctors and other medical workers. Planned Parenthood had urged the judge not to allow enforcement, and its president declared that …

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