Arizona angle: Before Hegseth and aides were embroiled in leak scandal, they pushed for Phoenix VA reform www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

ICYMI: Canadians who spend their winters in Arizona say they're considering not coming back amid President Donald Trump's trade war, immigration crackdown & "51st state" talk One local realtor has put 19 homes on the market for Canadian sellers this year www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

"Has an Arizona member of Congress ever been censured? What to know." (More by @stephaniemurr.bsky.social ) www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

They helped Arizona’s veterans through music and recreation therapy. DOGE terminated them www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

'Just watch movies and chill': How Trump buyouts could impact Arizona's federal workforce www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

As President Trump signs an executive order banning the creation of a central bank digital currency in the United States, revisiting this story I wrote a couple of years ago when Republicans started getting more vocal about banning CBDCs www.theblock.co/post/224555/...

Tracking Donald Trump's orders in Arizona: What to know in Week 1 www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Shoutout to all the Aquarius

NEW: Trump declared victory only a month ago and he doesn’t take office for 31 days. But allies were already waging their next war at AmericaFest in Arizona last night. “It’s not just the Democrats that are our foes. It’s a vast majority of the Republicans.” www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Andrew Gould under consideration as U.S. attorney for Arizona: “I've expressed an interest in it," he tells @azcentral Gould was an AZ Supreme Court justice & spent years as a judge in Yuma County. He named the border as top priority if he's selected www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Mark Lamb in the mix for director of the U.S. Marshals Service www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

New York state Sen. James Skoufis says if he's elected DNC chair he'll go on Rogan. "I won’t just be on MSNBC and speaking with The New York Times," he tells Dems at a meeting in Arizona. "You’ll see me on Fox News, too, and Joe Rogan’s podcast."

"The majority of Americans believe that the Republican Party best represents the interests of the working class & the poor, & the Democratic Party is the party of the wealthy and the elites. These are damning indictments on our party brand," DNC chair hopeful Ken Martin says at party meeting in AZ

As a primary battle brews, Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano praised both Gov. Katie Hobbs and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes during remarks at the Association of State Democratic Committees in Scottsdale this afternoon

Interesting stuff from Medill's The State of Local News Project: - In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide - Access to local news appears to increase split-ticket voting localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...

Really committing to this whole Christmas in Arizona thing

Early Arizona reaction to President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, is negative from some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. No surprise from Republicans Crane, Gosar and Biggs, but Democrat Stanton also calls it the wrong move.

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

Tomatoes, wiring, peppers and grapes: Proposed Trump tariffs could hit Arizona imports www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

TGIF

Harris in Phoenix, Trump in the suburbs: Which Valley cities went for which candidate www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

NEW: What would Trump's deportation plan mean for Arizona? Dems and advocates are gearing up to fight, while leaders at the border say it’s not clear what a looming emergency declaration and military presence would actually mean for them www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Finally made it to the Desert Botanical Garden now that election season is over 🌵

New: Kamala Harris had a massive ground game in Arizona. Here's why Donald Trump won anyway www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Maricopa County's rightward shift tells the story of the election. Here's how www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

New: Donald Trump made gains in all four of Arizona's border counties on his way back to the White House, improving the most in areas dominated by Hispanic voters compared to 2020 www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Presidential race in Arizona: Donald Trump projected winner www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Arizona election 2024: Trump wins state's 11 electoral votes www.azcentral.com/live-story/n...

Here's my story on Trump's big comeback, with reaction from Republicans and Democrats in Arizona on why things shook out the way they did here "The economy was number one and border was number two," one Trump ally told me. "The Arizona economy is not bad." www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

NEW: The race between Harris and Trump is so close in battleground Arizona that ground game could make a real difference Here’s how each campaign is getting out the vote in a state where razor-thin margins are the name of the game www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

I am back on the presidential campaign beat! I’m covering national politics at The Arizona Republic 🌵 My new email is [email protected] and my inbox is open for news tips and tips for how to survive the summer in Phoenix. So so excited to be here 😊

WEST DES MOINES — Ron DeSantis had one more chance to show off the against-all-odds political operation that he hopes can do the impossible and overcome frontrunner and former president Donald Trump. He got a blizzard instead. themessenger.com/politics/ron...

Excerpt from President Joe Biden's speech today: "Whether democracy is still America’s sacred cause is the most urgent question of our time. It is what the 2024 election is all about."

I've been rounding up my 2024 campaign coverage on Substack mostly for my friends and fam who don't tweet 24/7, figured I'd share it here too 🤓 stephaniemurray.substack.com/p/2024-is-here

At the start of this election cycle, many expected Donald Trump to be at his weakest in Iowa because he lost the caucuses eight years ago.  But this time around, New Hampshire looks like the more competitive race in a 2016 reversal. themessenger.com/politics/how...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Nikki Haley is here tonight for a town hall at the Von Maur warehouse.

I’m just a girl, looking at every newspaper I subscribe to, asking them to stop making me log in every 30 seconds

WATERLOO, Iowa — Donald Trump doubled down on his controversial immigration rhetoric during a campaign speech in Iowa. Republicans here seemed largely unfazed by the former president’s comments, which have drawn comparisons to Adolf Hitler. themessenger.com/politics/iow...

Donald Trump in Iowa: "I never read Mein Kampf"

Vivek Ramaswamy: "I pledge to *withdraw* from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state’s ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley to do the same immediately - or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver"

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump Is Disqualified From Ballot If Trump fails to overturn the ruling at the U.S. Supreme Court, he will not be on Colorado's ballot on Super Tuesday. themessenger.com/politics/tru...

Hi from Waterloo, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump will hold a campaign event here tonight. There are 27 days until the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15.

Split screen: Donald Trump posts on TruthSocial that Ron DeSantis fell “violently from the sky like a wounded bird” & “RINO Congressman Chip Roy” is “very beatable” Meanwhile, Roy is w/ DeSantis & begins criticism of Trump’s record w/ “all due respect” & says he’ll support Trump if he’s the nominee

I’m gonna get carpal tunnel trying to post everything on X, Bluesky and Threads can we please decide

Ron DeSantis is on the stump in Mason City, Iowa today. Donald Trump will campaign about 60 miles away in Waterloo this evening. “We need a president that can serve two terms,” DeSantis says to applause.

Chip Roy tells voters in Mason City, Iowa that polls don’t decide a presidential race. “Polls these days, they're about trying to push public opinion on you,” Roy says. The most recent Selzer Iowa poll showed Trump leading the caucuses with 51% of support. Ron DeSantis had 19%.

Nikki Haley notes in her stump speech in Treynor, Iowa tonight that she was elected South Carolina governor as a tea party candidate. Ron DeSantis has been accusing Haley of being a liberal lately, fwiw

My latest from Des Moines: Nikki Haley's Abortion Views Go Under The Microscope In lowa Haley strikes a moderate tone on the campaign trail, but when pressed said she would embrace a 6-week abortion ban themessenger.com/politics/nik...

‘This Is Serious Stuff’: 2024 Party Crashers Could Have An Impact — If They Can Make It On The Ballot  themessenger.com/news/this-is...

‘This Is Serious Stuff’: 2024 Party Crashers Could Have An Impact — If They Can Make It On The Ballot  themessenger.com/news/this-is...