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Trump officials and right-wing media are using the vaccine side effects database out of context
Published: September 18, 2025 17:40
Trump officials intend to link 25 child deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, according to reporting from The Washington Post. These findings will reportedly be discussed during the Sept. 18-19, 2025, meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionāsā¦
US rolls toward a āterribleā government shutdown with no exit ramp in sight
Published: September 18, 2025 16:56
WASHINGTON ā Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions. Lawmakers, it seems, did not learnā¦
More states protect access to the COVID shot as feds restrict eligibility
Published: September 18, 2025 14:15
At least 17 states have taken steps to ensure broader access to the COVID-19 vaccine since last month, when the federal government significantly restricted eligibility for the shot. Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine,ā¦
GOP ex-lawmaker, Turning Point Action leader, offered plea deal in petition signature forgery case
Published: September 17, 2025 22:44
Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that alleges he personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection. Smith was indicted in June by a Maricopa County grandā¦
Former CDC chief says RFK Jr. fired her for refusing to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations
Published: September 17, 2025 20:54
WASHINGTON ā Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire careerā¦
Cochise County GOP leaders ask Justice Department to look back at 2022 election
Published: September 17, 2025 19:44
Cochise County officials want the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a longstanding and disputed claim that the federal laboratories that test voting systems across the country werenāt properly accredited before the 2022 midterm election. Theā¦
Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom
Published: September 17, 2025 17:24
Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday. But since that decrease was recorded in mid-2024, more people have signed up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known asā¦
US Senate Dems push GOP for extension of expiring health care subsidies
Published: September 17, 2025 14:15
WASHINGTON ā A trio of Senate Democrats urged Republican lawmakers at a Tuesday press conference to extend and make permanent the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York,ā¦
Mexican Independence Day draws defiant crowd in Phoenix amid deportation raids
Published: September 16, 2025 23:35
While Mexican Independence Day events were cancelled in some cities for fear of federal immigration officials targeting participants, the Arizona Capitol was alive with music and cheering on Monday night in a celebration that emphasized the presence andā¦
Charges filed against Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk; prosecutors will seek death penalty
Published: September 16, 2025 20:33
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced that his office has filed charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, accused of shooting and killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk during a crowded outdoor speaking event. Gray called Kirkās death āanā¦
Rural hospitals often scrap labor and delivery services after mergers, study finds
Published: September 16, 2025 20:01
Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after theyāve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research. Itās part of an accelerating trend thatās reshaped how Americansā¦
Republicans risk government shutdown on Oct. 1 with partisan funding bill, Democrats warn
Published: September 16, 2025 17:47
WASHINGTON ā U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Tuesday thatās intended to avoid a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. But GOP leaders opted not to negotiate the legislation with Democrats, whoā¦
Arizona Democrats say they feel unsafe around GOP lawmaker email rejecting a plea for unity
Published: September 16, 2025 14:11
Some Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives say they feel unsafe around a Republican lawmaker after he responded to a call for unity in the face of political violence with a misinformation-filled diatribe where he claimed that the Democraticā¦
GOP states try new ways to target abortion pills and telehealth
Published: September 15, 2025 20:58
In state legislatures around the country, medication abortion has emerged as the central focus of the fight over abortion rights. As Democratic lawmakers in blue states enact shield laws to protect abortion medication prescribers, their Republicanā¦
DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security
https://azmirror.com/2025/09/15/repub/doj-is-sharing-state-voter-roll-lists-with-homeland-security/
Published: September 15, 2025 18:13
The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. The data sharing comes after Justice Department attorneys this summer demandedā¦
Trump administration sued for using Ghana as āend-runā around deportation protections
Published: September 15, 2025 14:15
WASHINGTON ā A Friday lawsuit from a civil rights group accused the Trump administration of bypassing deportation restrictions on immigrants slated for removal by sending them to Ghana and having the West African nation deport them to their countries ofā¦
Ethics Committee wonāt investigate Islamophobic comments from Republican representative
Published: September 13, 2025 00:35
The House Ethics Committee will not investigate an ethics complaint by Democratic leaders against Kingman Republican John Gillette, after he called Muslims āf***ing savagesā and posted a series of Islamophobic comments on social media calling members ofā¦
Scottsdale canāt decide whether to sue the state over Axon zoning law
Published: September 13, 2025 00:15
The Scottsdale City Council earlier this week tabled plans to move forward with a lawsuit over a new state law that cancels a public vote on the proposed headquarters for law enforcement technology company Axon. Just days later, during a Friday meeting itā¦
Coconino prosecutors will investigate Rodney Glassman over alleged campaign finance violations
Published: September 12, 2025 20:39
After numerous counties turned down the case over the past few weeks, Coconino County has finally agreed to investigate allegations that Republican candidate for Attorney General Rodney Glassman violated campaign finance law. Glassman, a perennialā¦
House Democrats demand ethics probe of GOP lawmakerās Islamophobic comments
Published: September 12, 2025 20:06
Democratic leaders in the Arizona House of Representatives have filed an ethics complaint against Kingman Republican John Gillette, after he called Muslims āf***ing savagesā and posted a series of Islamophobic comments on social media calling members ofā¦
Arizona Republicans want Trump to pay back $744M in border security costs
Published: September 12, 2025 17:09
Republican legislative leaders are asking the Trump administration to reimburse Arizona for spending $744 million on border security over the past four years ā a month after Gov. Katie Hobbs sent her own request, which remains unanswered. The federalā¦
22-year-old Utahn suspected of killing Charlie Kirk in custody
Published: September 12, 2025 16:19
A suspect in Charlie Kirkās fatal shooting is in custody, federal and state officials announced Friday morning. Law enforcement arrested Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Washington County resident. He was booked into the Utah County Jail. āWe got him,ā Utahā¦
Appeals court allows provision freezing Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
Published: September 12, 2025 14:15
WASHINGTON ā The Trump administration can block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood after an appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower courtās preliminary injunction. Republicans in Congress included the one-year funding prohibition inā¦
Hobbs defies federal limits on COVID vaccines with new executive order
https://azmirror.com/briefs/hobbs-defies-federal-limits-on-covid-vaccines-with-new-executive-order/
Published: September 12, 2025 00:33
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday that expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine, adding to a growing list of states that are bucking the federal governmentās efforts to limit access to the updated shot. āWe are taking action to protect theā¦
Arizona Supreme Court weighs fate of voter-approved ādark moneyā disclosure law
Published: September 12, 2025 00:21
A voter-approved anti-dark-money law faced what could be its final hurdle Thursday after years of legal victories against opponents seeking to declare it unconstitutional, but its final fate will be up to the Arizona Supreme Court. Since voters in 2022ā¦
No prosecutor will take GOP attorney general candidateās campaign finance case
https://azmirror.com/briefs/no-prosecutor-will-take-rodney-glassman-campaign-finance-case/
Published: September 11, 2025 23:54
A top Republican candidate for Arizona attorney general has continued to brag about his fundraising success as the state struggles to find a prosecutor willing to pursue allegations that he violated campaign finance law. Rodney Glassman, a frequentā¦
Trump commemorates Charlie Kirk alongside 9/11 victims, gives him the Medal of Freedom
Published: September 11, 2025 20:51
WASHINGTON ā President Donald Trump honored slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he remembered the victims of Sept. 11 during a ceremony Thursday in Virginia, and announced he would posthumously award the popular figure the Presidential Medal ofā¦
GOP senators vote to keep Epstein files secret despite Trump campaign promise
Published: September 11, 2025 19:02
WASHINGTON ā U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday stopped a Democratic amendment to the annual defense authorization bill that would have compelled the release of the governmentās investigative files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In aā¦
Manhunt for Charlie Kirk shooter: Rifle found, person of interest photos released
Published: September 11, 2025 17:35
The morning after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Department of Public Safety and FBI officials said the manhunt for his killer continues while investigators recovered what they believe toā¦
Arizona families fear financial ruin, homelessness, as new disability care restrictions loom
Published: September 11, 2025 16:31
Advocates for and members of Arizonaās developmentally disabled community were already exhausted when they were hit last week with new restrictions on care covered by state programs. Some say those restrictions leave them in fear of financial ruin andā¦
In D.C., a moped on the ground, an SUV full of US marshals and a mystery
Published: September 11, 2025 14:15
WASHINGTON ā A siren blared down one of Washington, D.C.ās busiest thoroughfares. And then, a loud noise. Residents in nearby apartment buildings peered through windows and from balconies to find a dark-colored SUV bumped up against a moped lying on theā¦
Dems ready ethics complaint against GOP lawmaker who called Muslims āf***ing savagesā
Published: September 10, 2025 21:17
Arizona House Democratic leadership said Wednesday morning that they intend to file an ethics complaint against Kingman Republican John Gillette after he called Muslims āf***ing savagesā in an interview on Monday, standing by Islamophobic comments he hadā¦
Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University
https://azmirror.com/2025/09/10/repub/charlie-kirk-shot-during-event-at-utah-valley-university/
Published: September 10, 2025 19:43
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, according to reports from the scene. Videos circulating on social media show students scattering after a popping sound is heard and Kirkā¦
RFK Jr. lists 100+ recommendations to āMake America Healthy Againā
Published: September 10, 2025 16:56
WASHINGTON ā The Trump administration released its strategy to Make America Healthy Again on Tuesday, which officials hope will reduce chronic diseases and align federal policy with their beliefs. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.ā¦
Dems target Eli Crane for flip-flopping on Epstein file disclosure
https://azmirror.com/briefs/dems-target-eli-crane-for-flip-flopping-on-epstein-file-disclosure/
Published: September 10, 2025 12:53
National Democrats are launching a social media ad blitz in Arizona to call out Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane for flip-flopping on his promise to release more information on Jeffrey Epstein. The ad buy comes just days after congressional Democratsā¦
Scottsdale scraps lawsuit against law that blocks voter referendum on Axon HQ
Published: September 10, 2025 00:52
The Scottsdale City Council on Tuesday scrapped plans to move forward with a lawsuit over a new state law that cancels a public vote on the proposed headquarters for law enforcement technology company Axon, opting instead to pursue negotiations with theā¦
US Supreme Court sets Trump tariffs case arguments for November
Published: September 9, 2025 22:42
WASHINGTON ā The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in early November on whether President Donald Trumpās emergency tariffs are legal, according to an order the court released Tuesday. The one-page unsigned order laid out an expedited timeline, whichā¦
Arizona high court rejects Horneās bid to remove justice from education case
Published: September 9, 2025 21:35
A political spat dating back to 2012 wasnāt enough to convince Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery to recuse himself from a lawsuit that could give state schools Superintendent Tom Horne the ability to crack down on multilingual education inā¦
Congress approved $4B in foreign aid. The Supreme Court says Trump can block the spending.
Published: September 9, 2025 21:29
WASHINGTON ā The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Trump administration can temporarily hold on to $4 billion in foreign aid funding approved by Congress, overturning a lower courtās order and continuing a struggle over who controls the nationās purseā¦
Arizona counties defy attorney general opinion on voters caught in proof-of-citizenship error
Published: September 9, 2025 19:19
Thousands of Arizona voters caught up in a state record-keeping error will lose at least some voting rights if they donāt prove their citizenship, despite a recent opinion from the state attorney general saying they should remain fully eligible to vote. Inā¦