“Katie Hobbs’ grotesque partisanship knows no bounds,” the bill's sponsor said. "...Hobbs couldn’t find the human decency to put her far-Left extremism aside simply to allow those how wish to honor him to do so."
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“It means hope, security, stability, and a bright future for our kids. We see the progress firsthand. Early intervention is proven to be effective. Our family is proof of that.”
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“The Fourth Amendment is not a suggestion. It is a command to the government. You do not search people without probable cause or without a warrant. A government that watches everything controls everything.”
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“They are so good at being so deceptive about who they are and truly what kind of services they provide that they really have been able to really dupe a lot of stakeholders.”
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Since 2022, 21 states have funneled nearly a half-billion dollars to crisis pregnancy centers, a pillar of the anti-abortion movement
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“It is an attempt to impose their biblical messaging and values on our country, and it is a tremendous threat. It is undermining our democracy.”
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“We expect exceptional leadership and you’ve demonstrated anything but that. What we’ve seen is a disaster under your leadership. What we’ve seen is innocent people getting detained that turn out are American citizens.”
“That program taught me a lot and kept me busy. I learned about personal responsibility. I learned skills that I still use today, including welding.”
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“This administration’s cruel and harsh zero-tolerance policy … uses racial profiling to indiscriminately target anyone with a precarious immigration status for detention and removal.”
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“When a person deliberately conceals their identity during a commission of a crime, it often demonstrates premeditation, and an intent to avoid detection or accountability.”
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The U.S. war on Iran will continue unabated on President Donald Trump’s terms, with more troops on the way and more casualties expected, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said
“All of these very sane requests that the American public wants have been rejected.”
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“The meeting shows that the same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government.”
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Oral arguments are set for May 7 in the Trump administration's appeal of a ruling that blocked Mark Kelly's demotion
Anti-abortion activists said voters were too ignorant about fetal development and abortion to understand what they were voting for when they made abortion a constitutional right
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If you've seen the news today about transgender Kansans having their drivers licenses suddenly revoked, check out the deep reporting our colleagues in Kansas have been doing on the subject for months
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“Sending money home to help your parent buy food or your child to attend school should not be a crime."
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“I know there has been a lot of focus on Denmark and adversaries like Canada from this administration, but I desperately hope they are not making security decisions based on non-binding resolutions from the Arizona Legislature at 1 a.m.”
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Instead of focusing on teaching students about mental health, Lisa Fink said that schools should help students improve their mental health by focusing on physical health instruction
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“What is true, what is happening right now, is that Donald Trump and the Republicans have made this country sicker, poorer and less secure,” Sen. Ruben Gallego said
“We actually get food from cattle. Nobody wants to eat a Mexican gray wolf, but at the same token, everybody wants to eat a steak, wants to eat a burger. These predator animals are going after our cattle.”
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“Since everything that’s happened, I’ve been scared, you know? But we’re not giving up.”
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“The threat that we see to democracy is that Christian Nationalism is a worldview that rejects democratic pluralism.”
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OPINION | "Justice demands seriousness, restraint, and respect for constitutional principles. We can honor victims, uphold the rule of law, and protect public safety without returning to methods that history has already judged deeply problematic."
“We went from a one to 250 staff-to-student ratio in 2020 to a one to 4,200 staff-to-student ratio. That is unsustainable.”
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In addition to a ballot referral on which bathrooms trans students can use, the Senate advanced two bills that would effectively eliminate trans health care in Arizona, even for adults
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“Donald Trump tried to have me arrested for something I said that he didn’t like, so I’m going to be in that room because he can’t intimidate me or stop me from doing my job — standing up for Arizona and the Constitution.”
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“They were fake polls, because polls are tough. I saw one today that I’m at 40%. I’m not at 40%. I’m at much higher than that.”
