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Elections

Search warrant FBI served at Georgia elections office seeks records tied to 2020 election

Search warrant FBI served at Georgia elections office seeks records tied to 2020 election

  • KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press
  • Updated Feb 12, 2026

Last week, Trump predicted prosecutions over a contest in which judges and other officials said they found no evidence of widespread fraud.

Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with Trump-backed congressional map

Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with Trump-backed congressional map

  • BILL BARROW and NADIA LATHAN Associated Press
  • Updated Nov 9, 2025

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he'll try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office if they do not return after many left to block the adoption of redrawn House maps. 

Republicans can't stop talking about Joe Biden. That could be a problem

Republicans can't stop talking about Joe Biden. That could be a problem

  • BILL BARROW and MATT BROWN Associated Press
  • Updated Oct 21, 2025

It's been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Trump, can't stop talking about him.

Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they're being asked about Biden's mental acuity

Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they're being asked about Biden's mental acuity

  • JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press
  • Updated Aug 20, 2025

PHOENIX — Joe Biden's time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.

Wisconsin, Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

Wisconsin, Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

  • JILL COLVIN and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press
  • Updated Jul 8, 2025

A trio of spring elections provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: The top images from the 2024 elections

PHOTOS: The top images from the 2024 elections

  • The Associated Press
  • Updated Jun 2, 2025

Associated Press photographers captured voters with raw emotions of joy, excitement, contemplation or sorrow.

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high

  • ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press
  • Updated Feb 26, 2025

Women will for the first time make up a majority of state legislators in Colorado and New Mexico next year, but at least 13 states saw losses in female representation after the November election.

Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response

Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response

  • Updated Apr 16, 2025

Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and policy following a campaign that featured withering and often misleading GOP attacks on the issue.

Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says

Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says

  • Updated Feb 16, 2025

Elon Musk's super PAC spent about $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group's spending.

Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student debt forgiveness

Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student debt forgiveness

  • Updated Jan 28, 2025

Trump has not said what he would do on student debt forgiveness, leaving millions of borrowers facing uncertainty over their personal finances.

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

  • Updated Feb 15, 2025

A record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the record set in 2023. 

AP VoteCast takeaways: Gender voting gap was unremarkable compared with recent history

AP VoteCast takeaways: Gender voting gap was unremarkable compared with recent history

  • Updated Dec 14, 2025

Trump benefited from narrow gains among both men and women, with Harris modestly underperforming compared with Biden in 2020.

Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says

Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says

  • Updated Feb 13, 2025

Trump, a Republican, did not host Biden, a Democrat, for a sit-down after Trump lost his reelection bid in 2020.

Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss to Trump

Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president's resounding loss to Trump

  • Updated Feb 12, 2025

Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too.

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Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 14

Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 14

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See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.

'The biggest lie is that there is no truth,' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson audience

'The biggest lie is that there is no truth,' ABC's Jonathan Karl tells Tucson audience

  • Updated 5 mins ago

Jonathan Karl, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News, was inspired to become a journalist by a news story that unfolded across the globe when he was a college student spending his days devouring books by Kurt Vonnegut, Fyodor Dostoevsky and others. Those writers' stories were not "true…

Tucson's Top Stories: March 14

Tucson's Top Stories: March 14

  • Updated 28 mins ago

Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

Woman, 24, killed in Tucson crash

Woman, 24, killed in Tucson crash

  • Updated 31 mins ago

A 24-year-old woman was killed Thursday afternoon when she was thrown from the passenger seat of a Ford Bronco in a crash, Tucson police said.

State & Regional

Tucson faces historic heat wave next week

Tucson faces historic heat wave next week

  • Updated 1 hr ago

A strong ridge of high pressure off the California Coast will bring about a warmer-than-usual weekend to the Tucson region and high temperatures next week that could set new records for March.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

  • Updated 33 mins ago

There will be no state-enforced limits on efforts to modify the atmosphere, trooper overtime funds taken from the Attorney General's budget nor extra rules for petition circulators thanks to vetoes by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs.

Arizona election officials seek to shield voter data as US agencies swoop in

Arizona election officials seek to shield voter data as US agencies swoop in

  • Updated 16 hrs ago

Two top state officials are telling Arizona counties to refuse to comply with any grand jury subpoenas for private voter records.  

Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

  • Updated 16 hrs ago

Every effort by Arizona lawmakers since 1998 to hike salaries has been rejected by voters. A new measure seeks to scrap the rules for seeking raises.

Nation & World

As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy

As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy

  • 51 mins ago

Some experts are hoping that rising energy prices and disruption of shipping will encourage countries to ditch fossil fuel dependency.

Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

  • 2 hrs ago

New Mexico became the first to bar armed agents from polling locations in response to Trump's immigration crackdown, a step being considered in at least a half dozen other states.

The Latest: US is deploying Marines to Middle East as it pounds Iran

The Latest: US is deploying Marines to Middle East as it pounds Iran

  • Updated 9 hrs ago

U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes pound Iran. The Islamic Republic's attacks Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure as the two-week war widens. In Iran's capital, a large explosion rocked a central square where thousands gathered for anti-Israel protests. The death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon has topped 700 people including 100 children, the Lebanese Health Ministry says. And the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, sharply reducing energy supplies and threatening to destabilize economies around the world. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the conflict would end “when I feel it in my bones.”

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president

  • Updated 15 hrs ago

He oversaw far-reaching changes that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue.

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Woman, 24, killed in Tucson crash

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Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

  • Updated 30 mins ago
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  • Updated Mar 12, 2026

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Crime

23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

  • Updated Dec 15, 2025

Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

  • Updated May 7, 2024

A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

  • Updated May 7, 2024

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

  • Updated May 7, 2024

A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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Crime

Tucson man sentenced to 10 years in deadly people-smuggling crash

Tucson man sentenced to 10 years in deadly people-smuggling crash

  • Mar 10, 2026

Samuel Lopez-Ozuna, 20, of Tucson, crashed in 2024 while fleeing Border Patrol south of Tucson while smuggling seven people into the state, federal prosecutors say.

City, County tout joint efforts to reduce crime, homelessness

City, County tout joint efforts to reduce crime, homelessness

  • Updated 14 hrs ago

Tucson and Pima County leaders recently touted collaborative efforts in addressing issues related to homelessness, drug use and increasing public safety.

Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss

  • Updated Mar 8, 2026

Faith and community can help families trying to cope with "ambiguous loss" experienced when loved ones like Nancy Guthrie — who disappeared from her Tucson home more than a month ago — go missing.

Tucson man fatally shot after minor crash

Tucson man fatally shot after minor crash

  • Updated Mar 7, 2026

A 34-year-old man was fatally shot during a confrontation that followed a minor crash Thursday evening on Tucson's west side, police say.

Politics

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs adds 3 to growing list of vetoes

  • Updated 33 mins ago

There will be no state-enforced limits on efforts to modify the atmosphere, trooper overtime funds taken from the Attorney General's budget nor extra rules for petition circulators thanks to vetoes by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs.

Unfinished projects a top priority in newly passed RTA Next

Unfinished projects a top priority in newly passed RTA Next

  • Updated Mar 13, 2026

Local officials say finishing seven carry-over projects and improving public communication are top priorities following passage of RTA Next, the massive regional transportation plan.

Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

Arizona Senate wants to ask voters to double lawmakers' pay

  • Updated 16 hrs ago

Every effort by Arizona lawmakers since 1998 to hike salaries has been rejected by voters. A new measure seeks to scrap the rules for seeking raises.

Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos fixes résumé errors after Arizona Republic report

  • Updated 30 mins ago

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos updated his public résumé after The Arizona Republic found it misrepresented his work history.

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