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Elections

Trump officials tried to ban half of U.S. voting machines, citing conspiracy theories

Trump officials tried to ban half of U.S. voting machines, citing conspiracy theories

  • Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Alexandra Alper Reuters
  • May 22, 2026

President Donald Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Trump purges another Republican critic: Rep. Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky

Trump purges another Republican critic: Rep. Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky

  • Nathan Layne Reuters
  • Updated May 20, 2026

Massie angered Trump by leading a push to force the Justice Department to release files tied to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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 May 4, 2026

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

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.

PHOTOS: The top images from the 2024 elections

PHOTOS: The top images from the 2024 elections

  • The Associated Press
  • Updated May 11, 2026

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

  • BILL BARROW and MARC LEVY Associated Press
  • 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.

WATCH REPLAY: Kamala Harris delivers concession speech

WATCH REPLAY: Kamala Harris delivers concession speech

  • Updated Dec 13, 2024

Watch live as Kamala Harris delivers her concession speech after Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States.

Local News

Photos: Tucson High School graduation 2026 ceremony

Photos: Tucson High School graduation 2026 ceremony

  • Updated 9 hrs ago

More than 600 Badgers got their diplomas during the Tucson High School graduation, May 21, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

Can Quitobaquito Springs survive a second border wall?

Can Quitobaquito Springs survive a second border wall?

  • Updated 19 hrs ago

Wildlife officials worry about three rare species at a borderlands oasis

Arizona Daily Star on this date: May 23

Arizona Daily Star on this date: May 23

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

Tucson's Top Stories: May 23

Tucson's Top Stories: May 23

  • Updated 21 hrs ago

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

State & Regional

22 Arizona death row inmates have no more appeals

22 Arizona death row inmates have no more appeals

  • 14 hrs ago

Among death row inmates who have exhausted their appeals, an execution warrant can be issued after a request from the Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.

Hobbs vetoes bill to limit credit card tracking of gun sales

Hobbs vetoes bill to limit credit card tracking of gun sales

  • 15 hrs ago

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that supporters said would protect the Second Amendment rights of Arizonans by limiting the kind of information that credit card companies can collect, saying it would impair legitimate police work.

Feds, tribes spar over drilling at Chaco Canyon

Feds, tribes spar over drilling at Chaco Canyon

  • 16 hrs ago

In April, the Interior Department moved to revoke protections surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park with a proposal to rescind an order that put areas of land around the park off limits to mining and drilling.

Surgeon general nominee was once a teen mom in Arizona

Surgeon general nominee was once a teen mom in Arizona

  • Updated May 22, 2026

Dr. Nicole Saphier, now an East Coast radiologist, was born in Scottsdale, graduated from Arizona State University and completed her medical residency and a radiology fellowship in the Phoenix area.

Nation & World

Artificial egg helps Colossal hatch its de-extinction plans

Artificial egg helps Colossal hatch its de-extinction plans

  • 9 hrs ago

Colossal Biosciences, the company that produced a trio of modern-day dire wolves, now has its own answer to the question: What comes first, the chicken or the egg?

Suspect dies after shooting at officers near White House, official says

Suspect dies after shooting at officers near White House, official says

  • Updated 10 hrs ago

Officers at a checkpoint responded to gunshots and the suspect was taken to a hospital, a law enforcement official told Reuters.

Trump says framework of Iran deal 'largely negotiated,' with provision to reopen strait

Trump says framework of Iran deal 'largely negotiated,' with provision to reopen strait

  • Updated 12 hrs ago

Iran's Fars news agency reported that Trump's assertion that a deal was nearly final was "inconsistent with reality."

Republican defiance over 'anti-weaponization' fund sets up battle with Trump

Republican defiance over 'anti-weaponization' fund sets up battle with Trump

  • 14 hrs ago

The battle threatens to intensify when Congress returns from recess, and could reverberate into November's midterms.

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Tim Steller's column: The windshield view drives Tucson's image down

Tim Steller's column: The windshield view drives Tucson's image down

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Explore local history with our digital newspaper archives!

  • May 10, 2026

Visit our online archives for thousands of historical articles, obituaries and announcements.

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

Drivers are fast and Tucson's furious

Drivers are fast and Tucson's furious

  • Updated May 20, 2026

Tucson police are using a multi-level approach to curb street racing and takeovers. 

Man, 22, arrested in Pima County homicide

Man, 22, arrested in Pima County homicide

  • Updated May 14, 2026

A man wanted in a homicide investigation was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder and possession of drug paraphernalia, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.

Inmate in Tucson prison killings could face death penalty

Inmate in Tucson prison killings could face death penalty

  • Updated May 20, 2026

The Pinal County Attorney’s Office intends to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar, who had publicly claimed that he killed three men in a Tucson prison.

Person of interest sought in Pima County homicide investigation

Person of interest sought in Pima County homicide investigation

  • Updated May 13, 2026

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public's help to find a "person of interest" in a homicide investigation.

Politics

Beale drilling two wells at Project Blue data center site

Beale drilling two wells at Project Blue data center site

  • Updated 8 hrs ago

The Project Blue data center will use groundwater from two new wells being drilled on the property.

Hobbs vetoes bill to limit credit card tracking of gun sales

Hobbs vetoes bill to limit credit card tracking of gun sales

  • 15 hrs ago

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that supporters said would protect the Second Amendment rights of Arizonans by limiting the kind of information that credit card companies can collect, saying it would impair legitimate police work.

Tucson, Phoenix create water-sharing plan as Colorado River shrinks

Tucson, Phoenix create water-sharing plan as Colorado River shrinks

  • Updated 17 hrs ago

For Star subscribers: Tucson and Phoenix have a plan in which city with more water than it needs at the moment can share it.

South Tucson seeks probe of ICE pepper-spray incident

South Tucson seeks probe of ICE pepper-spray incident

  • Updated May 22, 2026

South Tucson seeks probe from other agencies of ICE pepper-spraying incident during traffic stop.

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