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Rep.-elect Juan Ciscomani nominates McCarthy for House speaker on 10th failed ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010523_ciscomani_mccarthy/rep-elect-juan-ciscomani-nominates-mccarthy-house-speaker-10th-failed-ballot/
Tucson's Juan Ciscomani nominated Republican Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House on Friday in the 10th round of failed voting in the chamber. Ciscomani incorrectly claimed to be Arizona's first naturalized member of Congress.
#Tucson #Arizona

President Joe Biden says he’ll visit the border next week during Mexico trip https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010523_biden_border_visit/president-joe-biden-says-hell-visit-border-next-week-during-mexico-trip/
President Joe Biden intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office during his trip to Mexico City next week, but has yet to say which part of the border he plans to visit or reveal the date.
#Tucson #Arizona

George Santos shared a falsehood on his first day on Capitol Hill: that he had been sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives.

He wasn’t the only one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/george-santos-sworn-in-mistake-house/

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Think outside the Bell: Where to find Tucson's best tacos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122922_top_tucson_tacos/think-outside-bell-where-find-tucsons-best-tacos/
What's been dubbed as the "2022 Taco Bell New Year's Eve Downtown Bowl Bash" will occupy Tucson this weekend, part of the Arizona Bowl activities that help showcase our city. But Tucsonans know that real tacos don't come from that fast-food chain.
#Tucson #Arizona

Just days after announcing that the agency had been misleading to the public for months about how many immigrants were on gps ankle monitors, ICE claims it can’t find records on over 350,000 immigrants in alternatives to detention program.

@immigration #immigration

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"The number of journalists has declined by 60 percent since 2005, according to government statistics. Research from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University this year found that on average two newspapers are disappearing in the U.S. every week. The nation has lost more than a quarter of its newspapers since 2005" https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/29/north-shore-leader-santos-scoop/

Mayes wins Arizona attorney general race by 280 votes over Hamadeh after recount https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122922_ag_election_recount/mayes-wins-arizona-attorney-general-race-by-280-votes-over-hamadeh-after-recount/
Updated: Kris Mayes maintained her win in the race for Arizona attorney general after the results of a recount were released Thursday, with the Democrat prevailing by 280 votes over Republican Abe Hamadeh. Most of the vote shifts were in Pinal County, where officials blamed 'human errors.'
#Tucson #Arizona

Sentinel journalists take top awards from Arizona Press Club https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122822_sentinel_press_club/sentinel-journalists-take-top-awards-from-arizona-press-club/
From column writing to sports photography and Spanish-language reporting, the staff of the Tucson Sentinel was recognized with a number of top awards announced by the Arizona Press Club.
#Tucson #Arizona

Yep, Santos.

Russian Oligarch’s Cousin Funneled Cash to N.Y. Politician https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-george-devolder-santos-got-cash-from-andrew-intrater-cousin-of-russian-oligarch-viktor-vekselberg?source=twitter&via=desktop via @thedailybeast@twitter.com

U.S. Supreme Court keeps Title 42, the pandemic-era policy to quickly turn away migrants, for now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122722_scotus_title_42/us-supreme-court-keeps-title-42-pandemic-era-policy-quickly-turn-away-migrants-now/
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration has to continue with an emergency health order the federal government has used for more than two years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southwest border.
#Tucson #Arizona

Greg Abbot intentionally chose Christmas Eve to attack migrants seeking shelter. Fascist losers like him get off on the hypocrisy of claiming to be Christian.

Last night on Christmas Eve TX Gov Abbot sent asylum seekers to DC with no winter clothes or shelter. What "Christ like" behavior.

If only the Bible had a story of a mother fleeing tyranny w/her infant for refuge in a foreign land—maybe GOP would welcome refugees fleeing tyranny w/their kids for refuge in USA. Amazing how the same GOP extremists who demand the Constitution be based on the Bible, suddenly forget ever Biblical principle about serving humanity.

The dangerous hypocrisy of it all.

#JoinIn thinking of my neighbor who has been putting in a long cold day and night as a lineman and for all the folks like him who always work hard to bring the lights back on. You are appreciated.