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Tucson enviro groups' lawsuit: Border wall would be 'death knell' for U.S. jaguars tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in an attempt to halt border wall construction in the San Rafael Valley in Southern Arizona.

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Court swiftly halts Trump administration’s one-year Planned Parenthood funding ban tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order the same day the organization filed a lawsuit.

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Aguirre: Adelita Grijalva is the future of political representation for District 7 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Electing Adelita Grijalva for District 7 is not merely a vote for continuity, it is an endorsement of a future shaped by real expertise and heartfelt commitment.

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Supreme Court lets Trump take an axe to federal government tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court cleared President Donald Trump to move forward with mass firings set to dismantle large swaths of the federal government.

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With the Oak Ridge Fire mostly contained, work shifts to the ‘tough’ job of recovery tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As the evacuation orders are lifted and the Oak Ridge Fire reaches 87% containment, families on the Navajo Nation can begin focusing on recovery as they deal with the aftermath of a wildfire that has so far burned more than 11,000 acres over 10 days.

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Pulitzer-winning Az political cartoonist Steve Benson dies at 71 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Steve Benson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist known for his sharp wit and incisive commentary on American politics, has died at the age of 71.

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Judge gives ultimatum for endangered Arizona squirrel protections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Federal officials have until January 30, 2027 to act on the petition to expand critical habitat protections for Mount Graham red squirrels, which live on the eponymous peak in Arizona’s Pinaleño Mountains, and are what some call the most endangered terrestrial animal in the U.S.

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Early voting underway in Tucson City Council primary election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Early voting underway in Tucson City Council election; Election Day next week in CD 7; voters will decide Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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House Democrats demand release of Epstein files mentioning Trump tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After the Justice Department backed away from the promise to publish new evidence related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, House Democrats are now suggesting that the agency is withholding certain documents because they implicate the president.

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Here’s what Maricopa County voters should do if they get proof-of-citizenship request tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Maricopa County voters who recently received letters from the Recorder’s Office about their registration status may be confused by the two separate mailings, including one that’s incorrect. But they will need to act soon to make sure they are able to vote in state and local elections.

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Trump seeks to ban Chinese farmland ownership, claw back existing purchases tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s administration will pursue a ban on Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland as part of an effort to strengthen farm security, and will even try to revoke lands already owned by China-backed entities.

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Villegas: No age limit on leadership: Rejecting ageism, embracing integrity tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Claiming that losing experienced leaders is what allowed a harmful bill to pass not only discredits their legacy, but also shifts blame away from those who actually voted for it.

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Wednesday deadline to mail back ballots for CD7 primary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Wednesday is the suggested deadline for Arizona voters to return ballots by mail in the Congressional District 7 special primary election.

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Trump’s tax law by the numbers: $1 trillion less for Medicaid, $75 billion more for ICE tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump's sweeping tax-and-spending law, which renews tax breaks that largely benefited corporations and the wealthy, also contains sharp increases in spending on immigration enforcement and steep cuts to government programs that serve lower-income Americans.

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As Az lawmakers oppose Trump’s tariffs on Mexican tomatoes, Florida farmers cheer move tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it will withdraw from an agreement with Mexico controlling tomato imports is being applauded by Florida lawmakers, but the proposal is fiercely opposed by lawmakers in Arizona and Texas.

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Claytoonz: Where's the list? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
From the Epstein client list is “sitting on my desk” for review, to the Epstein "client list" doesn’t exist - what a long, strange trip its been.

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Trump floats high tariffs on Japan, Korea & more countries by Aug. 1 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened tariffs from 25% to 40% on all goods from seven countries, including major U.S. trade partners Japan and South Korea.

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Sen. Mike Lee says selling off public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past sales show otherwise. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Sen. Mike Lee and other Republicans have proposed a large-scale selloff of public lands, but although the measure was framed as a solution to the West’s acute lack of affordable housing, it would have allowed developers to select the land they most desired.

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SNAP’s cost shift saves federal dollars but fewer Americans will get help paying for food tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Because states will soon have to take on more of the costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which totaled over $100 billion in 2024, they may eventually further restrict who gets help due to their own budgetary constraints.

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No age limit on leadership: Rejecting agism, embracing integrity tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Claiming that losing experienced leaders is what allowed a harmful bill to pass not only discredits their legacy, but also shifts blame away from those who actually voted for it.

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