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Christy winning race for Pima County Board of Supervisors by 3K votes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Supervisor Steve Christy continued to pull ahead of Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol on Saturday, giving him a likely insurmountable lead even as Democrats were winning all of the other county races.

Ciscomani widens lead to 2,415 votes over Engel in Az CD6 after Saturday update tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani extended his lead over Democrat challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race, ahead by 2,415 votes after several counties updated their vote tallies Saturday.

9th Circuit vacates nonprofit denial for Grand Canyon University tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The 9th Circuit vacated the U.S. Department of Education’s denial of nonprofit status to a Christian university in Arizona, reversing an earlier summary judgment decision that had affirmed the denial.

Donald Trump has promised mass deportations, but public support is mixed tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump made mass deportations his signature campaign promise, but polls show relatively soft support for a proposal with such widespread impact, and also show broad support for a path for citizenship.

Trump taps ‘Ice Baby’ Susan Wiles as new chief of staff tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump announced he’d named top adviser Susie Wiles as his chief of staff. The longtime Florida political operative and highest-ranking woman in his campaign, will become the first woman to hold the key position.

Republicans make gains in Az House as they overtake some Dem incumbents tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republicans are in line to pick up a third new seat in the state House of Representatives — and are on the verge of adding a fourth to that haul, an unexpected outcome in a year when Democrats pulled out all the stops in a bid to end 60 years of GOP control of the chamber.

Arizona election results delayed as counties experience unexpected problems counting ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: It’s taking far longer than expected in multiple counties across Arizona to count ballots and report election results, which means numerous congressional, statewide, and local races have yet to be called.

Lake continues chipping away at Gallego’s lead in U.S. Senate race in Az tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Kari Lake on Friday continued to slowly chip away at the number of votes separating her and her Democratic opponent Ruben Gallego as more results were released in the race for one of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seats.

0th Circuit vacates nonprofit denial for Grand Canyon University tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The 9th Circuit vacated the U.S. Department of Education’s denial of nonprofit status to a Christian university in Arizona, reversing an earlier summary judgment decision that had affirmed the denial.

Democrat John McLean ahead of Republican Vince Leach by 509 votes in Tucson's LD17 election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other districts targeted by Democrats, but challengers maintain margins in LD17.

Arizona election results delayed as counties experience unexpected problems counting ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
It’s taking far longer than expected in multiple counties across Arizona to count ballots and report election results, which means numerous congressional, statewide, and local races have yet to be called.

Christy expands lead in race for Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats will continue their control of the Pima County Board of Supervisors for the next four years, but it remains to be seen if there will still be a single Republican supervisor.

Trump election subversion case all but dead after judge vacates deadlines tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request to vacate the remaining deadlines in Donald Trump’s election subversion case, all but bringing the case to an anticlimactic close.

Ciscomani retakes lead with 1,560 votes over Engel in Az CD6 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani took back the lead from Democrat Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race, ahead by 1,560 votes after several counties updated their vote tallies Friday.

CBP officers intercept .50-cal rifles, AK-47s at San Luis border crossing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Yuma-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. citizen earlier this month after he allegedly tried to smuggle rifles and ammunition magazines into Mexico, including two .50-caliber sniper rifles.

Pima volleyball's rally falls short in tiebreaker in regionals opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (16-13) opened play in the Region I, Division II Tournament on Thursday at Glendale Community College.

Court of Appeals: Arizona’s law requiring disclosure of ‘dark money’ is constitutional tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the anti-dark-money law that voters approved in 2022, ruling that it was constitutional to force disclosure of the source of political spending.

Sours-Miller & Hoffmeyer dominate as Pima women win basketball opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (1-0) opened the 2024-25 regular season on Thursday in the first day of the Eastern Arizona Classic.

Immigration groups brace for 2nd Trump administration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigration advocates and civil rights groups are preparing to take on President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises to crack down on immigration, from reviving controversial policies of his first term to enacting mass deportations.

Judge rules Biden program to keep undocumented spouses, stepkids in country is illegal tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Texas federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s "Keeping Families Together" program late Thursday evening, concluding the plan to keep over 550,000 undocumented spouses and stepchildren in the country is illegal.

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