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Under Trump, Texas’ foot soldiers became federal judges, securing a conservative stronghold in the courts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judiciary full of ideological allies is helping Texas block Democratic priorities and advance right-wing legal doctrines. But the bigger prize is conservative control of the rule of law itself.

From hot issues to hot dogs, politicians turn to Threads to reach voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Among the 100 million users who reportedly signed up last month for Threads, Meta’s new social media platform, were Arizona politicians from both state and federal office and from both sides of the aisle.

Texas backlash to Obama fueled conservative drive to reinterpret U.S. Constitution tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Barraging the Obama administration with lawsuits, the Texas attorney general’s office wasn’t just trying to block policies. It was injecting disruptive, overtly Christian legal philosophies into the mainstream, and grooming a generation of conservative legal warriors.

Road to ruin: RTA board, Tucson City Council must iron out differences tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: At some point in the near future the whole RTA Board should have a confab with the City Council and figure out what it's gonna take to keep Tucson in the loop, before both sides are too far apart to build an off-ramp from their disputes.

Cleaning Tohono O’odham water polluted by copper mine will take 30 years, $126 million tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The EPA has finalized a 30-year plan to clean drinking water in a Tohono O'odham village polluted by decades of copper mining. Meanwhile, a different EPA department is negotiating to reopen the mine with the same company first responsible for the waste.

Tucson’s A-10s headed to final destination as Davis-Monthan lands new special ops mission tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Air Force is finally moving forward with plans to decommission the A-10, including squadrons based in Tucson, but a new special ops mission will be moving to at Davis-Monthan AFB — bringing the first "tail-dragger" combat propeller plane in 50 years.

Road to ruin: RTA board, Tucson City Council must iron out differences tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
At some point in the near future the whole RTA Board should have a confab with the City Council and figure out what it's gonna take to keep Tucson in the loop, before both sides are too far apart to build an off-ramp from their disputes.

Road to ruin: RTA board, Tucson City Council must iron out differences tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
At some point in the near future the whole RTA Board should have a confab with the City Council and figure out what it's gonna take to keep Tucson in the loop, before both sides are too far apart to build an off-ramp from their disputes.

Court allows Biden rule limiting asylum at the border to be kept in place for now tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal appeals court decided to allow the Biden administration to keep in place a temporary two-year rule that restricts asylum at the U.S. border, while the legal challenges to a lower court’s ruling play out.

'Conscience' bills let medical providers opt out of providing a wide range of care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
This year, 21 bills instituting or expanding so-called medical conscience objection laws have been introduced in statehouses, including Arizona, and some go to the point of undermining patient care and threatening the right of people to receive lifesaving and essential care.

In 1998, a legal revolution was quietly born in Texas. It would pull America’s courts rightward. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With his election as Texas attorney general, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn planted the seeds of conservatism. Gov. Greg Abbott used his tenure to cultivate them into an aggressive strain of right-wing activism aimed at driving the nation’s courts and laws to the right.

FactCheck: Indictment details Trump’s attempt to overturn swing state election outcomes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump details actions Trump and his co-conspirators allegedly took to get state officials to change legitimate electoral votes, and says the pressure campaign involved knowingly making false claims of voter fraud.

Getting Colorado River water from California farms will take more than just money tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Imperial Valley farmers are reluctant to further cut back on the amount of water they use to keep their fields green, despite pressure from policymakers looking to reduce strain on the Colorado River.

Getting Colorado River water from California farms will take more than just money – just ask the farmers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Imperial Valley farmers are reluctant to further cut back on the amount of water they use to keep their fields green, despite pressure from policymakers looking to reduce strain on the Colorado River.

'August surprise': That college scholarship you earned might not count tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
August is typically the month when universities substitute outside scholarships for already-promised institutional financial aid, resulting in a zero net gain for recipients and leaving them scrambling to cover balances they didn’t think they’d have to pay.

Friends of Aphasia helps Tucson stroke survivors & other patients process words tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Founded by ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the nonprofit Friends of Aphasia provides help for stroke survivors and others who struggle with processing words.

Democrats slam asylum-seeker policy in letter to feds tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the White House to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers, calling it "inherently problematic" to force asylum-seekers fleeing from traumatic situations to undergo "credible fear interviews" within their first day of arriving in the U.S.

Democrats slam Biden's asylum-seeker policy in letter to administration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the White House to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers, calling it "inherently problematic" to force asylum-seekers fleeing from traumatic situations to undergo "credible fear interviews" within their first day of arriving in the U.S.

Trump pleads not guilty to charges over role in Jan. 6 riot, push to overturn election tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to four criminal charges stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election with a fake elector scheme, and to encourage the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

No fruit left behind': Picking pecans with Tucson's Iskashitaa Refugee Network tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Last Friday, members of the Iskashitaa Refugee Network met under the shade of a pecan tree on East Glenn Street to shell and collect nuts. One harvest at the time, the Tucson charity is tackling food waste and integrating refugees hand in hand.

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