Pima County sues Trump admin for withholding $10M for migrant shelters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051625_pima_migrant_funding/pima-county-sues-trump-admin-withholding-10m-migrant-shelters/
Pima County, along with officials in Denver and Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday for withholding funds owed for operating shelters for asylum seekers released by federal authorities.
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Texas judge dismisses 'trespassing' charges against border crossers accused of violating military rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_el_paso_dod_border/texas-judge-dismisses-trespassing-charges-against-border-crossers-accused-violating-military-rules/
One of the Trump administration’s latest efforts to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border suffered repeated setbacks Thursday when a federal judge tossed out a dozen charges alleging that people illegally trespassed by entering the United States in a new “national defense area” in West Texas.
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Longtime music writer Sylvie Simmons to play own songs at Tucson's Owl's Club https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051525_sylvie_simmons/longtime-music-writer-sylvie-simmons-play-own-songs-tucsons-owls-club/
Sylvie Simmons gained recognition for her books and interviews about music giants, such as her biography of Leonard Cohen. She will be on stage at Owl's Club with her ukulele for a free performance of her own songs on Friday night.
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Hobbs vetoes GOP bill to close Az schools on Election Day, convert gyms to polling places https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051425_hobbs_veto/hobbs-vetoes-gop-bill-close-az-schools-election-day-convert-gyms-polling-places/
A Republican proposal that would have closed Arizona schools on Election Day and forced them to allow their gymnasiums to be used as polling places was vetoed, one of a series of bills that GOP lawmakers sent to Gov. Katie Hobbs that was rejected.
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Hellertoon: Climate edition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051525_hellertoon_heat/hellertoon-climate-edition/
It's going to be another hot one, folks.
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‘Nothing to be surprised about’: Az governor’s office responds to Horne’s anti-trans bill complaints https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051525_horne_complaints/nothing-surprised-about-az-governors-office-responds-hornes-anti-trans-bill-complaints/
Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said he was surprised that the governor vetoed two pieces of anti-trans legislation that he claimed were common sense and would protect girls and parental rights.
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Migrant drug seizures by Border Patrol incredibly rare, data shows https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_migrant_seizures/migrant-drug-seizures-by-border-patrol-incredibly-rare-data-shows/
Only a minuscule fraction of migrants stopped by U.S. Border Patrol are found to be carrying drugs, according to a Project On Government Oversight analysis of Customs and Border Protection data.
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U.S. House panel passes GOP plan that cuts Medicaid by $625B, adds work requirement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_house_medicaid/us-house-panel-passes-gop-plan-that-cuts-medicaid-by-625b-adds-work-requirement/
The U.S. House panel in charge of overhauling Medicaid by cutting hundreds of billions in federal spending voted to send the legislation to the Budget panel, which is expected to bundle it together with the other 10 measures to create Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill.”
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Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051525_birthright_citizenship_op/trumps-bid-end-birthright-citizenship-heads-supreme-court/
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship – stating that children born in the U.S. to parents who are not in the country legally, or who are not permanent residents, cannot receive citizenship.
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Agency tasked with protecting immigrant children is becoming an enforcement arm https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_resettlement_mission/agency-tasked-with-protecting-immigrant-children-becoming-enforcement-arm/
The Office of Refugee Resettlement’s welfare mission appears to be undergoing a stark transformation as President Donald Trump seeks to ramp up deportation numbers.
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Millions of immigrant families would be shut out under new child tax credit proposal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_child_tax_credit/millions-immigrant-families-would-shut-out-under-new-child-tax-credit-proposal/
Republicans would raise the child tax credit to $2,500 per eligible child in the tax-writing committee’s latest proposal. But the bill would also exclude millions of families from accessing the credit, including the country’s poorest households and immigrant or mixed-status families.
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FactCheck: Unwrapping Qatar’s $400 million winged gift to Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051525_factcheck_airplane_gift/factcheck-unwrapping-qatars-400-million-winged-gift-trump/
President Donald Trump said it would be “stupid” not to accept a Boeing 747-8 jet from the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar to replace the aging Air Force One aircrafts currently used by the president, but the proposed gift has raised a maelstrom of legal questions.
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Sweeping private school voucher program tucked inside GOP tax bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051425_gop_vouchers/sweeping-private-school-voucher-program-tucked-inside-gop-tax-bill/
A national school voucher program got a step closer to becoming law, with a proposal in the U.S. House would allocate $5 billion a year in tax credits for people donating to organizations that provide private and religious school scholarships.
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That summer feeling: Tucson city pools open June 1, Pima's open next week. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051425_swimming_pools/that-summer-feeling-tucson-city-pools-open-june-1-pimas-open-next-week/
As triple-digit temperatures creep up next week, so does another blessed fixture of summer: swimming pool season. Tucson is set to open municipal pools on June 1, with 19 across the city, while Pima County pools will open on May 24.
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A sweeping national private school voucher program was tucked inside the GOP tax bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051425_gop_vouchers/a-sweeping-national-private-school-voucher-program-was-tucked-inside-gop-tax-bill/
A national school voucher program got a step closer to becoming law, with a proposal in the U.S. House would allocate $5 billion a year in tax credits for people donating to organizations that provide private and religious school scholarships.
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‘Very, very big tax cut’: Republicans advance package with Trump campaign promises https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051425_congress_taxes/very-very-big-tax-cut-republicans-advance-package-with-trump-campaign-promises/
House Republicans advanced the tax portion of the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation package, a step forward in permanently extending, and in some cases expanding, the 2017 tax law and temporarily handing President Trump a win on campaign promises like no tax on tips.
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Trump, Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Thursday in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051425_peace_officers_half_staff/trump-hobbs-flags-half-staff-thursday-honor-national-peace-officers-memorial-day/
Flags across Arizona should be flown at half-staff Thursday in honor of National Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered, in coordination with a national proclamation by President Donald Trump.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse its own order blocking Venezuelan deportations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051425_scotus_deportations/trump-asks-supreme-court-reverse-its-own-order-blocking-venezuelan-deportations/
The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift its own injunction placed last month in the Northern District of Texas to allow for the deportation of a group of Venezuelan nationals under an 18th-century wartime law.
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Debates set for Southern Az special congressional election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051325_political_calendar/debates-set-southern-az-special-congressional-election/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Debates set for Congressional District 7 special election; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.
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Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends & electricity prices rise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051425_energy_assistance_op/trump-moves-gut-low-income-energy-assistance-as-summer-heat-descends-electricity-prices-rise/
Millions of people across the U.S. struggle to pay their power bills as temperatures and energy costs rise, yet the Trump admin’s 2026 budget proposal zeros out funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
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