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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday the sentencing of a Phoenix man who led a human smuggling ring which moved illegal immigrants from Central America and held them in Arizona before driving them to destinations across the United States. Tony Cardenas, a 36-year-old man from Phoenix, was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release earlier this month for his role as "the leader of a Phoenix-based human-smuggling operation" involving a total of at least 19 criminals, the DOJ announced. Cardenas is of no known relation to U.S. Representative Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29). Read More.

The Saudi Arabian-backed company Fondomonte Arizona is officially no longer using the state's water resources. Read More.

Arizonans will vote in November on whether or not individuals and businesses should get a tax refund for being negatively impacted by homelessness mismanagement. Read More.

Less than half – 322 of the roughly 750 – of Arizona school districts and charters surveyed confirmed that they are following the law requiring the instruction of students about the Holocaust and other genocides. Read More.

Arizona Independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not run for re-election. Read More.

The Navajo County Sheriff’s Department (NCSO) confirmed on Monday that five men who allegedly robbed a train in Joseph City are illegal immigrants and are being held on a federal immigration hold. Read More.

Katie Hobbs took aim at a Republican-backed border bill for her first veto of the legislative session. Read More.

Polls in a number of Super Tuesday states are now closed as of 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Votes are now being tabulated Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Read More.

A memorandum of understanding (MAU) between the Arizona Legislature and Runbeck Election Services on Monday, with Representative Alex Kolodin (R-Scottsdale) and Senator Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff) declaring it will significantly strengthen election integrity. Read More.

Within hours of a federal appeals court decision Monday allowing a new Texas law to stand that makes illegal entry into the state from a foreign Read More.

Former President Donald Trump will face off against former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Tuesday in what may be the biggest day Read More.

Both sides are calling a federal district court’s ruling a win, which upheld most of two new Arizona election integrity laws. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton struck down parts of HB 2492, which requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote, and HB 2243, which requires quarterly reporting of the number of Arizona voters who did not list their citizenship status. Read More.

Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso will not say whether he'll run for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's position next year. Read More.

The Arizona State Legislature approved SB 1231, known as the Arizona Border Invasion Act. Read More.

The Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) on Tuesday reported that it raised nearly $250,000 in the 30 days after Gina Swoboda’s election as the party’s new chair. Read More.