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Arizona GOP chairman quits after leaked tape shows him floating a job for Kari Lake to skip Senate race

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday after he could be heard in a leaked recording offering a job and asking U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to name a price that would keep her out of politics.

Arizona Gov. Hobbs vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

By Associated Press

She also leveled criticism at the federal government for closing a key crossing along the Arizona-Mexico border for one month due to a large influx of immigrants.

Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Thursday's funding announcement is the second tied to a 2022 law designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.

Coastal flooding unleashed as Pacific storm pushes across Southern California into Arizona

By John Antczak, Associated Press

A Pacific storm that pounded coastal areas northwest of Los Angeles has pushed through San Diego to the deserts on its way into Arizona. After slowly moving down the California coast during the week, the brunt of the storm reached…

U.S. border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicle and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico.

Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of money laundering

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial.

Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of the Interior is throwing its support behind a proposal by Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. The states' plan would conserve 3 million acre feet of water through 2026.

Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting

By Associated Press

The tribe's executive office called the decision not to file charges "a travesty of justice." Raymond Mattia was shot the night of May 18 outside a home in the reservation's Menagers Dam community near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump ally and election denier Kari Lake to launch campaign for contested U.S. seat in Arizona

By Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Donald Trump ally Kari Lake, who's refused to acknowledge her loss in last year's race for Arizona governor, is now running for U.S. Senate.

WATCH: Biden offers dire warnings about Trump in democracy-focused address

By Seung Min Kim, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The 2024 election is still more than a year away, yet Biden’s focus reflects Trump’s status as the undisputed frontrunner for his party’s nomination despite facing four indictments.