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LISTEN: The Supreme Court considers whether states can continue a Trump-era immigration lawsuit

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court waded into a political clash Wednesday between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned.

Arizona sues Biden over federal money being used for schools without mask rules

By Bob Christie, Associated Press

The lawsuit filed in Phoenix federal court on Friday comes a week after the U.S. Treasury Department demanded that Ducey either restructure the $163 million program to eliminate restrictions it says undermine public health recommendations or pay back the money.

King family rally in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day

By Terry Tang, Associated Press

As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation.

Biden administration threatens to take COVID relief funds back from Arizona over anti-mask rules

By Fatima Hussein, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Treasury Department warns in a Friday letter that Arizona has 60 days to remove the anti-masking provisions before the federal government moves to recover the relief money.

WATCH: Tipping Point - The Colorado River Basin

By Miles O'Brien

Join PBS NewsHour's Miles O'Brien for a special hour-long live event exploring the relationship between climate change and the fate of the Colorado River Basin.

WATCH: House Oversight Committee reviews Arizona's election audit

By Bob Christie, Associated Press

Democratic members of a U.S. House committee on Thursday questioned Arizona officials on the potential damage that a partisan review of the state's 2020 election results had on trust in American elections.

Arizona can't use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are "not a permissible use" of the funding.

EXPLAINER: As Arizona election 'audit' ends, new ones begin

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 presidential election in a battleground state lost by former President Donald Trump is coming to an embarrassing end in Arizona, but their efforts are cranking up elsewhere.

How Arizona's election review is providing a national playbook for disgruntled politicians

By PBS NewsHour

Republicans in the Arizona State Senate had commissioned a review of 2020 ballots in Maricopa County even though election officials found no large-scale fraud. But a partisan group called Cyber Ninjas undertook a controversial review of the vote and affirmed…

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WATCH: GOP review finds no proof Arizona election was stolen from Trump

By Bob Christie, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

A Republican-backed review of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s largest county ended Friday without producing proof to support former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.