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Don't tell Trump, but he got played by Mexico and Canada

yesterday 100

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Don't tell Trump, but he got played in his tariffs war

Don't tell Trump, but he got played in his tariffs war
previous day 20

Arizona Republic

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Hobbs' Supreme Court pick is refreshingly different

31.01.2025 10

Arizona Republic

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Trump's return to power wreaks havoc. Politicians are letting it happen.

Trump's return to power wreaks havoc. Politicians are letting it happen.
26.01.2025 10

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Trump's executive order should worry all US citizens

Trump's executive order should worry all US citizens
23.01.2025 5

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Trump is already taking an ax to the Constitution

Trump is already taking an ax to the Constitution
21.01.2025 4

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Michelle Obama shows how to deal with Trump: Ignore him

Michelle Obama shows how to deal with Trump: Ignore him
17.01.2025 30

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The Laken Riley Act isn't what you think

14.01.2025 7

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Mexico shows how to be a good neighbor in LA fires

14.01.2025 20

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Don't be fooled: Laken Riley Act is a blatant power grab

09.01.2025 3

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Gallego moderates on MAGA. But will he still speak up?

On Friday, Ruben Gallego will be sworn in as the next U.S. senator from Arizona, a state with a 370-mile border with Mexico. That proximity to our...

03.01.2025 4

Arizona Republic

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Fight over skilled worker visas exposes MAGA's hypocrisy

It’s fun watching right-wingers turn on each other over high-skilled workers’ visas, exposing their hypocrisy on immigration. The brawl involves...

28.12.2024 2

Arizona Republic

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Want migrants gone? You could be next.

There are no signs yet that talk of Donald Trump’s terror will push undocumented immigrants to self-deport in droves. Instead, they and their U.S....

21.12.2024 2

USA TODAY

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Want migrants gone by any means? You could be a target

There are no signs yet that talk of Trump’s terror will push undocumented immigrants to self-deport in droves. Instead, they and their U.S. citizen...

20.12.2024 10

Arizona Republic

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Does Hobbs think executions will help her reelection?

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has turned out to be quite the typical politician, firing folks who don’t tell her what she wants to hear. Case in point?...

06.12.2024 20

Arizona Republic

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Shame on Democrats for waiting to deport criminals

New York Mayor Eric Adams now says he wants to deport those who are charged with a crime, even before they are convicted. That’s clearly a move to...

05.12.2024 3

Arizona Republic

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Mexico talks tough on tariffs, and Americans will pay

As far I can tell, nobody in Mexico wants Donald Trump’s trade war and would rather defuse it. But it’s a huge mistake to think that Mexico will...

01.12.2024 3

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Kari Lake could become ambassador to Mexico? Oh, brother

27.11.2024 30

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Why Trump must deport everyone here illegally at once

If Donald Trump is going to deport everyone in the country illegally, he should do it all at once. Why? Because that would send the U.S. economy...

19.11.2024 4

Arizona Republic

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Gov. Hobbs is useless. She won't even stand up to Trump

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs should join Kari Lake in the biggest losers’ tent, where she can be shoved into its gutless corner. The Democratic...

16.11.2024 4

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Opinion: Trump’s deportation plan is really a power grab

The border hawks are back in power to carry out Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, and Arizona’s calvary is ready. That isn’t by chance. The...

13.11.2024 3

Arizona Republic

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Opinion: Richer yanks his X account, days after election

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has long been the punching bag of his fellow Republicans. That has to take a toll, and on Nov. 7, he...

09.11.2024 10

Arizona Republic

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Opinion: Don't complain, Latinos, if Trump comes for you

I hope it works out for all the men, women, Latinos and everyone else who chose a strongman to lead America. Donald Trump is your guy, and that’s a...

07.11.2024 10

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Opinion: Lake won the spectacle. Gallego won the debate

The only face-off between Kari Lake and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego may have raised eyebrows, but was it useful for undecided voters? Lake turned...

11.10.2024 5

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Opinion: Don't be fooled by Vance's fine debate act

Sen. JD Vance’s good acting is all the rage now, but don’t be fooled by it. It’s just that, acting. He really did knock it out of the park in...

03.10.2024 10

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Opinion: GOP finally admits border visits are for optics

Republicans are finally admitting that visiting the U.S-Mexico border is just for optics and doesn’t fix anything. They’ve pulled that ploy for...

26.09.2024 2

Arizona Republic

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Trump's 'dogs' line got us to laugh. But it's not funny

“They’re eating the dogs” became Donald Trump’s most laughable line out of Tuesday’s debate, where he took a brutal beating from Kamala Harris. The...

11.09.2024 20

Arizona Republic

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Dead at her desk, and no one notices? What does this say about us?

We still don’t know how Denise Prudhomme died. What we know, though, gives me chills. How is it possible that nobody noticed or reported the Tempe...

07.09.2024 5

USA TODAY

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Javier Arce was more than an editor. He was my friend

La Voz editor Javier Arce touched my heart in more ways than I can count — something I’ve rarely said about an employee or coworker. There wasn’t a...

07.09.2024 3

Arizona Republic

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Why is Trump so obsessed with crowd size at his rally?

Donald Trump’s bizarre crowd-size contest is coming back to bite him, because he now must fill the Glendale arena to rival Kamala Harris’ recent...

22.08.2024 20

Arizona Republic

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What went right (and very wrong) in razor-thin CD 3 race

Arizona’s MAGA candidates should learn from Raquel Terán. She lost her congressional bid against Yassamin Ansari by less than 40 votes and isn’t...

21.08.2024 2

Arizona Republic

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Mark Kelly can do even more now that he's not VP

I’m disappointed that Kamala Harris didn’t pick Mark Kelly as her VP, but don’t expect the Arizona senator to fade into obscurity. To the contrary,...

06.08.2024 3

Arizona Republic

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I had no idea Latinos would be this fired up for Harris

Hispanics in Arizona and across the nation are mobilizing with energy matchable only by Kamala Harris herself.   Take it from 94-year-old Dolores...

05.08.2024 10

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Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is tried and tested to be Harris' VP

Sen. Mark Kelly has what it takes to be vice president and no I’m not saying it just because he’s from Arizona. That lane opened for Kelly and...

22.07.2024 20

Arizona Republic

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Accusations of MAGA funding in this Democratic race

Why are Trump supporters spending big to elect Democrat Yassamin Ansari to Congress in a heavily Latino district? That question changes the tenor –...

19.07.2024 2

Arizona Republic

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