Author: Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner

MESA, Arizona — Julie Spilsbury, a councilwoman in Mesa, said it was August when she decided to break assumptions that, as a Republican and person of faith, she would be voting for former President Donald Trump. Spilsbury, 47, a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said her religion led her…

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Arizona — Immigration and abortion rights will drive many voters to the polls across the country this election cycle, but there is nowhere in the United States where they are more pertinent than in battleground Arizona. With early voting already underway, Arizona residents will make their voices heard on ballot measures on both…

The Department of Transportation awarded five new round-trip flights at lawmakers’ favorite airport, thanks to a major aviation bill that Congress passed over the summer and President Joe Biden signed into law. American Airlines was awarded a San Antonio round-trip flight from Reagan National Airport, and Delta Airlines will now have a Seattle flight. Alaska…

Former President Donald Trump attempted to reach out to women voters with a Fox News town hall, vowing to end sanctuary cities, restore “law and order,” and preserve access to fertility treatments. “We’re going to end all sanctuary cities in the United States, and we’re going to go back to normalcy, and we’re going to…

PHOENIX, Arizona — When early ballots went out in mailboxes in Arizona this week, so did Ken Taylor, 53, a full-time canvasser for a well-funded outside group, who is responsible for turning out the vote for former President Donald Trump in a rural neighborhood east of the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Taylor has been working for…

Democratic Rep. Colin Allred went toe-to-toe with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Tuesday night in the only debate for the Texas Senate race. The debate, at times tense and full of memorable one-liners, comes as Democrats target Cruz’s seat in an effort to keep control of the upper chamber. The Democratic Senate campaign arm recently announced…

CHANDLER, Arizona — Democrats are worried the initial euphoria of Vice President Kamala Harris ascending to the top of the ticket this summer has fizzled out at the worst possible time. As Harris took the stage in battleground state Arizona on Thursday for the second time in two weeks, she immediately called herself the “underdog.” It’s a word…

CHANDLER, Arizona – Vice President Kamala Harris invoked late Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) infamous thumbs-down moment that sunk Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act back in 2017 during her second visit to the state in two weeks as she seeks to court GOP and Independent voters. Speaking to voters packed inside an event…

TUCSON — Both vice presidential candidates, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), fanned out across Arizona on Wednesday, urging their supporters to cast their ballots early in the Grand Canyon State. With less than four weeks until Election Day, the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is…

PHOENIX — Kari Lake is lagging behind former President Donald Trump so much in Arizona that Republicans fear the Senate race for a rare open seat is already lost. Once touted by Trump as the future of MAGA and “absolute star,” Lake has found herself in a unique predicament: the GOP base in battleground Arizona…