Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out a vision for the new legislative session Monday that focuses on helping average Arizonans struggling with high costs of housing and child care by proposing a series of measures to boost new home construction, limit short-term rentals and set up a new public-private partnership designed to lower soaring child care costs.

The bureau did not interview an ex-wife of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary before the findings on his background check were presented to senators.

Officials are probing whether electrical equipment sparked the Los Angeles fires. Such infrastructure has ignited vast destruction in recent years.

Protect Our Care, a Democratic Party-aligned advocacy group, is behind it.

This cruel and sweeping bill could upend our immigration system.

The 57th legislative session officially started on January 13. Members took the oath of office and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gave her State of the State address.

A big piece that’s missing in all the post-’24 discussions about rebuilding the Democratic Party is a conversation about trust.

Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States) (This article was first published on 3 January 2025) Around the globe, incumbent parties are losing elections, and the right wing is gaining in many countries by posing as “anti-establishment.” People are looking for a change as the world plummets further into economic uncertainty, war, climate […]

It’s way too soon for ideological score-settling.

The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class has been tried—and it has failed.

As state legislatures convene, they face the same political polarization seen in Congress. Some are in near-deadlock.