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Southern Arizona lawmaker seeks to oust Biden from …

2/12/2024
PHOENIX — A Marana lawmaker wants to ensure that if Donald Trump is knocked off the Arizona ballot, the same would happen to Joe Biden.

POINT: Confronting the stain of an insurrection on …

1/5/2024
The chaos and fear wrought by the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, still stings fresh in the minds of millions of Americans — and particularly mine, as someone who served as a congressional staffer that day.

COUNTER POINT: January 6 was a protest/riot — not an …

1/5/2024
On January 6, 2021, as Congress was preparing to certify officially the results of the 2020 presidential election, a melee took place at the nation’s capital, temporarily stalling the certification process.

Arizona officials in mix as Jan. 6 hearings continue

6/11/2022
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol started presenting evidence Thursday night from more than 1,000 witnesses — including a number of prominent Arizona Republicans.

Judge won’t bar Biggs, others from seeking …

4/24/2022
PHOENIX — A judge will not bar three officials who allegedly were involved in some way in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot from running again for office. In a 19-page ruling released Friday, Maricopa …

Accused candidates seek path to ballot

4/11/2022
PHOENIX — Attorneys for candidates for office are asking judges to throw out complaints that they can’t legally run based on contentions they are guilty of insurrection for their role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Group seeks to block accused insurrectionists from …

4/7/2022
PHOENIX — A national organization involved in election issues is moving to keep state Rep. Mark Finchem from running for secretary of state. Legal papers filed Thursday in Maricopa County …

Capitol rioter with Glendale connection sentenced to …

11/17/2021
A man with ties to Glendale, who emerged as one of the most recognizable figures in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison.

Arizona lawmaker wants lawsuit involving Gosar, …

8/30/2021
PHOENIX — A Yuma Democratic lawmaker is asking a judge to toss a defamation lawsuit filed against her by two Republican legislators and a member of Congress. Rep. Charlene Fernandez contends …

Breen: Insurrection, not tourism says reader

6/3/2021
It’s pathetic to see the Senate Republicans block the Jan. 6 [commission looking into the] storming of the U.S. Capitol. If that event is viewed as a “normal tourist visit,” as …

Roberts supports ‘violent assembly’ bill with new …

1/16/2021
PHOENIX — A former constable and detention officer thinks he’s found a way to prevent peaceful protests from turning violent: new criminal penalties.