Politics & Government

Central Barbershop’s owner, Roman Nektalov, is part of a community of barbers from the former Soviet Union who are thriving in metro Phoenix.

One Mesa mother is ecstatic over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, and believes they’ll go a long way toward helping solve the country’s immigration problems.

Jewish immigrant Oskar Knoblauch warns students that President Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again,” sounds a lot like Hitler’s promise back in the 1930s to “make Germany great again.”

Yenni Sanchez Perez, a DREAMer and a student at Grand Canyon University, is safe for now, but she wants to make sure her parents and others like them aren’t threatened with deportation.

And the Arizona senator followed that question with: “Have you ever worn gym shorts and a tank top under your robe?”

Immigration attorneys tell undocumented immigrants to arrange for their kids if they are deported. Court data shows no change in custody petitions since Trump immigration crackdown, but attorneys report sharp increase in numbers seeking power of attorney letters and warn about overpaying for this protection.

A bill that mandates lifesaving procedures for embryos or fetuses “delivered alive” at abortion clinics has advanced a House committee. It now awaits a full vote by the House before being delivered to the governor for a possible signature.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have ramped up outbound searches of vehicles entering Mexico recently in a mission to find smuggled cash, ammunition, firearms, and other contraband.

Juan Carlos Fomperosa Garcia, a single dad, was deported last night. What happens to his three U.S.-born kids?

Two bills intended to weaken law that prevents celebratory gun shots in urban areas are on their way to the state Senate floor.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has fired four of six agency heads that were the subjects of news articles. Check out New Times’ review of the appointees scrutinized by the media or state investigations.

The new president sounded a lot of familiar themes that will resonate in Arizona, good and bad, during his first speech to a Joint Session of Congress

Nativist bad girl Michelle Dallacroce blasts Trump’s stance on DACA, gets booted as emcee of March4Trump.

“We believe it is important for Donald Trump to face the people who have been victimized by his disastrous policies,” Congressman Ruben Gallego said.

Disgraced, ex-Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu is getting some love from CNN.

Arizona House sends HB 2525 to the Senate after heated debate on the merits of photo enforcement.

The Arizona Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow the government to seize the property of people who help plan a demonstration that turns violent.

Congress is in recess, but Arizona Senators McCain and Flake weren’t at their offices on Wednesday. Some of their constituents were, though, letting their voices be heard on immigration and healthcare issues.