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Newsom Abortion Tourism
April 22, 2024
Ed Kozak
Politics

DEAD BABIES INC: Newsom Rushes to Boost CA’s Abortion Tourism Industry.

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom will propose legislation designed to boost abortion tourism from neighboring Arizona. The proposed bill would provide Arizona abortionists expedited licenses in California in order to provide abortions for the influx of Arizonans expected to travel to California for the procedures.

“Arizona AG Kris Mayes identified a need to expedite the ability for Arizona abortion providers to continue to provide care to Arizonans as a way to support patients in their state seeking abortion care in California,” Brandon Richards, a spokesman for Newsom, said in a statement. If the bill passes, Arizona abortionists may be able to get approval to work in California in as little as five days.

Newsom’s move follows the Arizona Supreme Court’s upholding of an 1864 law that effectively bans all abortions in the state. The ruling has proved highly controversial, and the Biden campaign has seized on it in an effort to link former President Donald Trump to local state efforts to implement abortion restrictions.

Trump, however, has made it clear that he does not wish to enact a nationwide federal ban on abortions, arguing that the matter is one on which individual states should decide. He also cautioned Republicans on the unpopularity of total bans with voters and the risk such bans pose to Republicans’ electoral prospects.

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Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom will propose legislation designed to boost abortion tourism from neighboring Arizona. The proposed bill would provide Arizona abortionists expedited licenses in California in order to provide abortions for the influx of Arizonans expected to travel to California for the procedures. show more
April 12, 2024
News

Biden Launches 7-Figure Abortion Ad Buy in Arizona.

Joe Biden’s campaign is increasing its ad presence in Arizona with a seven-figure spend aimed to tie former President Donald Trump to strict pro-life court rulings. The primary message of these ads is a focus on recent events surrounding the state’s Supreme Court upholding an 1864 law that effectively prohibits nearly all abortions.

The campaign, with its advert titled “Power Back,” is making significant efforts to link former President Trump with the almost total ban on abortions, drawing on Trump’s appointment of three conservative judges who played pivotal roles in the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

The ads will run on selected television programs this month, seeking to reach younger female and Latino viewers in particular. Alongside Biden’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee also plans to launch a billboard campaign across Tempe and Phoenix, putting the spotlight on Trump’s role in Arizona’s abortion ban.

Despite the message of Biden’s Arizona ad campaign,  Trump has made it clear he does not support a strict blanket ban on abortion. Though he suggested that abortion regulations should remain a state decision, he expressed concerns about the Arizona court’s ruling. He has advocated for abortion exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and when the mother’s life is in danger.

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Joe Biden's campaign is increasing its ad presence in Arizona with a seven-figure spend aimed to tie former President Donald Trump to strict pro-life court rulings. The primary message of these ads is a focus on recent events surrounding the state's Supreme Court upholding an 1864 law that effectively prohibits nearly all abortions. show more
March 17, 2024
Immigration
Politics

Arizona’s Democrat Governor Begs Biden for $752M to Aid Illegal Migrants.

Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is requesting $752 million in federal government funds to fund migrant shelters and related services. The governor says she hopes to lessen the financial burden currently shouldered by local governments and non-governmental organizations. The unchecked flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border has brought many local government budgets to the brink of collapse.

The financial support requested by Arizona would be directed towards the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Shelter and Services Program, part of the anticipated Homeland Security Appropriations bill. This federal initiative provides aid to groups dedicated to assisting illegal immigrants who have claimed asylum.

According to Hobbs, Congressional inaction has shifted the responsibility for security and well-being onto working families in Arizona. The Democratic governor is also lobbying lawmakers to back the Senate border deal. The National Pulse has previously reported that the Senate legislation contains little in the way of border funding. It is primarily a guest worker program tacked on to military aid for Ukraine.

Local officials in Arizona say they hope that state and federal lawmakers will heed their appeals and address the escalating crisis. “I hope that Washington just listens to what we here on the border need. Sometimes we’re forgotten,” said Yuma police chief Thomas Garrity. He added: “You hear about San Diego, you hear about Tucson, you hear about Eagle Pass, but they forget about that here in Yuma. We face this every day.”

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Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is requesting $752 million in federal government funds to fund migrant shelters and related services. The governor says she hopes to lessen the financial burden currently shouldered by local governments and non-governmental organizations. The unchecked flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border has brought many local government budgets to the brink of collapse. show more
March 5, 2024
Breaking

WATCH: Kyrsten Sinema Will NOT Seek Re-Election.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) has announced she will not seek reelection in 2024. Sinema, who was elected to the Senate in 2018 as a Democrat, changed her political affiliation to independent in 2022.

Sinema expressed her concerns about the current political climate, suggesting that it had retreated into more hardened partisan lines, compromising the ability to find a middle ground on key issues. In her statement, she underscored the role of compromise in politics, saying that in today’s landscape, it had become a ‘dirty word.’ Political victories, she added, were dominated by symbolic battles and media antagonism rather than substantive results.

The absence of the incumbent senator opens the field for a likely face-off between Democratic candidate Ruben Gallego and Republican candidate Kari Lake. As Arizona reflects on Sinema’s service, the 2024 election could prove pivotal for the state’s political direction.

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Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) has announced she will not seek reelection in 2024. Sinema, who was elected to the Senate in 2018 as a Democrat, changed her political affiliation to independent in 2022. show more
March 1, 2024
Election Integrity
Politics

AZ Voting Laws Requiring Proof of Citizenship Upheld by Judge.

In a landmark decision on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton upheld new Arizona state laws requiring counties to verify the U.S. citizenship status of registered voters and cross-reference voter registration information with government databases. The rules, aimed at limiting voting to eligible citizens and preventing voter fraud, were deemed nondiscriminatory by the judge.

“Considering the evidence as a whole, the court concludes that Arizona’s interests in preventing non-citizens from voting and promoting public confidence in Arizona’s elections outweighs the limited burden voters might encounter when required to provide (documentary proof of citizenship),” Bolton wrote.

However, Bolton ruled that the requirement for individuals using state registration forms to disclose their state or country of origin violates both the Civil Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act. Such a requirement would unfairly target naturalized citizens for investigation based on biased assumptions of their citizenship.

The laws passed in Arizona were part of a wave of proposals introduced by Republicans in the fallout of Joe Biden’s 2020 “victory” over Donald Trump in the state. Supporters claim the measures will only affect voters who have not verified citizenship. Yet, opponents, including voting rights groups and the U.S. Department of Justice, argue the laws could potentially impact hundreds of thousands of citizens who have not recently updated their voter registration or driver’s license details. While Judge Bolton recognizes that non-citizen voting in Arizona is rare, she concluded that the new laws “could help to prevent non-citizens from registering or voting.”

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In a landmark decision on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton upheld new Arizona state laws requiring counties to verify the U.S. citizenship status of registered voters and cross-reference voter registration information with government databases. The rules, aimed at limiting voting to eligible citizens and preventing voter fraud, were deemed nondiscriminatory by the judge. show more
trump biden
February 28, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

Poll Shows Trump Beating Biden by Up to 10 Points Across All Seven Swing States.

Donald Trump is maintaining his lead over Joe Biden in all seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The former president’s poll lead over his 81-year-old successor is as high as 10 points in Nevada, with similarly high nine-point leads in North Carolina and Georgia. Biden officially won Nevada and Georgia in 2020, the latter by just 11,779 votes.

Trump polls six points ahead of Biden in Arizona, five points ahead of Biden in Pennsylvania, four points ahead of Biden in Wisconsin, and three points ahead of Biden in Michigan, where the Democrat is struggling to retain the support of Muslims angry at his stance on the Israel-Hamas war. Biden officially won all of these states in 2020.

Professor John Lott, a senior adviser for research and statistics at the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, estimated up to 368,000 “excess votes” were cast for Biden across Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in 2020.

Lott raised particular concern over the enormous expansion of absentee ballots in 2020, noting that “35 of the 47 countries in Europe ban absentee voting entirely” due to fraud concerns.

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Donald Trump is maintaining his lead over Joe Biden in all seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. show more
February 22, 2024
William Upton
World

FLASHBACK: John McCain Aided Ukraine’s Nazis.

The family of the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is back in the news, with his daughter Meghan McCain refusing an attempt at reconciliation by Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake. Lake, a critic of the late Senator’s foreign policy and globalist political stances, wrote to Meghan McCain on X (formerly Twitter) to bury the hatchet.

“I want to make Senator McCain and Larry Lake proud,” Lake said, referring to her father, who also died of cancer. She continued: “I value you. I value your family and I value the passion you have for our state.” Lake offered to meet with McCain to talk further. The late Senator McCain’s daughter responded, calling Lake a “bitch” and promising there would be “no peace” between them.

Meghan McCain’s father, John McCain, served as a Republican Senator for Arizona from 1987 until his death from cancer in 2018. In 2013, the Arizona Republican traveled to Ukraine and met with Oleh Tyahnybok, who leads the Svoboda political party. Svoboda and Tyahnybok himself are openly neo-Nazis.

In 2015, Sen. McCain criticized the U.S. government for failing to provide lethal aid to Ukraine as conflict broke out in the Donbas region. A year prior, Russia had annexed Crimea — claiming, in part, the annexation was necessary to protect ethnic Russians and remove neo-Nazi paramilitaries operating in the region. “I’m ashamed of my country, I’m ashamed of my president, and I’m ashamed of myself that I haven’t done more to help these people,” McCain said in an interview at the time.

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The family of the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is back in the news, with his daughter Meghan McCain refusing an attempt at reconciliation by Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake. Lake, a critic of the late Senator's foreign policy and globalist political stances, wrote to Meghan McCain on X (formerly Twitter) to bury the hatchet. show more
February 20, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

Kyrsten Sinema Has Spent Over $200K of YOUR MONEY on Private Jets.

Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) has spent $200,000 on private charter flights since 2020, racking up $116,000 in private flight expenses in 2023 alone with U.S. taxpayers footing the bill. The Arizona Senator has also tapped campaign funds to pay for additional travel expenses and hotel stays — along with shelling out $100,000 a month for private security. Sinema’s excessive spending has fueled speculation she may not seek re-election in 2024. She hasn’t held a public town hall event with constituents in nearly four years.

Before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, Sinema pushed legislation in the House of Representatives that would limit the use of public funds by lawmakers for first-class and private air travel. “Arizonans are sick and tired of seeing Washington bureaucrats use their hard-earned tax dollars for personal gain,” she said at the time.

The unusual amount of travel spending, combined with sluggish campaign fundraising numbers, suggests Sinema may be retiring from public office and merely ‘cashing in’ while she still can. In 2023, the Senator’s campaign footed the bill for nearly $3000 in travel costs for a trip Sinema took to Europe. FEC rules stipulate campaigns can pay for a candidate’s travel expenses if the trip is for fundraising purposes. Sinema often includes a small fundraising event with her travel in order to comply with campaign finance law.

Sinema isn’t the only lawmaker raising eyebrows with their expense disclosures. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) campaign dolled out $20,000 for “gifts” and over $430,000 for travel in 2023. According to FEC filings, his campaign spent $13,000 on overseas travel and $350,000 on travel outside of California. Swalwell, famous for having slept with a Chinese spy, spent $54,000 in campaign funds on childcare.

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Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) has spent $200,000 on private charter flights since 2020, racking up $116,000 in private flight expenses in 2023 alone with U.S. taxpayers footing the bill. The Arizona Senator has also tapped campaign funds to pay for additional travel expenses and hotel stays — along with shelling out $100,000 a month for private security. Sinema's excessive spending has fueled speculation she may not seek re-election in 2024. She hasn't held a public town hall event with constituents in nearly four years. show more

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February 10, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

Hispanics Turning On Biden Over Open Borders.

Polling data increasingly suggests Hispanic voters are souring on President Joe Biden, in part because he refuses to secure the United States’ southern border. An overwhelming number of Hispanic voters say they disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration and would like to see tighter border controls put in place. Since taking office in January of 2021, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States has likely doubled — jumping from 10 million in 2020 to around 20 million at the start of 2024.

A February 8th YouGov poll found that 89 percent of Hispanic voters consider the immigration issue to be ‘important’ to them. Meanwhile, data from Marist shows that 57 percent of Hispanic voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of the border, while only 27 percent approve. In Texas, Biden’s open border policies appear to have his campaign staring down a complete collapse among Hispanics. A survey released last week by the Univesity of Houston found former President Donald Trump leading Biden with Hispanics 47 percent to 41 percent. Among Hispanic Democrats, only 55 percent say they intend to back Biden, with 45 percent undecided.

Growing Hispanic populations in crucial presidential election swing states have made the demographic a must-win for both Biden and Trump. Arizona and Nevada are roughly 30 percent Hispanic while comprising about 10 percent of the population in Georgia and North Carolina — still a significant voting block.

Since last year, President Biden’s re-election campaign has struggled to win back key minority voter demographics that have traditionally comprised a critical part of the Democrat base. Last fall, polling showed Black and Hispanic voters abandoning the President over the failure of ‘Bidenomics.’ Meanwhile, the Biden government’s lukewarm support for Israel has infuriated Arab-American voters in states like Michigan — forcing his campaign to increasingly focus on holding the state.

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Polling data increasingly suggests Hispanic voters are souring on President Joe Biden, in part because he refuses to secure the United States' southern border. An overwhelming number of Hispanic voters say they disapprove of Biden's handling of immigration and would like to see tighter border controls put in place. Since taking office in January of 2021, the number of illegal immigrants in the United States has likely doubled — jumping from 10 million in 2020 to around 20 million at the start of 2024. show more
February 7, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Maricopa County SUED For Ignoring Election Laws.

American First Legal has filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona, for continuing to violate state election law. The conservative legal group — led by Stephen Miller, a long-time adviser to former President Donald Trump — alleges that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and the County Recorder failed to lawfully administer elections for years. The lawsuit asks the Arizona State Superior Court in Maricopa County to issue several legal orders requiring the county government to comply with election statutes in future elections.

During the 2022 mid-term elections, numerous irregularities with how the administration of the county election were documented. The plaintiffs allege county officials failed to maintain the mandatory chain of custody for ballots. This resulted in a discrepancy of over 25,000 votes. Razor-thin margins decided several 2022 state-wide races. The gubernatorial contest saw just 17,117 votes separate now Governor Kaite Hobbs (D) from Kari Lake (R).

One of the most well-documented allegations the lawsuit levels is that the county recorder ignored state law ballot verification procedures. The statute requires ‘human’ election officials to match signatures on early ballots with the respective voter registration record. An AI program was used to verify ballot signatures during the 2022 election. Officials say they intend to use it again in 2024. County officials also face accusations of ignoring mandatory reconciliation procedures to track each ballot printed or issued to a voter.

“The legitimacy of our government relies on the people’s trust that elections are free and fair. Maricopa County’s errors, lapses, and mistakes in administering elections have seriously eroded that trust,” America First Legal counsel James Rogers said in a statement. He added: “This lawsuit seeks to hold Maricopa County accountable for its failures and to restore Arizonans’ trust in their elections.”

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American First Legal has filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona, for continuing to violate state election law. The conservative legal group — led by Stephen Miller, a long-time adviser to former President Donald Trump — alleges that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and the County Recorder failed to lawfully administer elections for years. The lawsuit asks the Arizona State Superior Court in Maricopa County to issue several legal orders requiring the county government to comply with election statutes in future elections. show more