Tag: Arizona

LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Dec. 15): Trump Announces Plan to ‘Shatter’ Censorship; DOJ Suing Arizona Over Makeshift Border Wall

Former President Donald Trump on Dec. 15 announced his plans to combat censorship as part of his 2024 presidential campaign. He also unveiled his new digital trading cards. The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill to ban the app TikTok on federal devices. Senator Marsha Blackburn held a press conference on ending the COVID-19…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 15): Trump Announces Plan to ‘Shatter’ Censorship; DOJ Suing Arizona Over Makeshift Border Wall

Former President Donald Trump on Dec. 15 announced his plans to combat censorship as part of his 2024 presidential campaign. He also unveiled his new digital trading cards. The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill to ban the app TikTok on federal devices. Sen. Marsha Blackburn held a press conference on ending the COVID-19…


Katie Hobbs Lawyer Moves to Dismiss Kari Lake’s Lawsuit

Republican candidates for two of Arizona’s top offices had their initial hearings in election-related legal challenges Tuesday, setting the schedule for the next steps that need to be taken. GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, respectively, argue that they won during the Nov. 8 midterm election and asked…


Ohio Man Charged With Leaving Threatening Voicemails for Arizona Election Official

A 44-year-old man was charged on Wednesday for allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for an unnamed election official with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office in August. Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix, Ariz., and charged with three counts of making a threatening interstate communication and three counts…


Arizona Senator Files Lawsuit, Seeks to ‘Nullify the Results’ of Maricopa County’s Election

An Arizona state senator and several voters in Mojave County filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County officials over the Nov. 8 midterm elections, drawing a rebuke from a Maricopa supervisor. Backed by the Mojave Republican Party, the lawsuit was filed by Borrelli in the Mojave County Superior…


Judge Orders Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs to Appear at Emergency Court Hearing Over Election Lawsuit

A judge overseeing Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s electoral lawsuit ordered Lake, Secretary of State and Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors officials, and others to appear at a court hearing on Tuesday. Judge Peter Thompson, in issuing the (pdf) order, wrote that the court has “reviewed” Lake’s “verified statement of election…


Local Sheriff Accuses Arizona Governor of ‘Illegal Dumping’ Over Border Wall Effort

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s attempt at constructing a border wall to stop an influx of illegal immigrants is now in legal jeopardy after a sheriff alleged Ducey has engaged in illegal dumping. Arizona’s border with Mexico largely has no barrier to stop illegal immigration, and the Migration Policy Institute estimates that over 200,000 illegal immigrants are present…


Kari Lake, Abe Hamadeh, Mark Finchem Formally Contest Arizona Election Results

Three Republican nominees for state government positions in Arizona on Friday filed three separate lawsuits to formally contest the midterm election results that saw their Democrat opponents win. Arizona candidate for governor Kari Lake, Arizona candidate for attorney general Abe Hamadeh, and Arizona candidate for secretary of state Mark Finchem, each filed separate lawsuits just days…


Republican Party of Arizona Calls for RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to Resign

The Republican party of Arizona (RPAZ) has called on the chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Ronna McDaniel, to resign shortly after GOP lawmakers failed to win control of the Senate. In a press release on Thursday, the party pointed to the RNC leader’s alleged failure to support the election of Republicans across the country,…


Kari Lake Reveals When Election-Related Lawsuit Will Be Filed

Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake indicated that she will attempt to take her election-related lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary after Arizona officials certified the election for her Democrat opponent, Katie Hobbs. In a Twitter post on Wednesday night, Lake indicated that she will file a challenge on Friday, again claiming that voters…