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Pentagon Accountability Review Seeks to Demote AZ Sen. Kelly

January 5, 2026 11:29 amJanuary 16, 2026 2:41 pm

The Pentagon announced that it has initiated administrative action resulting in a demotion in retired rank and corresponding reduction in retired pay for Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and sitting United States senator, following what the Department described...

AZs GOP CD1 Primary Expands as Feely Switches Races

December 31, 2025 1:28 pmJanuary 9, 2026 3:05 pm

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely is the latest Republican candidate to enter the already crowded GOP CD1 race after shifting his congressional bid from Arizona’s 5th Congressional District. Feely, who originally entered the CD5 race in April 2025, announced his...

Chaplik Enters CD1 GOP Primary Race Against Swoboda

December 18, 2025 10:09 amJanuary 7, 2026 9:06 am

Republican State Representative Joseph Chaplik (R-3) announced Monday, December 15, 2025, that he is entering the race for Arizona’s First Congressional District, setting up a direct Republican primary fight with Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda. Chaplik, a three-term lawmaker, enters...

Arizona Dems Rally Behind Embattled Senator Mark Kelly

November 29, 2025 12:54 pmDecember 12, 2025 1:29 pm

Arizona Democrats moved quickly this week to publicly defend Democrat Senator Mark Kelly. A group of congresspeople sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth objecting to what they describe as a Department of Defense investigation into the Arizona senator....

AZ Lawmakers Accuse Kelly of Undermining Military

November 24, 2025 4:25 pmDecember 5, 2025 3:03 pm

A coalition of Arizona state lawmakers issued a joint letter Monday sharply condemning U.S. Senator Mark Kelly’s participation in a political video that they say weaponizes servicemembers and undermines the chain of command. The letter comes as Kelly faces an...

Schweikert Channels ‘Direct Engagement’ in AZ Gov Race

November 24, 2025 11:30 amDecember 5, 2025 3:04 pm

U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, the Republican representing Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, officially entered the 2026 governor’s race on September 30, 2025, abandoning what would have been another competitive reelection bid in Congress. In his announcement, first reported by Politico, Schweikert...

Hamadeh Calls for Probe of AG Mayes over $200K Payday

November 17, 2025 12:18 pmNovember 26, 2025 7:03 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is now at the center of a national controversy as Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-CD8) formally requests that the U.S. Department of Justice open a federal investigation into what he calls a “coordinated bribery and prosecutorial...