House and Senate Move Forward on Internal Reforms
April 1, 2026
Congress is taking steps toward procedural reform, including changes to how legislation is handled and how lawmakers engage during hearings.
“That is Not His Decision to Make” and “Disgusting Overreach”: Arizona Reaction to Trump’s Unconstitutional Executive Order Restricting Mail-In Voting
March 31, 2026
Again citing big lies on voter fraud associated with mail-in voting and other policy issues, American Duce Wannabe Donald Trump signed an Unconstitutional Executive Order restricting access to that ballot option. In signing his Executive Order, Duce wannabe Trump falsely accused Democrats of cheating in elections to cover up what the Mad King dishonestly claims
When Diplomacy Sounds Like a Threat
March 31, 2026
Karoline Leavitt said the quiet part out loud: if negotiations go badly, death is on the table. That is not diplomacy. It is a warning.
Hell No: Republicans Want to Cut Health Care More to Pay for Trump’s War of Choice Against Iran
March 30, 2026
Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are ushering in a Golden Age…for America’s Billionaires, Oil Companies, War Profiteers, and Family and Friends who are gaming the system at the expense and pain of working and middle class Americans. Since his return to office, Mr. Trump and his MAGA Republican colleagues have not stopped in their quest
Ciscomani Blows Smoke at the Dems, but His Right-Wing Pals Set His House on Fire
March 30, 2026
Design and composition by Charlie Grantham, rendered with ChatGPT 5.2 “Blowing smoke,” or using words to mislead or distort, is common in American politics. Here in Southern Arizona, the primary emitter of these noxious clouds is Congressman Juan Ciscomani. His latest murky discharge came March 25 in an op-ed column in the Arizona Daily Star
8 Million Attendees, One Day, No Kings.
March 29, 2026
Indivisible announced that 8 million people joined the third No Kings nationwide protest, held across 3,300 events on Saturday, March 28. It was the largest single‑day nonviolent protest in U.S. history, surpassing the roughly 7 million participants from the previous October 2025 “No Kings” protest in all 50 states. The No Kings team asks attendees
New Online Scams Target Seniors – and 10 Ways to Beat Them
March 29, 2026
Cybersecurity expert Scotty Ward identified the most treacherous online and social media scams that swindlers use to rip off seniors. Ward highlighted 10 practical steps to defeat the scams. The scams are so devious that victims don’t even realize they’ve been robbed. Speaking at the UA’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Tucson, Ward is a
Insight Arizona Interviews Dr. Terry Lebya Ruiz, Democratic Candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
March 28, 2026
My podcasting partner Andrew Sheesley and I sat down in person with Dr. Ruiz to talk about her campaign to becomes Arizona’s next SPI prior to her recent ice cream social in Tucson at PCDP HQ. Please join us for a wide ranging conversation about the challenges facing public schools in Arizona in the years
