Reaction to Reports That ICE is Bolstering Operations in Phoenix

The Bulwark and the Blog for Arizona’s Larry Bodine have reported that the Trump regime is planning on bolstering their Gestapo-ICE forces and detention facilities in the Phoenix area. The report, if true, has already generated bipartisan backlash to the planned proposal, which is invoking memories of SB1070 and the repressive tactics of former Maricopa … Read more

Mark Kelly and Arizona Congressional Democrats React to Pete Hegseth Moving to Censure the Senior Arizona Senator for Telling the Truth

Today, Defense Secretary Pete ‘Signal Gate’ Hegseth posted on social media that he is formally proceeding with censuring Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for his participation in the video with other Democratic Congressmen who had served as veterans, which warned active duty military personnel not to obey illegal orders. If the censure goes through, Senator Kelly … Read more

(UPDATED)Arizona Congressional Democratic Reaction to Trump’s Latest Folly: A Back to Manifest Destiny-Gunboat Diplomacy Bombing of Venezuela

Everything about Donald Trump and MAGA is turning back the clock to periods in this nation’s history from the 1890s to the 1920s, when the plutocrats, in a Gilded Age mentality, reigned supreme without worry of the social safety net, white ethnocentrism/racism was permissible in most parts of the country, and nativism-anti immigration was acceptable … Read more

Maricopa County Democratic Chairperson Patti O’Neil Discusses 2026: “So Goes Maricopa County, so Goes Arizona”

Maricopa County Democratic Party Chairperson Patti O’Neil is looking forward to the political possibilities in 2026. In the interview below with Blog for Arizona, Ms. O’Neil discusses how the County organization has made progress in voter registration, candidate recruitment, and social media outreach, hoping to translate those efforts into positive electoral results for Democrats in … Read more

Arizona Congressional House District Three Representative Yassamin Ansari Discusses 2025 and Looking Forward to 2026

Before leaving for an earlier-than-expected winter Congressional break, thanks to House Speaker Mike Johnson adjourning Congress early again rather than take a vote on extending ACA health care subsidies for over several million Americans, Arizona Congressional District Three Representative Yassamin Ansari released the below social media video.  In the video, Representative Ansari said: “I’m Yassamin … Read more