Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly and Charlie Manolakis were questioned on Social Security, Medicare and the economy during a Wednesday night debate, and it’s a good thing we’re fresh out of beer in the Smith household, or the Social Security drinking game would have left this reporter floored.... Read more»
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United ruling in 2010, many Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups have proposed constitutional amendments to overturn the decision.... Read more»
A congressman’s Web video goes too far when it portrays a program that subsidizes cell phone service for very low-income persons as a government giveaway that is costing taxpayers billions.... Read more»
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. There was no damage, but security experts worry it may only be a matter of time.... Read more»
The U.S. Postal Service announced earlier this week that it intends to move forward with its plan to eliminate as many as 140 mail processing centers across the country that could include Tucson’s Cherrybell facility in an effort to cut costs.... Read more»1
A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is urging that the existing American nuclear arsenal of 5000 warheads be cut by 80 percent, in an effort meant to be matched by similar reductions in the Russian arsenal.... Read more»
The case of rejected presidential pardon applicant Clarence Aaron illuminates the extraordinary, secretive powers wielded by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, the branch of the Justice Department that reviews commutation requests.... Read more»
Sal Baldenegro is quitting the legislative race in the South Side LD2, he announced Friday afternoon. Baldenegro said he was ending his run for the state House to focus on his wife’s CD1 congressional campaign.... Read more»
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will drop his congressional bid and seek re-election, he told supporters in an email Friday morning.... Read more»
In what may well be the his first public statement since announcing that he was running against U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva in the upcoming CD3 primary, David Crowe said Thursday that he’s leaving the race.... Read more»2
Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber will face off in two events as voters decide who will fill the congressional seat vacated by Gabrielle Giffords.... Read more»1
A leading pain advocacy organization shuts down ahead of an investigation launched by the Senate Finance Committee into makers of narcotic painkillers and groups that champion them.... Read more»
The FDA doesn’t track data on medical implants, despite numerous high profile cases of malfunctioning devices that led to injury or even death.... Read more»
You’ve heard it before. Let’s deep-six ObamaCare and replace it with sure-fire free-market solutions: tort reform, allow insurance to be sold across state lines and encourage people to set up health savings accounts. Here’s the problem: there is mounting evidence that all three of these strategies not only are ineffective but may actually be making matters worse.... Read more»
Military personnel costs have nearly doubled since fiscal year 2001. If these costs are allowed to continue rising at their current rate, they will eat through the entire defense budget by FY 2039.... Read more»
The Defense Department has inadequately protected from reprisals whistleblowers who have reported wrongdoing, according to an internal Pentagon report, and critics are calling for action to be taken against those who have been negligent.... Read more»
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