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MoveOn Statement on Arizona Enforcing 1864 Abortion Ban

April 21, 2024 abortion, Arizona, Statement, MoveOn, Enforcing, 18640 comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling siding with Arizona Republicans on a 160-year-old, near-total abortion ban that fails to protect people even when their health is at risk, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Yesterday, Donald Trump said states should decide on abortion bans. Today, Arizona used a law from 1864 to ban nearly all abortions. This is the Republican plan. This is Donald Trump’s plan. They can’t run from it. They can’t hide from it. And they can’t lie…

Climate activist says he would have ‘loved’ to meet with Biden after disrupted speech in Arizona

September 30, 2023 Biden, says, Arizona, Speech, climate, Meet, activist, loved, disrupted, after, would0 comment

Climate activist Kai Newkirk says he is ready and willing to meet with President Biden about his climate policies following the activist’s disruption of the president’s speech in Arizona Thursday. The Washington Times stories: White House

Sinema rips Democrats on immigration ahead of Biden visit to Arizona

August 5, 2023 Democrats, Biden, Arizona, visit, ahead, Immigration, rips, Sinema0 comment

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is furious with the Biden administration and congressional Democrats’ immigration policies and she is not biting her tongue ahead of President Biden’s upcoming trip to Arizona. The Washington Times stories: White House

The Radical Fringe That Just Went Mainstream in Arizona

August 6, 2022 Arizona, just, Went, Fringe, Mainstream, 'Radical0 comment

It might be nice one day to wake up and feel serene—even hopeful—about the state of American politics. To know that all of those people who have been warning about the growing threat to democracy are way ahead of their skis. But today is not that day. Arizona Republicans are nominating an entire cast of characters who argue not only that Donald Trump won the election in 2020, but also that the state’s results should be decertified—a process for which there is no legal basis. These Trump-endorsed candidates—Kari Lake for…

Arizona Democratic Party censures Sinema as party reels from string of defeats

January 22, 2022 censures, reels, string, Democratic, Arizona, from, Party, defeats, Sinema0 comment

The Arizona Democratic Party executive board voted on Saturday to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her decision to join her Republican colleagues in blocking a Democratic attempt to change Senate filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation. The board said the “ramifications of failing to pass federal legislation” that protects … The Washington Times stories: White House

Meadows Says He Rage Dialed Fox News Editor After Network Called Biden’s Arizona Victory

December 13, 2021 Biden's, rage, News, Dialed, after, victory, says, Arizona, Network, Editor, called, Meadows0 comment

<p>In his newly released book about his time serving in the Trump administration, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote that he was so infuriated when Fox News first called Joe Biden’s electoral win in Arizona on election night that he proceeded to angrily dial an editor at the network to contest Trump’s projected loss, according to <a href=”https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-dialed-fox-editor-bill-sammon-arizona-call-biden-2021-12?op=1&scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4″>Insider</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo