A recent ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee went after Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on immigration and border enforcement. Included in the ad was a statement that the senator “voted … for benefits to illegals.” PolitiFact declared the ad’s claim to be “false,” but the fact-checking outlet’s ruling ignored both recent history and…

A bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement in principle on gun-safety legislation. Ten Republican senators announced they will support the package, which will allow it to overcome the hurdle of a 60-vote filibuster. The bill: creates stricter penalties for gun trafficking and straw purchases which are purchases for someone who can’t buy the gun themself;…

As the debate over immigration continues, the fate of Title 42 could determine which Senate Democrats win their 2022 midterm races. Some incumbents have distanced themselves from President Joe Biden over plans to rescind the order on May 23.  Origins of Title 42 public health measure Title 42 was issued as a public health order…

After setting a record for the longest spaceflight by an American, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei landed in a remote part of Kazakhstan. The 355-day flight, which began April 9, 2021, beat the previous record of 340 days set by Scott Kelly back in 2016. “Beautiful out here,” Vande Hei remarked about what appeared to…

With multiple bills from both chambers and both parties, the calls to limit or ban members of Congress from trading stocks while in office are gaining support. There are three bills addressing the issue: one from Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), another from Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and a third from House…

After 5 1/2 days of witness testimony in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the prosecution called on a pathologist to testify before resting its case. Dr. Doug Kelley with the Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office testified that the first man killed by Rittenhouse last year during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot at a range of…

Update (11/2/21): Jury selection in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse wrapped up Monday night, paving the way for opening statements to begin Tuesday. The video above shows clips from our selection. The jury includes 12 jurors and eight alternates. 11 of the jurors are women, nine are men. Jurors were not asked to identify their race…

Recent polling shows about a third of Arizona Democrats say their senior senator, Kyrsten Sinema is doing a bad job representing Arizonans. Elected as part of 2018’s “Blue Wave,” Sinema was Arizona’s first Democrat to head to the Senate in more than 20 years. After first being hailed as the progressive savior for the historically conservative state, Sinema now…