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Former Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair and DSA Transgender Activist Arrested Over Disputed Kink ‘Scene’ Involving Knife, Tape, and Gloves

July 15, 2026 6:12 amJuly 15, 2026 6:55 am

Democratic Socialists of America organizer, transgender activist, and former Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair Brianna Westbrook was arrested July 10 following an alleged domestic incident at the Phoenix residence of a former partner, according to 12News. The former partner contacted...

DCCC Faces Democrat Backlash Over $200,000 Intervention In Key Arizona Primary

July 14, 2026 11:46 amJuly 14, 2026 11:46 am

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is facing growing resistance from Arizona Democrats and members of the House Democratic Caucus after entering a $200,000 joint advertising buy with Marlene Galán-Woods in the contested Democratic primary for Arizona’s First Congressional District. The...

California Leads Coalition of 12 States in Antitrust Lawsuit to Block $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery Merger

July 14, 2026 11:09 amJuly 14, 2026 11:15 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a multistate coalition in a new antitrust lawsuit aimed at halting one of the largest media mergers in history. On Monday, Bonta and attorneys general from 11 other states filed suit in federal...

Two Years After Butler, Democrats’ Hateful Rhetoric Persists

July 13, 2026 3:31 pmJuly 13, 2026 3:33 pm

Two years ago today, on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, America witnessed a horrific assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald J. Trump. A deranged gunman, radicalized amid years of inflammatory Democratic rhetoric, opened fire at a campaign rally, grazing the...

Another Month, Another Onslaught of Municipal Tax and Fee Increases Across Arizona

July 13, 2026 2:11 pmJuly 14, 2026 8:42 pm

“Arizona taxpayers can’t catch a break from their local governments,” writes Miley Gaines of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. From water rates and utility bills to property taxes and sales taxes, city councils and town leaders have spent the last...

Newsom’s ‘First in the Nation’ Fast Food Council Hasn’t Met in Two Years Despite Million-Dollar Budget

July 13, 2026 11:18 amJuly 14, 2026 10:00 am

California’s much-hyped “first in the nation” Fast Food Council has achieved something truly impressive: it has managed to do next to nothing for nearly two full years while still cashing taxpayer checks. The council, tasked with “giving workers a voice”...

Turning Point Action Revokes Arizona Republican’s Endorsement After Scorecard Dispute

July 11, 2026 12:55 pmJuly 11, 2026 12:55 pm

Turning Point Action revoked its endorsement of Arizona Republican State Rep. Nick Kupper after Kupper publicly questioned the conservative organization’s criticism of fellow Republican Rep. Quang Nguyen, whose score on the group’s own legislative scorecard is nearly identical to Kupper’s....