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Alexis Cortez [6/19/25] Read the full article here. PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona senator is demanding answers from a major grocery chain after an investigation found the company was allegedly overcharging customers nationwide. A months-long Consumer Reports investigation found that Kroger, which owns Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona, reportedly left up expired discount tags on over 150 […]
Jesus Mesa [4/11/25] Read the article here. In a political landscape still adjusting to Donald Trump‘s return to power, Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego has emerged as a rare bright spot for Democrats — among their most unvarnished truth-tellers. Gallego, who won his Senate race in a state Trump carried, did so by outperforming Vice President Kamala Harris among key demographics and embracing a strategy […]
Stephen Groves [4/1/25] Read the article here. WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego announced Tuesday he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs, raising the stakes in Democrats’ bid to get the Trump administration to back off plans to cut jobs from the sprawling agency that serves millions of military […]
Eliza Collins [3/28/25] Read the article here. PHOENIX—Sen. Ruben Gallego (D., Ariz.) says his party, if it wants to win back voters, shouldn’t be afraid to embrace wealth. “Let’s help people become richer,“ Gallego says, adding that Democrats can sometimes “feel it’s wrong to help people be more prosperous.” Gallego is one of the few Democrats who […]
Nick Sobczyk [3/27/25] Read the article here. Sen. Ruben Gallego is introducing legislation today aimed at solving the problem of heat islands as large swaths of the U.S. break springtime temperature records this week. Why it matters: Urban temperature hotspots, created when pavement and buildings trap heat, are an increasingly acute problem for states like Arizona and cities across […]
Geraldo Cadava [3/11/25] Read the article here. he Laken Riley Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants charged with even nonviolent crimes, was the first bill that President Donald Trump signed into law in his second term. Every Republican senator voted for the bill. A dozen Democrats, mostly from swing states, joined them, including the […]
Stephanie Innes [3/2/2025] Read the article here. U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said he will be working to make Arizona residents and congressional leaders aware of the human suffering that Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts could cause. Gallego, a Democrat who began his six-year Senate term in January, heard from more than a half-dozen community health leaders […]
Chris Johnson [2/26/25] Read the article here. The Department of Homeland Security has started signing agreements with local law enforcement agencies to assist with federal immigration operations, with a nominee for a top post at the department telling senators Tuesday it would be a “major initiative.” The U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement website lists 20 agencies that […]
Lulu Garcia-Navarro [2/15/25] Read the article here. There has been an onslaught of political news over the past few weeks as President Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk try to remake America’s government. From dismantling federal agencies to firing federal workers, they have been testing the legal system and the Constitution. They have also […]
Raphael Romero Ruiz [2/13/25] Read the article here. Sen. Ruben Gallego was expected Thursday to reintroduce legislation to expand the Shadow Wolves, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical patrol group that patrols the Tohono O’odham Nation. The “Shadow Wolves” are members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, which is in Southwestern Arizona and shares 76 miles of border […]