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Soldiers board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault exercise on the first lane of the Arizona National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2019 at Camp Navajo in Bellemont, Ariz., on April 16, 2019.

Political football? Arizona AG says governor can send armed troops to border.

The formal legal opinion from Attorney General Mark Brnovich does not hold the force of law.

16 months ago

Help World War II hero and former Sen. Bob Dole celebrate his 97th birthday

Bob Dole, a long-serving former Republican senator and decorated World War II veteran, turns 97 years old on July 22.

By Hannah Graf

3 years ago

Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

This is the fourth of five reports the Senate panel will release on the subject.

3 years ago

What is a continuing resolution?

A CR usually means the regular process of passing 12 appropriations bills by the start of the fiscal year has failed.

4 years ago

John McCain — war hero, political giant — dies at 81

John McCain, the onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker, was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican Party over the last three decades.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

Why the Massachusetts governor won’t send his state’s National Guard to the border

Gov. Charlie Baker is reversing a decision to send a Massachusetts National Guard helicopter to the country’s southern border, citing the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents.

By Steve LeBlanc, The Associated Press

5 years ago