Fox News - Fair & Balanced

Harry Mitchell

Republicans Eye Arizona House Seat Once Held by Hayworth

Arizona Rep. Harry Mitchell's response to the decision Wednesday by a federal judge to knock down portions of the Arizona illegal immigration law isn't likely to appease his opponents in the race to defeat the sophomore Democrat who won the seat from Republican J.D. Hayworth in 2006.In fact, the Republicans vying in the Aug. 24 primary to take on Mitchell are prepared to argue illegal immigration with Mitchell right through to the Nov. 2 general election.After Judge Susan Bolton issued a partial injunction Wednesday stripping the Arizona law of three of its most potent enforcement provisions, Mitchell repeated his oft-stated position that neither the Arizona law nor the federal lawsuit opposing the law will fix the state's immigration problem."Illegal immigration affects our state more than it does any other -- more than half of all illegal crossings over the U.S.-Mexico border happen in Arizona. The federal government has a responsibility to secure the border and fix our broken immigr...

Read More

  1. VA Medical System in Shambles, Veterans Groups Say

    Amid growing controversy over procedures that exposed 10,000 veterans to the AIDS and hepatitis viruses, the Department of Veterans Affairs is now bracing against ne...

  2. Pay Raises for Lawmakers Anger Watchdog Groups

    As Americans across the country grapple with one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression , members of Congress quietly are getting a pay raise.Each ...

  3. Veterans Affairs Hospitals Suffer Problems Found at Walter Reed, Arizona Congressman Says

    Substandard care at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center appears to extend to the nation's vast network of veterans hospitals, the head of a House panel investigating...

  4. Former Fiesta Bowl official indicted

    A former Fiesta Bowl officer has been indicted for making campaign contributions in someone else's name and filing false tax returns, among other counts announced We...

  5. The United States vs. Arizona

    Stage set for one of biggest immigration battles in U.S. history

  6. Arizona Democrats Scared of Immigration Lawsuit?

    Dick Morris on why some Democrats have urged the Obama administration to back off a court battle over the controversial illegal immigration law

  7. To the Victor Goes the Spoils

    "To the victor goes the spoils" is an old saw often used in politics.But especially if you're victorious late.In this case, the "victor" is Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-...

  8. Dispatches From D.C. as New Members of Congress Arrive

    Here is the collection of reports from Fox's Chad Pergram who is out and about throughout Washington tracking down the new members as they come to town. Keep checkin...

  9. Welcome to Washington

    The sedan with Ohio tags sported two "Bill Johnson for Congress" stickers pasted to the rear window. It motored into the drive of the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washing...

  10. Stage Set for Historic Immigration Showdown

    Stage Set for Historic Immigration ShowdownWednesday, July 07, 2010Print FNCThis is a rush transcript from "Hannity," July 7, 2010. This copy may not be in its final...

  11. VA Medical System in Shambles, Veterans Groups Say

    Amid growing controversy over procedures that exposed 10,000 veterans to the AIDS and hepatitis viruses, the Department of Veterans Affairs is now bracing against ne...

  12. Democrats Looking for Big Boost to Help Vets Pay for College

    Democrats Looking for Big Boost to Help Vets Pay for CollegeMonday, May 12, 2008PrintWASHINGTON —  Congressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dra...

  1. Quayle becomes first House freshman Republican to lose primary as Schweikert emerges victorious

    Rep. Dave Schweikert, R-Ariz., defeated fellow Republican Rep. Ben Quayle, R-Ariz., in a bitterly contested primary Tuesday that pitted two members of the House Repu...

  2. Talking policy, changing tires, listening to voters, friends say Giffords defies description

    She loves motorcycles and yoga, and is as comfortable in a business suit walking the halls of Congress as she is in leather riding gear at the famed Sturgis Motorcyc...

  3. Arizona's Altered Immigration Law Takes Effect, State Heads Back to Court

    Arizona's court-altered illegal immigration law went into effect just after midnight Wednesday, hours after a federal judge blocked its most controversial provisions...

  4. Arizona Set to Appeal Judge's Ruling on Immigration Enforcement Law

    Arizona and the federal government are headed for Round 2 of their fight over immigration policy as the state prepares to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruli...

  5. Justice Department Files Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law

    Accusing Arizona of trying to "second guess" the federal government, the Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the state's immigration policy -- ...

  6. Fiesta Bowl Asks Pols for Reimbursement of Illegal Contributions

    PHOENIX -- The Fiesta Bowl is seeking the return of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made to U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and other Arizona polit...

  7. APNewsBreak: Fiesta Bowl seeking return of campaign contributions from McCain, Kyl, Ariz. pols

    The Fiesta Bowl is seeking the return of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made to U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl and other Arizona politicians, acc...

‹ Prev12Next ›