Down-ballot, Democratic candidates in statewide contests consistently won more votes than the top of the ticket, allowing Democrats to eke out U.S. Senate wins in Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Arizona, and heralding the return of ticket-splitting, a phenomenon that had largely vanished in recent elections — until 2024.
Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.
Newly elected Rep. Yassamin Ansari prefers to be in Phoenix as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. But freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego and veteran Rep. Greg Stanton will be among the Democrats on hand to witness his return to power.
Ruben Gallego was sworn in as the next U.S. senator from Arizona, a state with a 370-mile border with Mexico. That proximity to our neighbor to the south puts Arizona at the top of Donald Trump’s plans to feast off border security and everything that comes with it.
Arizona’s Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly are catching heat from advocates who call their support for the GOP’s “Laken Riley Act” a major disappointment from two candidates propelled by pro-immigration groups.
Ruben Gallego backs the Laken Riley Act, which allows deportations of undocumented people charged but not convicted of crimes.
The bill would compel the Department of Homeland Security to detain immigrants accused of crimes like shoplifting and give states more rights to contest certain immigration-related decisions.
Newly elected Rep. Yassamin Ansari prefers to be in Phoenix as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. But freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego and veteran Rep. Greg Stanton will
Arizona's Ruben Gallego joins the Senate, focusing on border security, tribal water rights, and veteran healthcare, amid a diverse group of new senators.
Democrats meet Saturday to pick party leaders for the coming two years. Five candidates vie for the role of chair, among calls to reboot the party.
Donald Trump has not yet taken office, but prominent Democrats have already started weighing in on one of the party’s most pressing strategic questions: is there room to work with the new administration?
More than a dozen high-profile faces will be missing from the sea of spectators huddled in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.