Emboldened by passage of the nation's toughest law against illegal immigration, the Arizona politician who sponsored the measure now wants to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in this country to undocumented parents.

Arizona Republicans distanced themselves Monday from an influential East Valley lawmaker as fallout continued to grow from his call to revive a massive 1950s deportation program.

Arizona Republicans distanced themselves Monday from an influential East Valley lawmaker as fallout continued to grow from his call to revive a massive 1950s deportation program.

While voters have until Nov. 6 to decide who they’ll support for president and other high-profile elections, many of the East Valley’s biggest races will be settled in a little over a week.

State senate recall candidate Jerry Lewis has raised nearly $68,000 in his campaign targeting Senate President Russell Pearce, with most of the money from Mesa donors.

A longtime Republican campaign consultant and the owner of a string of fast-food restaurants are behind a campaign to persuade Mesa residents to oust one of the most powerful Republicans from the Legislature.

The rhetoric is getting bitter on blogs, campaign signs and now on YouTube. A new campaign advertisement labels veteran state Rep. Russell Pearce of Mesa an embarrassment to the Republican Party in the run-up to the hotly contested District 18 Senate race against political rookie Kevin Gibbons.

A Mesa woman running in Senate President Russell Pearce's recall election has dropped out of the race, halting a legal challenge that claims she was a fraudulent candidate meant to siphon votes from the contest's other contender.

Guest commentary from Bill Richardson

Guest commentary from Bill Richardson

Guest commentary from Bill Richardson

Russell Pearce, guest commentary

The architect of Arizona’s new immigration law won’t get an active role in defending it in federal court.

Mesa Senate candidate Russell Pearce is backing away from an endorsement by a campaign supporter who is being prosecuted in connection with urinating in public.

I’d be lying if I said I was not extremely disappointed by being voted out in a recall election. It has been an honor to serve the people of Arizona in the Legislature for the last decade and I am sad to go under these circumstances.

Charter school executive Jerry Lewis announced Wednesday morning that he will challenge state Senate President Russell Pearce in the Nov. 8 recall election.

It’s a campaign betting Lewis can win voters by appealing to their friends and neighbors.

It’s a campaign betting Lewis can win voters by appealing to their friends and neighbors.

Concluding the measures go too far, state senators on Thursday rejected a package of bills designed to crack down on illegal immigration.

Arizona could become the next state to join a growing national rebellion against the USA Patriot Act, the antiterror law passed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Arizona taxpayers could end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Senate President Russell Peace keep his office.