Mike Reagan: Last Thursday marked the 31st anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Iranian leaders, including the state's religious leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, have decided to "festively" commemorate this anniversary by vowing to deliver a powerful punch to the West.

State Senate Minority Leader David Schapira is running for the U.S. House seat from Arizona's 9th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

The author of Sunday's letter "Tea party writers get it wrong" claims to have the facts on his side while blaming Bush and the Republican-controlled House and Senate for the nation's debt and economic woes. Ever heard of Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid? Are you aware that Congress, not the president, has the responsibility of creating the annual budget? (Granted, the Democrat-controlled Senate has shirked this duty for over 900 days.) While blaming Bush for the wars, did you remember that notable leftists Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, along with a majority in Congress, voted in favor of invading Iraq? (Granted, Kerry changed his mind after the troops were deployed.) Yes, indeed, facts are interesting, aren't they?

A veteran state lawmaker quit Tuesday to launch a bid for the state's new congressional district.

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Wednesday that America's economic recovery has good momentum and that low, short-term interest rates will have to rise at some point, though he didn't say when.

WASHINGTON — All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs and admitted buying what he believed was human growth hormone.

Big Bird and Elmo soon may be looking for a new address.

WASHINGTON - Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables won't like what Congress is doing. On Tuesday, the House plans to vote on a bill that would ban credit cards for paying online bets and could padlock gambling Web sites.

Americans will be asked this Thursday to take time to pray at least five minutes for what is being called "The Freedom Five," or the "Five Points of Prayer: Government (including the military), media, education, church and family."

Thousands of Arizonans are expected to gather today outside public buildings and in parks, stadiums and houses of worship for the 52 nd annual observance of the National Day of Prayer.

Luis Gonzalez remembers the day his mother said goodbye. With a blessing and the sign of the cross, she left him and his two sisters in Tijuana and set off with a human smuggler across the mountains and into San Diego for what she hoped would be a better life.

Luis Gonzalez remembers the day his mother said goodbye. With a blessing and the sign of the cross, she left him and his two sisters in Tijuana and set off with a human smuggler across the mountains and into San Diego for what she hoped would be a better life.

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce has joined with 19 other chambers across Arizona to urge Congress to tackle immigration and seal the borders, respond to labor needs and address the issues of illegal immigrants already in the United States, according to a news release

Former Chandler City Councilman Martin Sepulveda has joined the competitive race for the U.S. House of Representatives in the East Valley’s Congressional District 9. The Republican, two-term councilman said in a news release that he will promote a balanced budget amendment and cut spending.

The National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) announced Friday its support for Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign for Congress. NAPO is a coalition of police unions and associations from across the United States that serves to advance the interests of America’s law enforcement through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education.

The future of the world's largest solar power plant planned for the Arizona desert could depend on whether the two presidential candidates manage to get back to Washington.

Public opinion has been on Patrick Haab’s side since he was arrested April 10 for conducting a “citizen’s arrest” of seven illegal immigrants at a remote rest stop near Gila Bend. Now he has Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas on his side as well.

With less than three months before the important midterm elections it is clear that Congress has no stomach for straightening out the immigration mess nor for that matter does the Obama administration, although the president has at least paid lip service to the idea.

In the closing hours of a Congress that did little to distinguish itself, the lawmakers did right by the cause of free trade. They normalized trade relations with Vietnam, expanded trade preferences for Haiti, renewed them for four Andean nations and renewed other trade benefits for sub-Saharan Africa.

Frustrated at being unable to crack some of the Guantanamo detainees, the Bush administration in 2002 and 2003 began a re-examination of the legal restraints on the use of torture.

Harry Mitchell, the former Tempe mayor and high school civics teacher, said he really began to understand how the U.S. government really works only during the past two years, when the doors closed for caucus meetings.

WASHINGTON - President Bush wants Congress to give his controversial strategy for Iraq a chance to work. Defiant Democrats say they'll give it a vote, and use their newly won control over the House and Senate to oppose the deployment of an additional 21,500 troops.

WASHINGTON - The Republican era in Congress staggered toward a close with lawmakers trying to hold together a fragile agreement on a massive tax and trade legislation considered essential before they can adjourn.