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Trump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10 times what was spent during his first term.

Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
propublica.org/article/trump-b

ProPublicaTrump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.
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Booker, Kelly call on Ciscomani to stop Medicaid cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker joined a group of local Democrats on Sunday to criticize U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani for supporting a budget framework that includes deep cuts to federal programs, including up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comBooker, Kelly call on Ciscomani to stop Medicaid cutsBy Jim Nintzel

2nd lawsuit filed over Trump administration’s decision to hide budget documents tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Protect Democracy Project filed suit against the Trump administration, alleging its decision to stop posting budget documents in late March violates federal law - the second lawsuit challenging the OMB choice to pull down a webpage with apportionment information.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.com2nd lawsuit filed over Trump administration’s decision to hide budget documentsBy Jennifer Shutt

Trump, Bukele dig in against efforts to return Maryland father El Salvador to U.S. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador both rebuffed a court order demanding the return of a Maryland father illegally deported to Bukele's country, and Trump suggested an expansion of the use of an El Salvador megaprison to include U.S. citizens.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comTrump, Bukele dig in against efforts to return Maryland father El Salvador to U.S.By Kelsey Reichmann

Fox report feeds false claim about 50,000 'noncitizens' on Arizona voter rolls tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona has not identified up to 50,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls, nor have counties begun canceling any voter registrations, despite news reports over the weekend suggesting otherwise.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comFox report feeds false claim about 50,000 'noncitizens' on Arizona voter rollsBy Jen Fifield

Ex-prosecutor’s phony gang charges against Az protesters were ‘egregious,’ high court rules tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Az Supreme Court said former Maricopa County prosecutor April Sponsel deserved to have her law license suspended because her decision to press forward with made-up gang charges against 15 Black Lives Matter protesters was “a complete abdication of her prosecutorial duties.”
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comEx-prosecutor’s phony gang charges against Az protesters were ‘egregious,’ high court rulesBy Jim Small

Pima baseball snaps 9-game win streak with shut out at Paradise Valley tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (39-10, 23-10 in ACCAC) played a single ACCAC conference game at Paradise Valley Community College (29-16, 21-11) on Saturday in Phoenix.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comPima baseball snaps 9-game win streak with shut out at Paradise ValleyBy Raymond Suarez

« Senator Bernie #Sanders drew a record-breaking crowd at his rally in LA which included musical acts from Joan #Baez and Neil #Young, who encouraged the crowd to “take America back”.
Sanders’s Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go from Here tour has been drawing massive crowds. Aided by New York rep Alexandria #Ocasio-#Cortez, the team set the record in #Arizona for biggest-ever political rally in that state three weeks ago. In #Colorado, more than 34,000 people showed up – a career-high crowd for the 83-year-old Sanders. Saturday in #Los #Angeles saw another record: at least 36,000 people. »
'We can’t just let this happen’ theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Bernie Sanders rally in LA draws thousands to protest Trump: ‘We can’t just let this happen’By Guardian staff reporter

Lack of standards, transparency undermines police LGBTQ+ programs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Many local law enforcement agencies have programs meant to provide support for specific communities, foster trust in reporting crimes and encourage people to work with police, yet there is little evidence from local police departments that they have done any of that.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comLack of standards, transparency undermines police LGBTQ+ programsBy Celina Jiménez

Trump orders U.S. military to occupy federal land along southern border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing several agencies to start militarizing a stretch of the southern border, an escalation of the administration’s use of the U.S. military amid its immigration crackdown.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comTrump orders U.S. military to occupy federal land along southern borderBy Ariana Figueroa