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Ronald J. Hansen
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National political reporter for azcentral. Host of The Gaggle podcast. Obnoxious fan of Browns, Cavs, Ohio State football, Mets. Reposts, mentions ≠ endorsement.
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Epstein documents include emails with a controversial former ASU professor

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Epstein documents include emails with a controversial former ASU professor
Lawrence Krauss, a world-renowned physicist and former ASU professor accused of sexual misconduct, exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Listen: @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social tells The Gaggle podcast what comes after the Epstein files, the shutdown deal and following her father to Congress.

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Adelita Grijalva is finally being sworn in. Here's what she wants to get done
House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in, with skeptics citing her upcoming key vote on the release of the Epstein files.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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As shutdown-ending deal emerges, Arizona’s senators cite Trump’s ballroom and “crappy, overpriced” insurance for many

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Shutdown may be ending, but here's why deal doesn't suit Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego
Arizona's senators, who are Democrats, held to their view that any deal must extend the pandemic-era health insurance subsidies.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Podcast: Sen. Ruben Gallego speaks on his first year and what Democrats should do after Trump

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Ruben Gallego speaks on his first year and what Democrats should do after Trump
Ruben Gallego has finished a year at the Senate. Arizona's first Latino senator talks government shutdown and what happens at the end of Trump's era.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Government shutdown continues as Arizona delegation bickers over insurers, personal pay

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Government shutdown continues as Arizona delegation bickers over insurers, personal pay
Sen. Ruben Gallego said insurers need to tell the public what rates will soon be, while Rep. Juan Ciscomani called for Democrats to end the shutdown.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Arizona Democrats ask Trump to spare Peoria restaurant owner from deportation

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Arizona Democrats ask Trump to spare Peoria restaurant owner from deportation
Yu isn't the "worst of the worst," as Trump vowed to pursue, the Democrats argue in a letter seeking to let the Peoria woman remain.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Arizona has dropped to 46th in job growth nationally. It’s a major reversal from form, but why? Listen to this week’s Gaggle podcast.
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Why Arizona's drop in job growth is 'surprising' experts
AZ drops out of the top leaders in job growth nationwide. It's surprising but not cause of recession panic yet. The Gaggle analyzes a new report.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Jim O’Neill is the new head of the CDC. Here’s my story from the 2022 Senate race in Arizona that touched on O’Neill’s unconventional background around public health.

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Blake Masters, Peter Thiel sought new FDA boss, new approach to clinical trials as Trump took office
When Blake Masters worked for President-elect Donald Trump's transition, his interests aligned closely with his mentor, billionaire Peter Thiel.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Kari Lake can't fire Voice of America director herself, judge rules

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Kari Lake can't fire Voice of America director herself, judge rules
The judge held that firing the Voice of America's director requires approval of a bipartisan board that President Donald Trump dismissed months ago.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Here's how Arizona could fare in Trump's proposed mid-decade census

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Here's how Arizona could fare in Trump's proposed mid-decade census
Arizona could win a 10th seat in the U.S. House, but low participation in the census in the state has helped deliver disappointment before.
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August 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Back from Iowa, Sen. Ruben Gallego focuses on health care, meets with Arizona veterans

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Back from Iowa, Sen. Ruben Gallego focuses on health care, meets with Arizona veterans
Gallego, D-Arizona, held a town hall on seemingly Democratic friendly issues on Republican turf.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff

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Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff
Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.
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August 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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US Sen. Ruben Gallego tours Iowa State Fair but dodges talk of 2028 run for president

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US Sen. Ruben Gallego tours Iowa State Fair but dodges talk of 2028 run for president
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona visited the Iowa State Fair's famous butter cow, grilled pork and ate an egg on a stick.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Why Arizona's Sen. Ruben Gallego is 2028 presidential longshot as he heads to Iowa

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Why Arizona's Sen. Ruben Gallego is 2028 presidential longshot as he heads to Iowa
On the cusp of a possible White House run, Gallego trails in money and name ID, but leans on the formula that helped him win in Arizona.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Sen. Mark Kelly: Dragon Bravo devastates North Rim, but South Rim open for business

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Sen. Mark Kelly: Dragon Bravo devastates North Rim, but South Rim open for business
The still-dangerous Arizona wildfire will require rebuilding and rethinking access to the North Rim to include winter, Kelly said.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Listen: Yassamin Ansari on leading the left's new class as Congress' youngest woman www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Yassamin Ansari on leading the left's new class as Congress' youngest woman
She's new to Congress, but Rep. Ansari believes the Democrats need new blood. On The Gaggle, she talks immigration, crypto and the future of her party
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August 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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AZ teens home, with senators' help, after tense days in Israel amid bombings

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AZ teens home, with senators' help, after tense days in Israel amid bombings
Coordination between U.S. Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly with Ambassador Mike Huckabee helped ensure the group escaped by ship as bombs fell.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Trump-picked judges uphold order for Kari Lake agency to restart Voice of America

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Trump-picked judges uphold order for Kari Lake agency to restart Voice of America
The ruling is another setback for Lake's efforts to dismantle the agency she heads.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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In another legal loss, Kari Lake rebuked by judge over her attacks on judiciary

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In another legal loss, Kari Lake rebuked by judge over her attacks on judiciary
The judge noted that attacks that pit the White House against the judiciary ignore the role of Congress.
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April 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Listen: Can Democrats win back Arizona? Why anti-Trump sentiment could be the 'secret sauce'

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Can Democrats win back Arizona? Why anti-Trump sentiment could be the 'secret sauce'
Democrats seem out of sync, but anti-Trump sentiment across the nation could help them win swing districts in 2026. An elections analyst explains how.
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April 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Sen. Mark Kelly calls for national shipbuilding aid to counter Chinese maritime dominance

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Sen. Mark Kelly calls for national shipbuilding aid to counter Chinese maritime dominance
Kelly wants to do for shipbuilding what a semiconductor-support law is intended to do to lessen dependence on Chinese industry.
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April 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Voice of America ordered back in operation in latest legal loss for Kari Lake

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Voice of America ordered back in operation in latest legal loss for Kari Lake
The ruling found no justification for the hasty end Lake and the Trump administration brought to the nation's 80-year-old counter to propaganda.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Kari Lake swears off running for office in this state despite growing up there

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Kari Lake swears off running for office in this state despite growing up there
Lake holds a vaguely defined role with the Trump administration but has now said she isn't planning to run in the two states where she has ties.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Listen: Arizona’s “stolen valor” bill easily passes after moving past a single GOP holdout

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It's a thin red party line as Republican infighting erupts over stolen valor bill
What should be a non-issue has turned into a brawl between MAGA supporting GOPs at the AZ Capitol. The Gaggle explains drama behind stolen valor bill.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Kari Lake's campaign debt now reaches seven figures and far outstrips her cash

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Kari Lake's campaign debt soars to more than $1M months after her Senate loss
Lake has stayed a public cheerleader for the Trump administration but campaign debt remains a reminder of her failed 2024 run.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM