WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: During a recent appearance on KTAR, Ciscomani said he believed abortion is a "state issue" - despite repeatedly voting against reproductive freedoms in Congress. A member of the House Appropriations Committee, Ciscomani even helped craft a funding bill that included a poison pill that would restrict safe and affordable abortion medication nationwide. According to the Tucson Agenda (https:/  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Action Highlights U.S. Whole-of-Government Approach to Address Fentanyl Crisis WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas detailed efforts by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to disrupt the fentanyl precursor chemical supply chain. Working in concert with federal partners,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following remarks on Oct. 3, 2023, by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas at a news conference announcing several fentanyl-related indictments by the U.S. Department of Justice: * * * Early in 2022, undercover agents from Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, infiltrated several Chinese chemical companies that were selling precursor chemicals and Schedule 1 narcotics on the internet. The Chinese companies were making the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas detailed efforts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to disrupt the fentanyl precursor chemical supply chain on Oct. 3. Working in concert with federal partners, HSI agents and CBP officers investigated and interdicted precursor chemicals that M  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: David Lee McCracken, II, 45, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 70 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. McCracken pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. On August 22, 2022, United States Border Patrol agents encountered McCracken at the SR-286 checkpoint driving a s  more