(The Center Square) - Mike Banks, who was the first U.S. Border Patrol chief during President Donald Trump’s second term, has reentered retirement after helping bring illegal border crossings down to record lows and after 37 years in public service. It’s his second retirement in the last few years.

(The Center Square) - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to stop the buildout of an immigration detention facility in the city of Surprise.

The Center Square) - Arizona Republicans are mulling their options after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against them in a lawsuit challenging a 917,000-acre national monument near Grand Canyon National Park.

(The Center Square) – A majority of American voters say President Donald Trump has demonstrated better cognitive and physical skills during his second term compared to former President Joe Biden, according to a new poll.

(The Center Square) – A majority of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to new polling.

(The Center Square) - Members of Congress from the Southwest reacted along party lines to this year’s State of the Union.