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WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee ended a daylong hearing into possible articles of impeachment Wednesday against President Donald Trump with bitter partisan sparring.

The eight-hour hearing included testimony from four constitutional scholars on whether they believe Trump's actions warranted an impeachment under the Constitution.

SAHUARITA – The ASARCO strike is entering its eighth week as employees work the picket lines instead of the mine.

But strikers are still optimistic they'll reach a deal, workers have been fighting for themselves and their families in Tucson but as they gain more support locally. This fight is starting to turn into something more.

WASHINGTON - Four Arizona Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors of ambitious legislation that would commit the United States to achieve a 100% clean energy economy by 2050.

The bill would require economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and would also direct federal agencies to draft plans to clamp down on emissions that contribute to climate change. The Arizona Democrats are among the more than 150 Democratic co-sponsors to the bill, which was introduced this week by Rep. Don McEachin (D-Va.) and has the backing of national environmental groups.

With only a few legislative days remaining for the United States House of Representatives in 2019, Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., is urging his colleagues to focus on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in the waning days of the year.

Stanton took to the House floor Wednesday to deliver a speech extolling the virtues of cross-border trade and its positive impact on Arizona.

WASHINGTON – A House committee gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would add 20,000 farmworker visas and let some workers apply for permanent legal residency, despite Republican concerns that it could open the door to more illegal immigration.

The 18-12 vote Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee split on party lines that reflected four hours of debate, stretched over two days, on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

Congressional leaders from Arizona want to name the Veteran Affairs clinic in Gilbert after a Chandler soldier killed last year in Somalia.

Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad died on June 8, 2018 during a mission focused on targeting militant groups in Somalia. The 26-year-old was the first serviceman from Arizona to die in combat since 2016.

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, whose district includes a large portion of the East Valley, introduced the legislation, calling it a small token of appreciation for Conrad and his family.

As the House impeachment inquiry moved to public hearings about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, Arizona's congressional delegation has largely made clear where they stand on issue.

Here's what the state's nine House members and two senators have said so far.

House Democrats

Rep. Tom O'Halleran: The former Chicago police detective and political moderate has struck a measured tone that isn't surprising for a Democrat holding a district Trump carried in 2016.

WASHINGTON – Arizonan Yazmin Irazoqui-Ruiz can't be in Washington when the Supreme Court considers whether the Trump administration can end DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that has allowed her to stay in this country and go to medical school.

But Irazoqui-Ruiz will still have a presence in the courtroom Tuesday – as one of the model "citizens" who have been cited in dozens of court briefs that argue for keeping DACA.