Arizona stories ready to republish | October 13, 2026

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Pollster: Two Arizona races may determine House control
Arizona has two congressional races that could determine which party controls the U.S. House, according to a pollster. By Zachery Schmidt.

Poll: $2 trillion federal deficit alarms voters, eludes single popular solution
With the federal government borrowing $2 trillion over the past 12 months, 88% of U.S. voters say addressing the federal deficit is important – yet they disagree on what the best solution is, The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll shows.

On National Farmers Day, farm bill stuck in limbo 
Despite several federal farm and agriculture assistance programs having stopped in the middle of harvest season, Congress likely won’t reauthorize funding until after the midterm elections.ffv

BREAKING: Feds raid Omar's D.C. home amid ongoing investigation
Homeland Security Investigations executed a warrant on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington D.C. home early Monday morning. With reports first breaking around 8 a.m., the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the raid in a statement to The Center Square.

UK's Burnham says Iran likely behind foiled plot on base hosting U.S. bombers
Following last month’s foiled terror plot against a United Kingdom base hosting American bomber jets, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Iran likely was involved in planning it.

DHS: ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is not planning Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations targeting polling locations.

U.S. announces emergency oil release after Hurricane Isaias
The U.S. Department of Energy authorized an emergency exchange of 4 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address supply disruptions in the Gulf of America caused by Hurricane Isaias.

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ARIZONA CANDIDATES: The Center Square previews the gubernatorial and attorney general races in Arizona. By Zachery Schmidt. This story will be published on Wednesday.

VVP NONCITIZEN VOTING: More than half of Americans reported being concerned about noncitizens voting in November, according to The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll, with the 2026 midterm elections only three weeks away. (Andrew Rice)

DO NOT PAY: Treasury says its fraud screen now covers 99% of federal programs, but officials told The Center Square it can verify Social Security numbers for only 11 programs and cannot check employer ID numbers with the IRS at all. The fix was written into House Oversight Chairman James Comer’s bill in April, then stripped before the House passed it in June, with no explanation in the committee report or the floor debate. (Brett Rowland)

SCOTUS ORDERS: The U.S. Supreme Court will release an order list at 9:30am on Tuesday. The justices will announce whether they will pick up, deny or reschedule cases for the remainder of their term. (Andrew Rice) 

WHITE HOUSE PRESSER: Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia will hold her first press briefing at 9:30 a.m. The Center Square will be attending in person.

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