Ben Giles
Senior Editor | [email protected]Ben Giles is a senior editor at KJZZ. He was previously a senior field correspondent specializing in political coverage. Before that, Giles spent six years as a reporter at the Arizona Capitol Times, where he covered the Arizona state Senate, the Governor’s Office, and state and federal elections.
Giles came to Arizona by way of Washington, D.C., where he reported on the Maryland Legislature, crime and various news beats in the metro region for the Washington Examiner.
Giles lives in Phoenix with his wife and four dogs. In his free time, he’s probably chipping away at a never-ending list of home improvement projects.
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Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has died at 59, according to a statement released by his family Tuesday afternoon. -
The Democratic National Committee has announced a seven-figure investment to register voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. -
The complaint, filed Monday in federal district court in the District of Columbia, alleges Hegseth is disciplining Kelly “solely for the content and viewpoint of his political speech” over statements the senator made in a video message last year. -
There’s a new political party in Arizona, recycled from the bones of a failed attempt to field a legitimate third-party presidential candidate in 2024. -
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter. -
Six Democrats in Congress released a video on Tuesday in which they directly addressed members of the military and intelligence communities, telling them they do not have to carry out illegal orders.
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Every Arizonan in the House helped pass a measure that would require the Department of Justice to release files regarding the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though some Republicans urged the Senate to amend it before sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk. -
U.S. Rep. David Schweikert is out of the picture in Congressional District 1. But it's unclear who will step into the picture and run for the GOP nomination in what could be one of the most competitive congressional races in 2026. -
Unlike her Republican predecessors, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs says she won’t spend state funds to keep Arizona landmarks like Grand Canyon National Park open amid a federal government shutdown. -
A last-minute effort by Democratic congressional leaders and top Republican officials to negotiate a plan to fund the government past Sept. 30 failed earlier today.
