Failed Arizona gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake says she’s working to save taxpayer dollars as senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
The Trump appointee posted a video online touting cost-cutting measures as the agency’s 1,300 Voice of America employees were put on leave. Her video was made at a building leased by VOA.
"I know that every one of you out there is working hard, and parting with your tax dollars, you’re expecting it to be used wisely, not misused and mismanaged. And I can tell you that this building is a colossal waste of money," Lake said.
In a statement last year, the agency said the lease would save the federal government $150 million over 15 years.
Lake hasn’t sworn off another run for office in Arizona.
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Sen. Mark Kelly says the Trump administration is spinning the truth about the ongoing conflict with Iran. Kelly told MS NOW that President Trump has not provided clear direction.
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Incumbent Kevin Thompson has secured one of two nominations in the Republican primary for the Arizona Corporation Commission, the state’s top utility regulator. But the race for the second seat is still too close to call. -
Former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely won the Republican nomination in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, according to a race call by the Associated Press, while early results show Amish Shah leads a four-way Democratic primary with 42% of the vote. -
Despite facing allegations of sexual impropriety and claims he doesn’t live in the district, former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb won the Republican primary in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, according to a race call by the Associated Press. -
Arizona’s 6th Congressional District is one of just a handful of competitive districts around the country that could determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives next year.
