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Former Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio narrowly lost his campaign to get his old job back Friday, ending a nearly successful comeback for one of the state's most polarizing figures. Arpaio, who held the position from 1993-2017, lost the GOP primary for the job to 40-year department veteran and Arpaio aide Jerry Sheridan by just over 6,000 votes when the Maricopa County Elections Department called the race. The two contenders were separated just 1 percent, 37-36.

Joe Arpaio announced Sunday night that he plans to run for sheriff of Maricopa County in 2020 after losing his most recent reelection bid. Arpaio served as the county’s sheriff for 1993 until 2016, with his 24 years in office making him the longest-serving sheriff in the county’s history. "The last four years have proven to be a time of lost opportunities to continue the kind of tough policing this county needs," Arpaio wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. "Once back in office, I will use my position to restore pride to our law enforcement ranks, not only here,...

Vice President Pence praised former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of contempt of court, as a “tireless champion of … the rule of law” during an event in Arizona on Tuesday. Pence said at the tax event that he was “honored” by the former sheriff’s attendance, and called Arpaio a “great friend of this president and tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law,” to cheers from the crowd.

Former Arizona sheriff and current GOP candidate Joe Arpaio says that he will resume his controversial campaign challenging the legality of former President Obama's birth certificate, deemed a racist campaign by many, if he is elected to the Senate. In remarks first reported by Right Wing Watch, Arpaio told a roomful of supporters in Arizona that he has remained silent about his accusations pertaining to Obama's birthplace while campaigning, but plans to resume his attacks if elected. "I don't talk about it anymore, until I become a U.S. senator. ... So I'm kind of dropping that right now," Arpaio told...

NEW INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED IN COMING WEEKS In a July 7 interview on Carl Gallups’s “Freedom Friday,” Obama birth-certificate investigator Mike Zullo provided an overview of the two-week-long trial of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio on a charge of criminal contempt of court. Zullo began by referring back to a nearly ten-year-old civil case from which the criminal charge stemmed more recently. The civil lawsuit was filed by a group of Hispanics who said they were racially profiled by Arpaio’s patrols which questioned those they stopped about their citizenship status. In December 2013, U.S. District Court G. Murray...

AUN-TV has just found out that minutes ago an injunction was filed against President Obama’s Illegal Alien Amnesty program by Freedom Watch on behalf of Sherriff Joe Arpaio. We have reviewed the key points and believe that Freedom Watch (Larry Klayman) has an exceptionally good case as the Obama Administration has set themselves up, due to the reasoning they have presented as to why “discretion” is warranted in this case. Obama has claimed they have to do it because they do not have enough money to process all the illegal aliens. However Congress not only gave Obama all the money...

Anyone who actually watched the presentation from Sheriff Joe Arpiao’s all-volunteer Cold Case Posse knows the truth about how much of a fraud Barack Obama is. If we had an honest media news as important as what Arpiao and his people presented would have demanded that ALL media – TV and radio cover his press conference live from start to finish. Those who watched the presentation also understand that if it had been nationally broadcast and the American people heard and saw the actual evidence, Obama would be gone by May. Nevertheless, instead of reporting what Arpiao presented the AP...

He says, "If it's not now, it's never" PHOENIX - Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's "considering" running for the state's highest office -- and he says he could win. It's the fourth time Sheriff Arpaio has flirted with the idea of running for governor of Arizona. But he says this time is different. ... The sheriff says he's raised plenty of money to campaign for governor -- possibly millions. If Arpaio runs for governor, he would face off with Republican candidates Jan Brewer, Dean Martin, and John Munger. Democrat Terry Goddard is also in the running. ... Arpaio expects to...

<p>Deputies say the four Chinese citizens were inside the van along with the driver, a resident of Mexico City. By Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) _ Authorities say a traffic stop in a Phoenix suburb has led to the detention of four Chinese citizens suspected of entering the country illegally.</p>