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Kari Lake

Arcs in the news about Kari Lake from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 34 stories · 309 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Dec 3, 2024.

All arcs1 named arc in 2024

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Arizona Advocates Claim They Have Enough Signatures to Put Abortion Rights on the Ballot · 9 articles, Apr 2A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state · 151 articles, Apr 9Abortions in Arizona: State can enforce 1864 law, supreme court rules · 113 articles, Apr 9Biden campaign launches Arizona ad blitz on heels of abortion ruling · 5 articles, Apr 9Kari Lake denounces Arizona abortion ban that she once supported · 23 articles, Apr 9Trump pushes Arizona lawmakers to "remedy" state abortion ruling that he says "went too far" · 41 articles, Apr 10Kamala Harris blames Trump for abortion bans during Arizona visit · 15 articles, Apr 10Arizona Republicans block another Democratic effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban · 64 articles, Apr 11Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California · 29 articles, Apr 22Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift · 9 articles, Apr 23Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban · 73 articles, Apr 24Arizona repealed its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump · 173 articles, May 1Arizona Supreme Court delays enforcement of 1864 abortion ban · 22 articles, May 14Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom · 32 articles, May 23Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure · 24 articles, Jul 3Arizona judge rejects GOP wording for voters' abortion ballot initiative pamphlet · 11 articles, Jul 27Arizona and Missouri will join 5 other states with abortion on the ballot. Who are the others? · 68 articles, Aug 13Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as 'unborn human being' in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet · 19 articles, Aug 14Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion · 10 articles, Aug 21Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books · 12 articles, Sep 14With immigration and abortion on Arizona's ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum · 11 articles, Sep 21Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution · 11 articles, Nov 6Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona · 10 articles, Dec 3

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else14 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Kari Lake that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 12Trump taps Kari Lake to serve as director of Voice of America41 articles · 31 independent sources
    7 left, 7 center, 7 right
  2. Dec 10Kari Lake top candidate for Trump’s ambassador to Mexico: Report7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Nov 18Kari Lake and Arizona county election official reach settlement in defamation case1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 10– 13Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake45 articles · 34 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 8 right
  5. Nov 6Democrat Ruben Gallego leads Republican Kari Lake in US Senate race in Arizona6 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 24Bill Clinton calls Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake ‘physically attractive’5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  7. Oct 9– 10Watch live: Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake face off in Arizona Senate debate22 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 2 right
  8. Jul 30– 31Kari Lake wins GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race, will face Gallego in November44 articles · 35 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 7 right
  9. Apr 22Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulators13 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 2 right
  10. Mar 27Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official14 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right

Stories that name Kari Lake

  1. Oct 17Judge unseals Ruben Gallego divorce filing that has hovered over Arizona senate race7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 30Key Senate race in Arizona could hinge on voters who back Trump and the Democratic candidate8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Mar 5– 6Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won’t seek reelection, avoiding 3-way race59 articles · 44 independent sources
    8 left, 10 center, 15 right