“Maricopa County” on The Daily Caller

“America’s toughest sheriff,” Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., is knee-deep in the fray in Iowa, speaking once again on Tuesday on behalf of his chosen Republican candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (more)

Sheriff Paul Babeu of Pinal County, Ariz., said that Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent attacks on his colleague, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., were an attempt to take public attention off of Operation Fast and Furious. (more)

1.) If you have confidence in Eric Holder, now’s the time to speak up — The Daily Caller continues to report on Eric Holder, even though he told us not to. Here’s his favorite person ever, our own Matthew Boyle: (more)

Confirming the weekend’s reporting, on Tuesday “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Joe Arpaio, endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry for president at a diner in Amherst, New Hampshire. (more)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., who calls himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” will endorse Texas Gov. Rick Perry next week, a source with knowledge of the endorsement told ABC News. (more)

Liberal groups including the American Civil Liberties Union are crying foul at what they say is the Obama administration’s political gamesmanship over the deportation of illegal immigrants. (more)

PHOENIX — Sheriff Joe Arpaio rolled out the tanks to take down a man suspected of cockfighting. (more)

When Jared Loughner opened fire on Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, her staff, and bystanders Saturday, I was sitting in a crowded auditorium two hours north of the shooting in Arizona’s capital city, Phoenix, with over a thousand Republican precinct committeemen. (more)

A moment of silence will be held before the Bowl Championship Series title game on Monday night in honor of the victims of Saturday’s shooting in Tucson, a two-hour drive from the game’s site in Glendale, Ariz. (more)

To borrow a football term from the NFL, “upon further review,” Proposition 203 is becoming law — and a bad one at that. (more)

A federal audit gave favorable grades to Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona for his treatment of inmates, amid a Justice Department probe into possible discrimination by Mr. Arpaio against Hispanic inmates. (more)

The U.S. Department of Justice filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to provide full access to records and facilities for a civil-rights investigation. (more)

The Justice Department filed another lawsuit against immigration practices by Arizona authorities, saying Monday that a network of community colleges acted illegally in requiring noncitizens to provide their green cards before they could be hired for jobs. (more)

A federal investigation of a controversial Arizona sheriff known for tough immigration enforcement has intensified in recent days, escalating the conflict between the Obama administration and officials in the border state. (more)

PHOENIX – He’s been at the center of the discussions and controversies surrounding illegal immigration enforcement in Arizona for quite a while. (more)

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West and his team may or may not have a future in constitutional law.  But judging from the government’s brief in their suit to enjoin enforcement of S.B. 1070, Arizona’s infamous immigration bill, they might just have a future in comedy. (more)

Summer’s back . . . and so are the unwelcome guests everyone dreads. (more)

Maricopa County health officials have confirmed that a relatively new, extremely toxic strain of bacteria has been found in hospitals and other health-care facilities in the Valley. (more)

The recently passed Arizona immigration law is being subjected to a constant stream of irresponsible and ignorant demagoguery. In their total sellout to the political left and the forces of multiculturalism, the mainstream media have been guilty of the kind of sloppy work that ought to earn a failing grade from any self-respecting journalism professor. (more)

The New York Times wants readers to know that while Arizona is a backwards, redneck, racist state, it’s a “complex” kind of hate. One that deserves the careful analysis and gentle scolding of the Gray Old Lady. (more)