So we just landed in Phoenix where tonight there's going to be this town hall that's being

organized by several state attorneys general across the country. Not all the attorneys

general who are involved in this kind of Avengers resistance group are going to be here.

But it's kind of like a kickoff for what's going to be a series of these events.

And really it feels kind of like this is the beginning of the public facing side of the

Democratic attempts to stop the Trump agenda, right?

A lot of it has been happening behind closed doors and lawsuits and courtrooms.

And now you're seeing like the first concerted public effort to channel the energy, the rage,

the frustration, the dismay that I think a lot of normal American citizens are feeling as

Trump has run roughshod over the federal government, Trump and Elon Musk.

So here we are in Phoenix, Arizona, baby.

It's 5.30 p.m., almost sunset in the desert.

I'm just outside of Central High School, a massive building just north of downtown.

The school has its own political history. John McCain campaigned here when he was running

against Barack Obama in 2008. Several years later, President Obama spoke here as well.

And that kind of political weight is probably what the hosts of this event are going for.

Good evening, Arizona.

Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays is the host of the first national town hall for this group of state attorneys general.

All of them are Democrats.

The topic of tonight's event is cuts to the federal workforce

and funding freezes, led in large part by Elon Musk and Doge, the Department of Government

Efficiency. The stakes for many people in this room are deeply personal. This is not just a policy

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