Kari Lake fails in last legal challenge to Arizona governor’s race loss

Kari Lake speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4 in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images A judge on Monday evening rejected defeated GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake's allegation that Maricopa County didn't verify signatures on early 2022 ballots. Why it matters: The ruling strikes down the final claim in her long-running attempt to overturn her loss to now-Gov. Katie Hobbs. Driving the news: Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled Lake failed to show that...