Independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced on March 5 that she will not seek reelection for a second term, preventing a potential three-way race in November. Ms. Sinema made her announcement on Super Tuesday after the Senate GOP blocked a bipartisan bill intended to fortify the southern border while delivering additional military aid […]
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Jan. 23 announced a challenge to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), who recently left the Democrat Party. In his campaign announcement he painted Sinema as an advocate for “the rich and powerful.” “If you’re more likely to be meeting with the powerful than the powerless, you’re doing this job incorrectly,” he […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Dec. 12 that he has no intention of leaving the Democratic Party “right now,” a week after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) announced that she was rebranding herself as an Independent. Sinema announced the decision to leave the party on Dec. 9, prompting speculation that her occasional ally and fellow […]
One seat gained, but another lost for Senate Democrats on capitol hill. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party. The founder of FTX is set to testify before the Senate next week. The committee will probe the collapse of the crypto exchange. President Joe Biden plans to call for the African Union to join […]
Elon Musk revealed on Dec. 9 that Twitter shadow-banned certain political candidates ahead of elections. Former President Donald Trump also responded to the revelations in the latest batch of Twitter Files. Arizona’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an Independent. Sam Brinton, a Biden administration nuclear official, is […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who announced she’s leaving the Democratic Party, would keep her committee assignments. “She asked me to keep her committee assignments and I agreed,” Schumer said in a statement to news outlets on Friday. With Sinema as an independent, Democrats will hold majorities on […]
The White House on Dec. 9 responded after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) revealed she was leaving the Democrat party. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre indicated that the Biden administration does not think Sinema’s decision will affect the upper chamber, particularly after the new Congress begins in January 2023. “Senator Sinema has been a key […]
Democrat Senator Kyrsten #Sinema is being censured by her Party for voting independently and against a bill aimed at easing the passage of Biden’s voting reforms. The Democrat’s attempt to “nuke the filibuster” that is blocking Biden’s reforms went down in flames on Jan. 19. What’s the glaring inconsistency in Biden’s claim that the midterm […]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said on Thursday that she will not help her party to weaken or abolish the filibuster, all but ending President Joe Biden’s aspiration to pass comprehensive voting legislation that would increase the federal government’s power over elections. This announcement comes as little surprise to observers of the Arizona maverick who, like […]
Activists chased Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona into the bathroom over the weekend. They were pressuring the Democratic senator to vote in favor of the $3.5 trillion spending package. But these activists may have broken the law.
Arizona’s two new U.S. Senators chose different books on which to take their oath of office on Jan. 3. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat, avoided a religious book and instead chose to take her ceremonial oath of office using a copy of the Constitution. Sinema’s move was not illegal but unusual, as nearly all incoming […]
The lead for Democrat Rep. Kyrsten Sinema over Republican Martha McSally has widened in the Arizona Senate race. In results announced on Sunday night, the lead for Sinema increased to more than 30,000 votes. Sinema had 1,071,947 votes, or 49.5 percent, versus McSally’s 1,039,778 votes, or 48 percent, according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s […]
