Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent. Summary Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent. Sinema does not plan to join the Republican Conference, guaranteeing Democrats will retain control of the Senate. The first-term senator explained her thinking in an op-ed published in the Arizona Republic. Sinema declared she was “declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington” …
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In Congress, COVID-19, Joe Biden, Russia, Spangld, UkraineTags chuck schumer, joe biden, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, russia, ukraine Dominic Moore
President Joe Biden held a rare press conference as the Senate rejected his “voting rights” bill and filibuster changes. Summary President Joe Biden held a rare two-hour press conference Wednesday to mark his one-year anniversary as …
President Biden has been unable to get Sen. Joe Manchin on board for Build Back Better. Manchin’s colleague Raphael Warnock framed his support for the filibuster as “misplace priorities.” Summary Biden’s and Democratic leadership’s hopes of …
In Joe Biden, USATags Congress, infrastructure, joe biden, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Nancy Pelosi Meredith Dolan
Congressional Democrats and President Biden remain at an impasse over their spending agenda. A previously scheduled vote Monday on the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework” was further delayed. Summary Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed a vote on part of …