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KYRSTEN SINEMA


18 hours ago

Sinema's split from Democrats shows party discord in Arizona

Democratic unity in Arizona helped the party pick up two U.S. Senate seats and the top three state offices over the last few years.

3 days ago

‘Disrespectful and Even Abusive’: Kyrsten Sinema Hit With Ethics Complaint

ReutersA consortium of political advocacy groups are pushing for an investigation into allegations that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has had staffers running her personal errands and performing sundry household tasks on the taxpayer dime.As first reported in December by The Daily Beast, Sinema aides are bound by a 37-page memo that lays out a very specific set of demands: the senator’s groceries are to be picked up promptly, her hour-long massages are to be booked weekly, and her internet service

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema pulls in cash from Wall Street, real estate titans as she mulls reelection bid

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who is now an independent, is considering a 2024 reelection bid after Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego jumped into the race.

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These senators have the largest war chests heading into the 2024 election cycle

While incumbent Independents and Democrat senators topped the list for the most cash on hand, GOP incumbents Sens. Rick Scott and Ted Cruz raised the most cash during the year-end quarter.

foxnews.com

Republicans worry Kari Lake and Blake Masters will lose Arizona Senate race again in 2024

Kari Lake and Blake Masters ran unsuccessful campaigns for state office in Arizona last year, aligning themselves closely to former President Trump.

foxnews.com

Is Arizona really becoming more purple? What the 2024 Senate race could tell us

Rep. Ruben Gallego has entered the Arizona Senate race, raising the possibility of a three-way contest among him, the GOP nominee and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

latimes.com

These 4 senators are the most likely to lose their seats in 2024

A top non-partisan political handicapper predicts Democrats face a serious challenge holding on to four crucial Senate seats as they attempt to protect their razor-thin majority in 2024

foxnews.com

Gallego holds first events of Arizona Senate campaign

Democrat Ruben Gallego has held the first public events of his U.S. Senate campaign, taking aim at independent incumbent Kyrsten Sinema and casting his candidacy in a patriotic appeal to the American dream.

Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego, who's trying to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, says 'nobody' in the state 'has really spoken to' her she joined the upper chamber

"Nobody in Arizona has really spoken to her in the last four years. This is why she is where she is," Rep. Gallego said of Sen. Sinema on Thursday.

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Why Kyrsten Sinema is in deep trouble

There’s no shortage of Democratic senators in danger of losing their seats in 2024. Joe Manchin in ruby-red West Virginia. Jon Tester in solidly Republican Montana. Sherrod Brown in ever-more-conservative Ohio. And their colleagues in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Michigan — four of the purplest places on the map.

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Possible retirements before 2024 have Senate Democrats on edge

Senate Democrats returned to Washington to wield their newly expanded majority this week, but the specter of potential retirements in their ranks is already raising anxiety.

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Arizona Senate hopeful Ruben Gallego posts record-breaking fundraising haul in bid for Kyrsten Sinema's seat, breaking state record

More than 27,000 donations contributed to Gallego's haul, breaking a state record previously held by incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly, the campaign said.

cnbc.com

Democrat Ruben Gallego pursues Sinema's Arizona Senate seat

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego says he’ll challenge independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona in 2024. Sinema left the Democratic Party in December and hasn't said whether she'll seek a second term. (Jan. 23) (Production: Nathan Ellgren)

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Pete Ricketts sworn in as Nebraska senator, replacing Sasse

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Monday, replacing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse as the Senate returns from several weeks of recess and begins a new session of closely-divided government.

Rep. Ruben Gallego launches bid for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's Arizona seat

The announcement makes Gallego the first candidate in what could be a three-way race for Sinema's Arizona Senate seat.

cnbc.com

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will decide who replaces her in the U.S. Senate

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will have the last say on who replaces her and in the meantime plans to do something shocking: Govern.

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Rep. Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat

Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego says he’ll challenge independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona in 2024.

Rep. Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, a liberal firebrand and prominent Latino lawmaker, announced Monday he'll challenge independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024, becoming the first candidate to jump into the race and setting up a potential three-way contest. Gallego said he'd fight for normal people struggling to make ends meet and losing faith in politicians. “I'm better for this job than Kyrsten Sinema because I haven’t forgotten where I came from,” Gallego told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview.

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Ruben Gallego announces run for Arizona Senate seat held by Kyrsten Sinema

Rep. Ruben Gallego will run for Senate in Arizona, setting up a potential three-way race in the battleground state that poses a threat to independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s hold on the seat.

washingtonpost.com

Progressive Dem Ruben Gallego to challenge Kyrsten Sinema for her Senate seat

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is set to launch a Senate bid against independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024 and will be announcing his bid via a bilingual video released Monday.

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Democrat Ruben Gallego to challenge Kyrsten Sinema for Senate seat

Gallego, an outspoken liberal Democrat, has long been critical of Sinema, who dropped her party identification as a Democrat to be an independent just after the party won the Senate last year.

cbsnews.com

Sinema Will Have to Be Partisan to Be Independent

The former Democrat from Arizona went to Davos to decry the two-party system, but it is essential to getting things done in Washington.

washingtonpost.com

2024 Senate map is a GOP dream. But candidate strength is unsettled.

The emerging landscape points to potential decisions on the horizon about if and how to intervene in battleground contests with flawed contenders.

washingtonpost.com

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema dressed as a sheep at Davos – and made everyone else look like fools

Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona's senior senator, sticks out at Davos with another loud fashion statement that says more about others than herself.

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Liberals trash Kyrsten Sinema's outfit at World Economic Forum: 'Why is she dressed like a sheep?'

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., faced a deluge of harsh comments from liberal Twitter users about her wardrobe while appearing at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.

foxnews.com

Biden: Americans should 'pay attention' to MLK's legacy

President Joe Biden has made a historical pilgrimage to what he calls “America’s freedom church” to mark Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly visit US-Mexico border in Yuma County

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly, visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2023.

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After Biden border visit, senators from both parties witness migrant crisis first-hand

Lawmakers from both parties traveled to the southern border in the wake of President Biden's visit, and as the migrant crisis continues to rage in Texas and Arizona.

foxnews.com

Bipartisan group of 8 senators to visit border after Biden's first visit to tackle 'Washington's failure'

A group of eight senators from both parties will visit the southern border next week amid calls for Congress to act in response to the years-long migrant crisis.

foxnews.com

Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect America

The religious makeup of the incoming 118th Congress looks more like what America used to be than what it is today.

Kyrsten Sinema Makes the Senate More Like America

America’s most popular party affiliation isn’t Republican or Democratic. So why does Congress have so few independents?

theatlantic.com

The Myth of Political Independence

Pretending to be independent in a partisan system won’t improve America’s politics. But more parties might.

theatlantic.com

Internal memo reveals how Kyrsten Sinema instructed staffers to handle grocery runs and make sure she gets her WiFi fixed: report

The 37-page memo seen by The Daily Beast included a request to make sure the senator always has "a room temperature bottle of water."

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Schumer breaks Title 42 spending bill logjam with Sinema’s help

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday morning that he’s reached an agreement with colleagues on amendments to the 4,155-page omnibus so the Senate can pass the bill later in the day and give the House a chance to act Friday. And it looks like his savior may be independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), who…

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Sinema’s switch was months in the making. Now it’s a challenge for Democrats.

Unhappiness ran in both directions and loomed over the Arizona senator's political future.

washingtonpost.com

Senator Kyrsten Sinema is Leaving the Democratic Party. And Triathlon.

Say it aint’t so, Kyrsten!

outsideonline.com

Why it matters where Sinema caucuses after leaving the Democratic Party

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema may have left the Democratic Party, but she still will associate with the left as an independent in the Democrat-controlled Senate

foxnews.com

Lawmakers quick to unload FTX founder's contributions

Lawmakers who eagerly accepted piles of cash from Samuel Bankman-Fried now can’t move fast enough to offload contributions from the disgraced crypto mogul to anywhere but their own campaign coffers.

Rep. Ruben Gallego: Kyrsten Sinema's Senate colleagues are telling me to run against her

Arizona Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego said in a recent interview that "some senators" are encouraging him to run against independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024.

foxnews.com

The Political Mystery of Kyrsten Sinema

Surely there’s some electoral calculation behind the Arizona senator’s decision to leave the Democratic Party, but the timing is especially confusing.

newyorker.com

Did Kyrsten Sinema Betray Her Volunteers?

Conversations with her former canvassers reveal anger and disappointment with the newly independent senator from Arizona.

theatlantic.com

With the Senate no longer split 50-50, will Harris have a freer hand?

For the first two years, Harris was a tiebreaker in a 50-50 Senate, which aides used as a ready excuse for why she couldn't travel. Will that now change?

washingtonpost.com

Democrats' 2024 Kyrsten Sinema problem

A party in such a situation almost always lines up behind the most likely winner. But history might not be the best guide to what Democrats will do in Arizona.

washingtonpost.com

Fox News Politics: Democrats who ditched their party

Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content

foxnews.com

Democratic senators sidestep Arizona race after Sinema leaves their party

If Sen. Kyrsten Sinema runs for a second term as an independent, the national party would face pressure to decide whether to back her over a Democrat, prompting a dilemma for her colleagues.

washingtonpost.com

Democrats Are Ready to Call Kyrsten Sinema’s Bluff

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyIn Washington, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party last week landed like a black cloud over the party’s sunny post-election victory lap.But back in Arizona, her move came across like something else entirely.“Her party switch is an electoral hand grenade,” one Arizona Democratic operative told The Daily Beast, “and she just pulled the pin.”While Sinema publicly framed her move as a critique of partisanship and

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema may no longer be a Democrat, but she is NOT independent

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's lack of party affiliation does not define political 'independence,' not when politicians need so much money to run.

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Retention issues? Political strategists weigh in on recent departures from the Democratic Party

Despite a great deal of success in the 2022 midterm cycle, at least three elected Democrats recently announced they were leaving the Democratic Party.

foxnews.com

Sanders slams Sinema as ‘corporate Democrat,’ legislative saboteur after Arizona senator leaves Dem party

Sen. Bernie Sanders said he may support a Democrat in 2024 if any challenge newly registered Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema after she left the Democratic Party.

foxnews.com

Sen. Sinema's switch to Independent will not impact Democrats' control of the chamber, representatives say

Many members of Congress have said Sinema's switch likely won't impact the Democrats' narrow control of the U.S. Senate.

cnbc.com

Sinema Misses the Point About Party Politics

The partisan system actually makes lawmaking easier, and voters benefit when they can distinguish between Republicans and Democrats.

washingtonpost.com

Kyrsten Sinema's decision to leave Democratic Party won't have immediate consequences

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is the latest figure to rile up the liberal base, but Democrats will be happy to keep her mostly in the fold.

washingtonpost.com

What Kyrsten Sinema's departure from Democratic Party means for pivotal Arizona Senate seat

Questions are being raised about the future of independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's pivotal Senate seat, following her departure from the Democratic Party.

foxnews.com

Kyrsten Sinema was doing the GOP a favor by blocking Democrats' taxes on the wealthy. Now a Republican-controlled House will have to fight that battle.

During her time in the Senate, Kyrsten Sinema stopped Democrats from raising taxes on the rich. Now a GOP-led House will have to take that on.

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Sinema's break with the Democratic Party may not help her as much as she'd like

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she will no longer be a member of the Democratic Party, raising questions about how independent politicians can really be.

npr.org

Sinema party switch highlights 2024 obstacles for Democrats

The challenges facing the Democratic Party heading into the next campaign have come into sharp relief just a few days after the party celebrated victory in the final Senate contest of the 2022 midterms.

Trump Calls to “Terminate” the Constitution, and Kyrsten Sinema’s Party Switch

Plus, our roundtable breaks down the results of the Georgia Senate runoff.

newyorker.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Kyrsten Sinema's announcement to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent: 'She lays out no goals for Arizonans'

Sinema's party switch comes as she's up for re-election in Arizona in 2024 in what's likely to become a competitive race.

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EXPLAINER: What Sinema's switch means for the Senate

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is becoming an Independent and leaving the Democratic Party.

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she has switched her registration to independent.

How senators 'defied political gravity' on same-sex marriage

Passing legislation to protect same-sex marriages in the Senate was a monthslong effort, building on a decadeslong push.

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress

The House has given final approval to protections for same-sex marriages.

EXPLAINER: Congress is acting on gay, interracial marriage

Legislation that ensures same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized as legal unions appears headed for final approval and President Joe Biden’s signature.

Democrats kept the Senate this year, but 2024 may be harder

Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more challenging.

Georgia runoff: Why one Senate seat is crucial for Democrats

Democrats have secured their majority in the Senate for the next two years.

Latino voters crucial to Senate, governor races in Arizona

The turnout machine that left-leaning Latino activists have built since Arizona enacted a tough crackdown on immigrants will be put to the test in Tuesday's election.

Libertarian ends Arizona Senate bid, endorses GOP's Masters

The Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Arizona, Marc Victor, dropped out of the race Tuesday and urged his supporters to vote for Republican Blake Masters.

Biden vows abortion legislation as top priority next year

President Joe Biden is promising that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that codifies Roe v. Wade — if Democrats control enough seats in Congress for Biden to sign abortion protections into law.

Kelly, Hobbs face different prospects in crucial Ariz. races

A year ago, Arizona’s Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was all over cable news, building a national profile as a defender of democracy and raking in cash for her campaign for governor.

Sen. Sinema defends bipartisanship at McConnell Center

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says Americans prefer politicians who work across the aisle.

Drought in Western US heats up as a Senate campaign issue

The consequences of drought and efforts to funnel billions of dollars toward securing water supplies in the West are becoming larger issues in two of the most consequential races for the U.S. Senate.

Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, a blow for the legislation that comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”.

Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Penn, Stiller

Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.

What's in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and now he has signed into law legislation with a slimmer version of that idea.

Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use

Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023.

Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has received nearly $1 million in campaign contributions over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose interests she has staunchly defended in Congress.

In Biden's big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction

The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change.

Congress OKs Dems' climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

Democrats have pushed their landmark climate and health care bill through Congress, handing an election-year victory to President Joe Biden.

What's in Democrats' big bill? Climate, health care, savings

The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems.

Biden steps out of the room and finds legacy-defining wins

Over five decades in Washington, Joe Biden knew that the way to influence was to be in the room where it happens.

Senate Democrats pass budget package, a victory for Biden

The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package.

Democrats' big package: What remains in and what's out?

The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems.

Sinema gives her nod, and influence, to Democrats' big bill

Sen. Joe Manchin sealed the deal reviving President Joe Biden’s big economic, health care and climate bill.

Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats have made changes in their giant economic bill that include paring part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations.

Democrats say they've reached agreement on economic package

Senate Democrats say they have reached an accord on changes to their marquee economic legislation, clearing the major hurdle to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s leading election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days.

Biden, Republicans spar over impact of Dems’ economic plan

Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.”.

GOP targets for Dem bill: Inflation, taxes, Manchin, Sinema

Republicans see inflation, taxes and immigration as Democratic weak spots worth attacking in the upcoming battle over an economic package the Democrats want to push through the Senate.

Bipartisan compromise bill would restore abortion rights

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing compromise legislation to restore abortion access in the wake of the June Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Democrat Sinema's views on economic bill remain shrouded

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's views remained a mystery as party leaders eye votes later this week on their emerging economic legislation.

Manchin demurs on Biden in 2024 and Dem majorities this year

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is declining to endorse Joe Biden if the president seeks a second term in 2024 and is refusing to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections.

Dems seem headed for climate, health win after ups and downs

It’s been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs.

Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change

An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.

Deal on Capitol Hill could ease seniors' health costs

Some older Americans are cheering news of a deal on Capitol Hill that could lead to lower drug costs.

Biden hails economic bill amid signs of broad Dem support

President Joe Biden is hailing a nascent Democratic package of climate, health care and tax initiatives as a giant step forward for the country.

All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not

It was launched as the new president’s ambitious plan for rebuilding America.

Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access

President Joe Biden says he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade.

Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden

The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades.

Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next

The Senate has approved a bipartisan gun violence bill.

Ghastly shootings, political forces align to prompt gun deal

Last month's mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have produced a groundswell for change in Congress.

GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details

Democratic and Republican senators are at odds over how to keep firearms from dangerous people.

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