Kyrsten Sinema

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s left the Democrat Party and registered as an independent. Here’s what that means for the the balance of power in the Senate.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced that she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an Independent.

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she now has registered as an independent, but she does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate.

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.

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. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a centrist who was seen as the pivotal vote, says she is ready to “move forward” on the bill. Senate Majority...

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raised over $1.5 million toward the end of 2021 as she opposed key elements of her own party’s agenda, according to new filings.

Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party have voted to censure Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat

Some relatives of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are spending the holiday named for him in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation.

Senate Republicans are set to block two voting rights bills, leading Democrats to consider filibuster changes to pass them.

Democrats have pushed a Senate vote on the Build Back Better Act into next year, and Sen. Joe Manchin is just one of the hurdles they have to clear.