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.

A 2017 Republican tax law cut taxes for individuals, business owners and wealthy estates. But those measures are temporary.

Biden is scheduled to speak before leaving on an overseas trip to Europe for talks with Pope Francis, other leaders about climate, economy and other issues.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has unveiled a plan to tax billionaires’ unrealized capital gains. However, if the proposal survives, it may face legal challenges.

Proposals to include dental, vision and hearing coverage in Medicare, as well as expand Medicaid, may be cut as Democrats try to make a deal on budget bill.

Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe Biden’s big domestic bill.

Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to trim back his $3.5 trillion federal government overhaul to win over holdout fellow Democrats.

Biden and Democratic leaders are trying to get centrist Sens. Manchin and Sinema on board with their social safety net and climate plan.

Wednesday may have been one of the most consequential days of President Joe Biden’s first term in office.