Sinema doubles down on filibuster support, dealing likely fatal blow to Dems' election bills
The comments, which match Sinema's long-held stance on the filibuster, are effectively the final nail in the coffin of Democrats' longshot effort to pass two elections bills over unified Senate GOP opposition.
Group launches hunger strike protest against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over voting rights bill
Organizers of the Hunger Strike for Democracy say their aim is for Congress to take action on a voting rights bill called the Freedom to Vote Act.
US allocates $54M for forest restoration work in northern Arizona
The $54 million allocation for the recently started federal fiscal year will pay for work to protect communities and watersheds from wildfires.
House lawmakers vote yes on Biden's $1T infrastructure bill
The House has approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates.
Paid family leave: House Dems put 4 weeks back into $1.75T spending bill
Democrats in the House said paid family and medical leave will be placed back into their $1.75 trillion social and environmental spending bill.
Democrats reach deal to lower prescription drug costs in $1.75T spending bill
Democrats reached an agreement on a plan to lower prescription drug costs for seniors as part of President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending plan.
Biden announces 'historic' deal on $1.75T spending plan, asks Democrats for votes
President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan.
Biden's social spending plan: Many progressives reluctantly accept smaller bill
Democrats previously pushed a 10-year, $3.5 trillion fiscal blueprint of Biden’s plan. But the actual package now seems likely to be half that size.
Activists protest Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at Bisbee wedding
A video posted to YouTube shows the bride’s mother tearfully pleading with protesters not to disrupt her daughter’s wedding, which was held in Bisbee, Arizona.
More backers of Arizona Senator Sinema defect over her Biden plan objections
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faced more defections from the broad base of support she built to win her seat in 2018 when five members of her veterans advisory council resigned over her opposition to parts of President Biden's infrastructure plan and refusal to ditch the Senate filibuster.
Sinema bathroom confrontation: ASU police recommend charging 4
The Arizona State University Police Department is recommending charges against the four protesters who followed Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a bathroom earlier this month and recorded the incident.
Groups rally outside Arizona Sen. Sinema's office to address child care, climate change, education
The Sunrise Movement, Lucha, and Working Families Party are demanding Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema support President Biden's $3.5 trillion spending package to address child care, climate change, and education.
Biden stresses consequences of failing to raise debt ceiling in meeting with CEOs
With the clock ticking on America’s debt limit, President Joe Biden called a meeting with CEOs of major businesses to stress the importance of raising the debt ceiling.
Sinema confronted in airport and plane about spending bill, Green New Deal, DACA
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was confronted at an airport and on an airplane by people who demanded to know why she is refusing to support a pathway to citizenship or vote for President Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda.
Activist who recorded Sinema in ASU bathroom defends actions, accuses critics of being 'tone police'
The woman who followed Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a bathroom while filming her defended her actions, accusing critics of being the "tone police" in a Facebook post.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema condemns activists who filmed her inside restroom
The activists first confronted Sinema at her ASU classroom, then followed her down the hall as the senator went into the bathroom and shut the door of a stall.
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema faces protesters at Phoenix resort fundraiser
A small group of protesters was outside of a Phoenix resort where Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema held a fundraiser on Oct. 2. Many in her party feel she's standing in the way of the Democratic party's goals for the nation.
House prepares for clash over $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill
Pelosi said she wants to see the House pass Biden's, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday, though she suggested the vote might face delays
Sinema reiterates she won't back $3.5T spending bill, says Biden and Schumer 'fully aware' of her stance
Biden has personally met with Sinema and fellow moderate Democrat holdout Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on multiple occasions this week to negotiate an agreement on the spending bill.
Biden dives into high-stakes negotiations over Build Back Better infrastructure plan
President Joe Biden appears determined to strike agreement with two wavering Democratic senators over his big $3.5 trillion government overhaul.