HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 - Caught on Camera

Joe Manchin says he has ‘no intention’ of following Kyrsten Sinema’s lead and leaving the Democratic Party

Manchin has yet to decide whether he will seek re-election in 202

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 13, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: Sinema misses the point about party politics

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema declared herself a Marxist on Friday. Not Karl; Groucho. As in, “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.” She felt compelled to leave the Democrats, she explained, because of the “broken partisan system” and said that she had “joined the…

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Sinema's mutually assured destruction

Sinema is essentially daring Democrats to oppose her in 2024.

Axios · Dec 11, 2022

Bernie Sanders calls Sinema a ‘corporate Democrat’ who has ‘sabotaged enormously important legislation’

Newly independent Arizona senator doesn’t have ‘guts’ to take on corporate interests, Vermont progressive says

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Federal government has "failed" the southern border

"This isn't just a talking point of team A versus team B. This is our life every day."

Axios · Dec 11, 2022

A standoff is coming in 2023 — and it’s over the national debt

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is headed toward a standoff over the national debt next year, when Republicans newly in control of the U.S. House threaten to demand concessions for raising the government’s legal borrowing limit.

Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022

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.

WEKU · Dec 10, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent

WASHINGTON — Decrying partisan divisions, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent in Arizona, where she is up for reelection in 2024 and already faced a movement to replace her as the party’s nominee.

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022