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What Sinema’s party switch means for the next Congress and 2024

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema‘s decision to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent in Arizona is unlikely to upend the political equilibrium in the Senate. But her announcement could add new complications to the 2024 race in her increasingly purple home state.

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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.

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Why Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party

The decision has been long in the making, sources told Axios.

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What Sinema’s party switch means for the next Congress and 2024 - Roll Call

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's decision to leave the Democratic Party is unlikely to upend the political equilibrium in the Senate.

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Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent

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Why did Kyrsten Sinema leave Democrats?

"She’s not driven by ideology," Democrat says, she's driven by who is giving her the "most money"

Salon

Sinema out, Warnock in – Democrats narrowly control the Senate and Republicans the House, but gridlock won't be the biggest problem for the new Congress

In the wake of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, a general sense of the political landscape in the upcoming 118th Congress has taken shape. With Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she is leaving the Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory in Georgia’s runoff, Democrats will maintain control in the…

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Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent

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Sinema switches from Dem to independent

Sinema may be trying to fend off a potential primary challenge — but could end up helping elect a Republican

Salon

Here's what Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could mean for the Senate

Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority.

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Kyrsten Sinema announces she is quitting Democratic Party to become an independent

‘I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics,’ says mercurial centrist senator

The Independent UK

Mark Z. Barabak: A signal from Biden and boost for Kamala Harris as Democrats remake 2024 primary calendar

Perhaps you missed it, what with holiday shopping, World Cup soccer and the big political news that Donald Trump wants to run the Constitution through a shredder and make himself dictator.

Los Angeles Times

Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent - Roll Call

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema already faced a movement to remove her as the Democrats' nominee in 2024, when she is up for reelection.

Roll Call

Govt seeks 1 trillion yen tax revenue boost for defense upgrade

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito on Thursday to consider ways to increase annual tax revenues by about 1 trillion yen by fiscal 2027 to fund a drastic enhancement of the nation's defense capabilities.

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Warnock win makes it official: Georgia is a '24 battleground

Fresh off Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory, Georgia Democrats are embracing -- and Republicans are reluctantly accepting -- the state’s transition from GOP stronghold to premier battleground as the political calendar turns to the 2024 presidential cycle

Chicago Sun-Times

Gary LaPaille, former state senator, Democratic Party of Illinois chair, Madigan staffer, dies at 68

He was “a Democrat’s Democrat. ... His blood was blue,” said former Virginia Gov. and ex-Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe.

Al Jazeera

What Warnock’s US Senate victory means for the Democrats

Raphael Warnock’s reelection in closely watched Georgia run-off spells good news for Joe Biden and his Democratic Party.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker

ATLANTA — It was one of the most unusual political events in recent Georgia history. After vilifying Gov. Brian Kemp for much of the past decade, the Democratic Party of Georgia held a suburban event featuring voters who sang the Republican’s praises while also vouching for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.

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Japan's ruling party says it won't rule out any options for funding defence boost

Japan's government will not rule out any measures to fund increases in defence spending, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief Koichi Hagiuda said on Wednesday, when asked about possible additional debt issuance.

The Independent UK

Albanian opposition leader attacked during anti-govt protest

The leader of the Albanian opposition center-right Democratic Party has been attacked during an anti-government protest held near a summit of European Union leaders and their counterparts from the Western Balkans in the capital Tirana

Salon

Crushing unions: Both sides do it!

Democrats and their "proud pro-labor president" say the right things and do the wrong ones, over and over again

The Independent UK

Who is running for president in 2024?

With less than two years remaining until US voters will decide who will serve as president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican government officials are starting to jockey for position in the coming fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, while at least one…

The Guardian - US

Will the ‘cool, calm, collected’ Hakeem Jeffries change when in power?

Some believe Black lawmakers adapt to leadership by becoming more moderate – others disagree

Al Jazeera

Democrats vote to shake up 2024 presidential nomination process

South Carolina will likely lead the Democrats’ presidential nomination, a departure from the traditional start in Iowa.

The Guardian - US

Biden tells Democrats to revise primary calendar to boost Black voters’ voices

Predominantly white New Hampshire reportedly could be scheduled later with South Carolina tipped to move up to first

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