Kyrsten Sinema is selling clothes and athletic gear on Facebook Marketplace, reports say The independent Arizona senator is a prolific Marketplace user The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
AOC wants a Democrat to challenge Kyrsten Sinema for Senate seat. Others in the party aren’t so sure Most Democrats are unsure about challenging the newly minted independent Senator The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Biden caves to Manchin demand on CTC The White House is reportedly ready to back work requirements for recipients, which could exclude most vulnerable Salon · Dec 13, 2022
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
Commentary: Congress must raise the debt ceiling now to avoid an economic calamity America is facing an unprecedented fiscal and economic threat next year and Congress has until Jan. 3 to avoid it. Sometime in 2023, probably around June, the United States will hit the debt ceiling, which is the maximum amount the government can borrow. Chicago Tribune · Dec 13, 2022
Sinema's Defection from Democrats Sows Welcome Chaos Among the Political Class We should appreciate anything that shakes the confidence of both major parties. Reason · Dec 12, 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
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
What Kyrsten Sinema’s party change means for Pa.'s John Fetterman and Senate Democrats PHILADELPHIA — Well, that didn’t last long. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 9, 2022
‘She answers to billionaires’: some Democrats not sorry to see Sinema leave Senator’s decision to register as independent brings Democrats’ bitterness towards lawmaker to surface The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022
First Thing: Two more classified documents found in Florida by Trump lawyers Discovery in storage unit appears to confirm DoJ’s suspicions that former president possessed additional government records, sources say. Plus, Australia’s worst Christmas trees The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022
Did rail giants influence Manchin vote? PACs for top rail giants showered the West Virginia Democrat with cash before the vote Salon · Dec 7, 2022
Democrats ditch Manchin’s ‘dirty deal’ after opposition from climate activists West Virginia senator had proposed to attach energy bill to appropriations legislation but plan fails amid criticism of party leadership The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2022
Will Bunch: Democrats and Republicans unite to sell out the American worker. Maybe we need a Labor Party The stories of America's rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, make their lives miserable — and yet the details are painfully familiar to millions in a U.S. labor force in which the term… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 7, 2022
WEKU · Dec 7, 2022 Why Warnock's seat means so much to Senate Democrats Warnock's win now gives Democrats firm control of the Senate and makes life easier for them in a number of ways --among them: a cushion in trying to pass bills and assured committee control.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 7, 2022 Editorial: Congress can help keep kids out of poverty In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.
Reason · Dec 7, 2022 Raphael Warnock Defeats Herschel Walker, Removing Obstacle to Biden Administration Agenda Democrats had already retained their majority, but by keeping Warnock's seat, they gained even more power in the upper chamber to hinder Republican opposition.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: The Child Tax Credit is our greatest antipoverty program. Why is Congress letting it wither? Here are some documented truths about the federal Child Tax Credit:
The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2022 Democrats aim to seize outright Senate majority in Georgia runoff The contest between Raphael Warnock and Trump-backed Herschel Walker will decide if Democrats maintain their majority
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022 EXPLAINER: US-European differences on climate law persist President Joe Biden is trying to allay concerns raised by French President Emmanuel Macron about a clean energy law that benefits electric vehicles and other products made in North America
Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022 Must-pass spending bill likely place for electoral count overhaul measure, Manchin and Klobuchar say WASHINGTON — Legislation to overhaul how Congress counts presidential electoral votes should be attached to the must-pass spending omnibus bill on its way out of the Senate, Sens. Joe Manchin III and Amy Klobuchar said Wednesday.
Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022 Warnock won in a 2021 Georgia runoff race. Now Democrats need him to do it again A victory by Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in next week’s Georgia runoff election would hand his party a crucial 51st seat and some concrete advantages over Republicans.
Salon · Nov 30, 2022 Khanna counters Manchin with wage bill Khanna takes page out of Manchin playbook, pushes to attach a $15 minimum wage to the annual military spending bill
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate’s new members, he’ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate’s new members, he’ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania