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Kyrsten Sinema
Progressives Tell Sinema 3 in 5 Arizonans Want Filibuster Obstruction to End
Polling shows Democrats and independent voters in Arizona back ending the filibuster, with GOP voters evenly split.
Bernie Sanders Says He Won’t Stop Fighting for $15 Wage Until It’s Passed
Eight Democratic senators voted against the proposal last week, drawing ire from progressives.
Eight Democrats Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’s $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders's effort to reattach a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate COVID relief package failed Friday.
“Moderate” Democrats May Obstruct Fundamentally Essential Electoral Reform
Democrats have a small window of opportunity to stop an undemocratic movement from securing minority rule indefinitely.
$15 Minimum Wage Is Dead for Now, Thanks to Democrats Manchin and Sinema
The Senate still has options to push it through, but centrist Democrats don’t want to buck procedure to make it happen.
Manchin and Sinema Push Back Against $15 Minimum Wage
So far, Democratic leadership in both chambers is standing with striking workers over moderate Democrats.
Two Democrats Help Senate Kill Effort to Stop Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE
The Trump administration is pushing to lock in the massive arms sale weeks before Inauguration Day.