POLITICS

With Sinema Out, Arizona Senate Race Becomes Battle to Win Moderate, Independent Voters

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Republican Kari Lake must win over centrists to defeat Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego in November. When Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, she became the first Arizona Democrat to serve in Congress’ senior chamber since 1994. When she declared herself independent and left the party in December 2022, her

How Sinema’s Exit Changes the Playing Field in Arizona Senate Race

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When Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, she became the first Arizona Democrat to serve in Congress’ senior chamber since 1994. When she declared herself independent and left the party in December 2022, her defection dealt a severe blow to Democrats nationwide. It was a public rebuke of Biden

SOTU: Biden Touts Climate Agenda, Vows to Cut Carbon Emissions ‘In Half by 2030’

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President Joe Biden highlighted his climate agenda legislation during Thursday night’s State of the Union address, telling Americans he is “taking the most significant action ever on climate in the history of the world” while vowing to cut carbon emissions in the United States “in half by 2030.” He also lauded a plan to expand