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UPDATED, with Schumer comment: Senator Kyrsten Sinema jolted Democratic hopes of obtaining a clear majority in the next Congress when she announced on Friday that she has switched her party affiliation to independent. “Like a lot of Arizonans, I have never fit perfectly in either national party,” she…

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) agreed Thursday night to "move forward" on the Inflation Reduction Act, clearing the way toward a potential passage of the spending bill if another holdout Democrat does not emerge. ‘ Sinema and fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia were the party’s holdouts on the previous…

UPDATE, 11:35 AM PT: After meeting with Democrats on Capitol Hill to discuss a strategy to pass voting rights legislation, Joe Biden said, “I hope we can get this done — the honest to God answer is, I don’t know whether we can get this done.” “Like every major civil rights bill that came along, if we miss the first…

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) dressed up as Ted Lasso for a series of tweets he said was a warmup for Halloween weekend but quickly took on a different meaning because they feature Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). “Biscuits with the boss,” Romney wrote in one tweet, adding, “She’s one tough cookie.” She's one tough cookie. pic.t…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that this week's high-stakes, unresolved and unpredictable drama on Capitol Hill was "like an episode of a TV show." A reporter quickly asked, “What TV show?” “Maybe The West Wing, if something good happens. Maybe Veep if not," she said. She was talking specifically…