Kyrsten Sinema

Arizona's outgoing senator explained why the filibuster tool needs to be protected in the U.S. Senate.

'Democrats will have a majority on the five-person NRLB'

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is mounting a last-ditch fight to keep the National Labor Relations Board under Democratic control for the next two years under President-elect Trump. Why it matters: For big labor and big business, the NLRB is crucially important.It has broad discretion to referee disputes between employers of workers across the economy, from Amazon to Starbucks.Democrats have an opportunity to lock in a 3-2 majority, but only if they can find 50 votes to extend Lauren McFerran's tenure.Schumer filed cloture on Monday on another five-year term for McFerran, setting up a procedural vote on Wednesday.Schumer has two paths to win confirmation:He'll need GOP absences or defections, or assurances from either Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) or Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) that their concerns about the NLRB have been addressed. Those two haven't indicated how they'll vote.Driving the news: Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders —have privately pressed Schumer to grandfather McFerran in as chair until August 2026, when vacancies will give Republicans a shot to create their own NLRB majority.With two weeks left in session, time is running out, raising concerns in the labor movement that the vote isn't a top priority for Schumer.Without reconfirmation, the board will likely tip in favor of Republicans early next year when Trump starts filling open seats after his inauguration. McFerran's term expires next week.What we're watching: No one seems to know if Manchin is still as angry with the NLRB when he voted against the last Democratic nominee in September 2023.But his staff isn't giving Schumer any reason to be optimistic.In that 2023 vote, Democrat Gwynne Wilcox relied on the votes of the two Alaska senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, to win confirmation.Another x-factor is Sinema's attendance. She didn't vote last week.The bottom line: Schumer has been focusing on confirming federal judges to lifetime positions before Democrats hand over the majority to Republicans next year.While judges wear their robes for life, there are nearly 1,500 of them.There are five seats on the NLRB.

Coming up on a month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer, though many questions remain. We will release a Viewpoints article in the next week that will be a more in-depth assessment of the implications of what is known about both the incoming Trump administration and congressional priorities. So, be sure to keep an eye out! In the meantime, we wanted to highlight some new energy-related programs and announcements from the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other agencies, building off the views in our November update.Trump’s Cabinet PicksPresident-elect Trump has named Chris Wright, currently CEO of Liberty Energy, an energy services company headquartered in Denver, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy. Wright’s announcement led many to view a video posted on LinkedIn where he pushed back hard against language about an “energy transition,” “clean energy,” “carbon pollution,” and a “climate crisis,”... Read the complete article here...©1994-2024 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. All Rights Reserved.

'They have been a terrible neighbor'

"The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts," Trump fumes as JD Vance and other Republicans skip votes

Biden’s choice not to step aside denied Democrats a chance for renewal — and paved the way for Trump’s return.

Donald Trump's rallies had rows of empty seats toward the end, and his favorability ratings never rose above dismal. It wasn't that Trump was so beloved, apart from his MAGA cult. It was that Democrats fell apart with lousy messaging.

Gallego defeated Republican Kari Lake by 2.4 percentage points, even as fellow Democrat Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump by 5.5 points in Arizona.

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.

Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a state that was reliably Republican for those seats until Donald Trump was elected president in 2016. Arizona voters had rejected Trump-endorsed candidates in every election since, but the president-elect won Arizona this year over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.“Gracias, Arizona!” Gallego wrote on the social platform X.

Ballots are still being counted in Arizona and Nevada, leaving the Senate race results in those western states in limbo as voters wait to learn how big the Republican majority will be.

Gallego and Lake are competing to fill a seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

'This has been quite a journey. Just filled with so much love, appreciation, joy,' Sam Brown said.

Campaign finance reform advocates hope a potential win by Vice President Kamala Harris, seen here in Michigan last week with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will make changing those laws a priority.

Know where to go, what to bring, and where to report suspicious activity before you head to the polls.

Maricopa County, Arizona, has become the nation’s ultimate swing county, a place that could determine whether Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president. Voters, campaigns and people around the world sometimes must wait more...

Maricopa County, Arizona, has become the nation’s ultimate swing county.

What 538's 2024 Senate election forecast says.

Voters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and House and both chambers of the state Legislature in the balance

Former President Donald Trump could have an effect on this race in a battleground state.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., right, and his Democratic challenger Tony Vargas hold their debate at the KETV studios in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 13. Inside Elections is changing the rating for their contest from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic.

Sen. Angus King, a two-term independent, turned 80 this year, but his popularity among Maine voters hasn't waned, and his challengers are untested politically.

The battle for the Senate majority has hit its final month as Republicans race to end their four-year stint in the minority. The GOP needs to win only one of two competitive races in red states — Montana and Ohio — to do just that. According to Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, Republicans have [...]

Democrats have launched an onslaught of political and legal tactics ahead of the 2024 election that have been slammed as attempts to undermine democracy.

The Republican candidate was put on the spot by Democratic rival Ruben Gallego.

Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego are battling for Arizona's open Senate seat, a race that could determine control of the Senate.

Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake spoke to Fox News Digital about why she believes her opponent, Rep. Ruben Gallego, is not a "moderate" candidate.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) raised close to $22 million in the third quarter of fundraising for this year in the Arizona Senate race, his campaign announced Thursday. Gallego’s campaign announced the Arizona Democrat had raised more than $21.7 million between July and September of this year, with donations of $100 or less making up 95 [...]

Democrats are fighting to hold on to their 51-49 majority in the Senate—and the latest polling shows they’re the underdogs in this election. But there is hope.Republicans lead Democrats in enough Senate races to flip the chamber, according to 538’s polling averages as of Sept. 27 at 12 PM ET. Democrats’ slim majority is under threat for two main reasons.First, Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin is retiring, and his West Virginia seat will undoubtedly flip. And second, Democratic incumbent Jon Tester of Montana trails his Republican opponent.But these are polls, not election results, and because of that, they can be changed by donating, mobilizing, and voting for Democratic candidates.There is just over a month until Nov. 5. Here are the races that need your help.

Sen. Joe Manchin — who was likely to be the last Democrat to represent West Virginia for a long while before turning independent earlier this year — announced he would [...]The post 'Shame on Her' - Longtime Senator Refuses to Back Kamala, Slams Her Over Radical Plan to Pass Abortion Rights appeared first on The Western Journal.

Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris may be riding on the high of the strong impact she has created among voters ever since she replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket in late July. But she can’t count on the support of Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), who was a Democrat until May this year and has since then registered as an independent, refused to endorse her.What Happened: Manchin’s stance against Harris comes as the Vice President said in an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio that she was in favor of bypassing the Senate’s filibuster rule if it was needed to protect abortion rights. A Senate filibuster is an attempt to delay or block a vote ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

Vice President Harris was criticized by Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema for her "absolutely terrible, shortsighted idea" of eliminating the abortion filibuster.

If the filibuster is the “Holy Grail” of democracy, there aren’t many democracies in the world.

Joe Manchin said he won't endorse anyone in the presidential election after Vice President Harris voiced support for eliminating the filibuster to protect abortion.

'The filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy'

Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) sharply criticized Vice President Harris after she said on Tuesday that she wants to scrap the legislative filibuster in order to codify Roe v. Wade. Manchin, one of the foremost backers of the 60-vote threshold, told CNN that he will not support Harris's bid for the White [...]

Vice President Harris was widely seen by voters as the clear winner of her debate against former President Trump, but that sentiment has failed to move the needle in key battleground states where the presidential nominees are still neck-and-neck heading into November. Harris’s debate performance has been hailed in the nearly two weeks since it [...]

While our list looks only at vulnerable incumbents, there are several high-profile open seats whose outcomes will also shape the balance of power in the chamber.

Republicans said the border bill being touted by vulnerable Democrats would have actually made the border crisis worse.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip in their favor this year, both of them trying to expand their narrow paths to victory in a closely fought presidential campaign.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are each making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip this year. Harris started in North Carolina making a broad appeal. She played up endorsements from Republicans like former Vice President Dick...

Fox News Digital spoke on Thursday to a dozen Pennsylvanians in Pittsburgh, where Vice President Harris is reportedly conducting debate prep.

Thomas’ wife told a right-wing group they had “filled the sails of many judges” by opposing court reforms after President Joe Biden endorsed them.

He lauds strongmen autocrats, hangs with martial arts stars, and has no greater compliment than calling someone a "fighter." Donald Trump is going all out for the macho vote in November's election -- and it's working.The real estate tycoon and former president has long crafted an often cartoonish, hyper-masculine image -- most controversially including bragging about sexual assault.Now, in an election where Kamala Harris is vying to become America's first woman president, Trump's macho powers are being put to the ultimate test.Harris is seeing a surge in female support and has made the question of abortion rights a top campaign issue. Trump, meanwhile, is unapologetically drilling down into the part of the electorate that loves cryptocurrency, the ultra-violent Ultimate Fighting Championship, and thinks society has become too feminine and "woke.""He speaks to our generation," said Nick Passano, standing with four tattooed fellow Millennial cryptocurrency investors who dub themselves the Maga Boyz, at Trump's Make America Great Again, or MAGA, rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, last Friday."We have to set the tone in regards to what we want our children to emulate, which is strong masculine men. And he very much represents that," said Passano, 37, one of several men who spoke to AFP about the "manosphere" aligning with Trump.They wore shirts with crass imagery -- Trump giving the middle finger -- and said he should not put up with "any more BS."It might seem a stretch for a billionaire, golf-playing 78-year-old to pose as a bad boy, but Trump knows more than perhaps any other US politician about marketing.His response to being convicted on 34 felony charges in New York in May was to attend a UFC bout a few days later, winning thunderous applause from the crowd of 16,000.And at July's Republican convention, just days after Trump survived an assassination attempt, pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan ripped his shirt off and hailed Trump as a "gladiator."Voters, it seems, are watching: a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds Trump up against Harris by five points among men -- and Harris leading among women by 13.- Alpha male -When President Joe Biden was still seeking reelection, Trump's strategy was unambiguous. Although only slightly younger than the president, Trump hammered his opponent as weak and senile -- and reveled in the battering he delivered during their June debate.The entry of 59-year-old Harris means Trump is facing someone far younger. Trump also has to contend with the risk that his brash -- critics would say bullying -- style will backfire against a female and Black opponent.But University of Pittsburgh communications professor Paul Johnson said Trump won't -- and likely can't -- switch tone.Trump is pushing the "Trumpian worldview," Johnson told AFP -- a world that is "nasty" and where "'real Americans' need to be ready to fight for it, to say uncomfortable and racist truths about the world, and if necessary to use violence."This is reflected in Trump's frequent reposting of crude, sexualized attacks on Harris and his attempt to play the race card by questioning whether she is really Black.For young voters at the Johnstown rally, however, that's just Trump being unafraid."Him being himself I feel is the reason I like him so much," said Wyatt Waszo, a 21-year-old restaurant worker.- Fighting 'male malaise' -The macho movement goes far deeper than just Trump.Trump's claims about Democrats jettisoning masculinity and killing off male-dominated blue-collar professions like manufacturing and mining strike a chord in electorally strategic rust belt communities.And it's a message echoed on countless right-wing radio shows and influential podcasts about the so-called "male malaise."It's a backlash against globalism and the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements, said Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a professor of history and gender studies at Calvin University."Trump's game is playing into fears of losing what you have."Polling by nonpartisan researchers PerryUndem last year shows 82 percent of Republican men say society today punishes men "just for acting like men."Harris has so far notably avoided anchoring her campaign around the historic goal of a first female presidency. And Democrats hope her earthy running mate Tim Walz will help balance the ticket in the gender wars.The 60-year-old Minnesota governor may be a liberal, but it's the other half of his CV that the party thinks helps him most: military veteran, former school football coach, hunter and ice-fisherman.

Questions are growing over if former President Trump and Vice President Harris will debate next month, with a clash about muting microphones fueling speculation about whether such a matchup will happen at all. The fight over mics started when Harris’s campaign began pushing for live mics throughout the broadcast, switching up gears on the previously [...]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) single-handedly raised the stakes of the 2024 elections on Tuesday, revealing he'd consider carving out rare exceptions to allow votes on protecting voting and abortion rights.Why it matters: It's the most aggressive plan outlined by a Democratic leader on how the party would codify Roe v. Wade. But Schumer will need to avoid losing the Senate majority for the idea to pay off.His comments could also drive a split in his own caucus over blowing up the Senate's guardrails. Zoom in: Schumer's plan would move the Senate closer to getting rid of the filibuster, a longtime rule that requires 60 votes instead of a simple 50 vote majority to advance legislation. Schumer said he has a chance at getting it done in 2025 because Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Az.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.V.) — who used to be Democrats — are leaving the Senate.Sinema and Manchin stood in the way of a similar attempt from Democrats two years ago on a voting rights package.Schumer pointed out that Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), running for Senate, supports the idea.Reality check: Multiple Democratic sources told Axios that there were more than two Democrats privately opposed to the filibuster carve-out in 2022.If the same level of opposition continues, the sources said, it would be a heavier lift for Schumer to bypass the filibuster for abortion and voting rights than he thinks.The bottom line: Schumer seemed confident that he will keep his Senate majority. He'll need Democratic Senate campaigns to over-perform just to keep a 50-50 tie."Our candidates are running even further ahead than we expected at this point," Schumer said.

CHICAGO — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Democrats will prioritize circumventing the Senate filibuster to pass voting rights legislation if they keep control of the White House and Senate and win back the House in November. Schumer attempted to carve out a loophole in the Senate’s filibuster rule, which requires 60 votes to [...]