Kyrsten Sinema

The former Democrat's announcement clears the way for a showdown between Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego and Trump-loving Republican Kari Lake Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024. The move clears the way for a showdown between Democrat Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake in what will be one of the most consequential races this year. In a video message released on social media, Sinema claimed that despite her successes and efforts to…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.The Mississippi River is Drying Out | Extreme EarthAfter a year of intense negotiations, the states along the Colorado River have reached a deal to solve one of the most complex water crises in U.S. history. The solution to this byzantine conundrum is deceptive in its simplicity: pay farmers — who collectively use 80 percent of Colorado River deliveries — to give up their water.Representatives from Arizona, Nevada, and California…

WASHINGTON—A deeply divided Congress will return to work this week, pushing ahead with partisan priorities in the Senate and House while also gearing up for a fight over how lawmakers will address raising the debt ceiling before a potential default later this year. The Senate, narrowly controlled by Democrats as it opens its new session, is expected to focus primarily on confirming President Biden’s executive and judicial nominees in the coming weeks. Immigration is emerging as one area of possible compromise after a…

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to the media at a canvasing location at Llantera Garcia’s Auto Service on November 07, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona.Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images)This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems. You can subscribe to Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Mark Kelly, the incumbent Democratic senator from Arizona, is facing a strong reelection challenge from far-right Republican nominee Blake…

The legislation, which passed the Senate 51-50 on Sunday with a tiebreaking vote by Vice President Kamala Harris, offers tax incentives for reducing carbon emissions, seeks to allow Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription drugs, allots roughly $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service and extends subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Along with a new 15% corporate minimum tax, it creates a 1% excise tax on companies’ stock…