Kyrsten Sinema
President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of senators, walks to speak Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. For a president who had campaigned on his ability to work across the aisle, Joe Biden's announcement of a bipartisan deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package was a victory. He was flanked Thursday by Democrats and Republicans alike, who dutifully spoke about the virtues of consensus. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Analysis: Biden rebuts doubts, wins bet on bipartisanship

By Jonathan Lemire Jun. 25, 2021 12:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden, fourth from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, top left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., second from right, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom left, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on infrastructure. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is at right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WH legislative team pursues 'politics is personal' strategy

By Alexandra Jaffe And Josh Boak May. 29, 2021 12:40 AM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at a Senate Rules Committee markup to argue against the "For the People Act," which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

By Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy May. 12, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a markup of the "For the People Act of 2021" in the Senate Rules Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill, which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats press for broader voter access as GOP resists

By Brian Slodysko And Christina A. Cassidy May. 11, 2021 06:27 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks at a news conference after the Senate passed a COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Democrats move 2 bills showing strength and limits of power

By Alan Fram Apr. 23, 2021 12:22 AM EDT

Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality

By Zeke Miller And Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 17, 2021 12:12 AM EDT

Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality

By Zeke Miller And Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 16, 2021 07:45 PM EDT

Arizona delegation in US House fractured by partisan divide

Mar. 28, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and some Arizona Republicans' votes to set aside election results have cleaved bipartisan relations within...

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2020, file photo, crews construct a section of border wall in San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Douglas, Ariz. A small town in Arizona has declared a state of emergency over migrant families being dropped there as a growing number of border communities grapple with how to get the families to shelters in bigger cities that can help them. Gila Bend Mayor Chris Riggs made the declaration Tuesday, March 23, 2021, saying the town does not have the resources or funds to support migrants, many who arrive with hopes of seeking asylum and making their home in America. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Arizona town calls state of emergency over migrant arrivals

By Anita Snow Mar. 24, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 08:17 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 17 The Los Angeles Times...

Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Dems tighten relief benefits, firm up support for virus bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 03, 2021 12:14 AM EST

A statue of President George Washington stands in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senate Dems sorting final details of $1.9T virus relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 02, 2021 12:16 AM EST

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 01, 2021 10:45 AM EST

President Joe Biden speaks with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, after stepping off Air Force One at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate's rules

By Julie Pace Feb. 27, 2021 03:13 AM EST

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is is sworn in as Energy Secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Old Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

By Matthew Daly Feb. 25, 2021 01:35 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, take questions from reporters about President Joe Biden's nominees, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides

By Alan Fram Feb. 25, 2021 12:23 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as coronavirus cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Fed's Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely

By Christopher Rugaber And Martin Crutsinger Feb. 23, 2021 10:03 AM EST

Rally held outside Manchin's state office for $15 wage

Feb. 22, 2021 06:39 PM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Advocates for a $15 minimum wage rallied outside a West Virginia state office of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday, urging the moderate...

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2021, file photo Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., returns to the chamber as the defense finishes arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, in Washington.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A Biden edge in COVID-19 bill: Dems reluctant to wound him

By Alan Fram Feb. 22, 2021 12:49 AM EST

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., center, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, on the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Manchin, a moderate, urged not to compromise on a $15 wage

By Cuneyt Dil Feb. 18, 2021 04:12 AM EST