Kyrsten Sinema

Cannabis legalization continues to gain momentum across the U.S., with states like Minnesota, Delaware and Ohio embracing recreational in 2023 and 2024, while Florida prepares to vote on a similar measure in November. Despite widespread public support and state-level reforms, the Senate remains a...

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...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) commended the retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for her pivotal role in preserving the Senate’s filibuster rule. What Happened: Sinema on Tuesday announced that she will not seek reelection in the 2024 elections, a critical race for her...

A bill has been introduced to the U.S. Senate that would make small cryptocurrency transactions exempt from capital gains taxes. What Happened: The Virtual Currency Fairness Act, introduced by Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) would establish a de minimis (of little...

A bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison was introduced in the United States Senate last Thursday, reported ESPN.  Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been detained since Feb. 17 and pleaded...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell began his two days of testimony before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. This meeting on Capitol Hill follows the 8.6% uptick in the consumer price index (CPI), which came out last month — this was the highest increase since December 1981. Updates on the...

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev) sent a letter recently urging the appropriations committee to provide licensed marijuana businesses with access to Small Business Administration loans, reported Nevada Appeal.  Cannabis companies are currently banned from accessing SBA...