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How Kyrsten Sinema’s decision makes Democrats’ 2024 Senate map tighter

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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents.
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Capitol agenda: How Trump could get his July 4 megabill

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Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” is in tatters. President Donald Trump still wants it on his desk by July 4. Here’s everything that will have to go right to make that happen: GOP senators and staff now believe Saturday is the earliest voting will start on the bill…
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Megabill threatens to languish as challenges pile up

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Megabill threatens to languish as challenges pile up

Politics and the parliamentarian continue to weigh on Senate Republicans…
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Thune says Senate won’t overrule parliamentarian

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday the Senate would not move to overrule its parliamentarian after she advised that including key provisions in the GOP’s domestic-policy megabill would expose it to a fatal Democratic filibuster. After the decisions were publicized Thursday, multiple conservative Republicans called on the Senate to sideline Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough…
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