All posts tagged "Kyrsten Sinema"

A former lawmaker was accused of sending sexual text messages, using MDMA and having sex with her former bodyguard in a lawsuit filed against her for alienation of affection, according to reports Thursday.

The lawsuit was filed by Heather Ammel, Matthew Ammel's wife, who alleged in a lawsuit filed in North Carolina that former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) sent her husband photos of herself wrapped in a towel and recommended via Signal message that he bring MDMA on a work trip to “guide him through a psychedelic experience," The Daily Beast reported. The ex-bodyguard's wife also alleges Sinema was "was having sexual relations with other security members."

The alienation of affection lawsuit falls under "a controversial North Carolina law that allows a person to be held liable for malicious interference in a marriage," The Beast reported. ...

Kari Lake, the probable Republican candidate this year for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, made more money last year just from speaking and writing than she would make as a senator, according to Raw Story’s analysis of her most recent financial disclosure.

That’s $175,000 for Lake — and $174,000 for a U.S. senator.

Lake disclosed the specific terms of her book deal royalty agreement in an amended personal financial disclosure report filed Friday. She reported receiving a $100,000 advance, against 25 percent of net profits from sales, from her book “Unafraid,” released last June....

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Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) raised over three times as much money as Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) last quarter in his bid to unseat the incumbent senator. He has inched closer to matching Sinema’s war chest each quarter since announcing his candidacy for Arizona’s Senate seat in January.

Sinema has yet to publicly announce her intent to run for reelection, but the former Democrat’s team has signaled that she is gearing up to run as an independent. ...

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) was mocked for purportedly saying she single-handedly saved the U.S. Senate.

Sinema has consistently remained in the news since parting from the Democratic party. Last month, the ex-Democrat was reported to have privately insisted to donors she has a path to victory that involves winning over Republican voters.

Writing for The New Republic, deputy editor Jason Linkins called Sinema out for comments reported in a new book about Mitt Romney by journalist McKay Coppins....

WASHINGTON — The federal government is on the brink of a shutdown. Closures begin Oct. 1 unless Congress acts. The entirely avoidable affair, if recent history is a guide, would be disruptive at best and catastrophic at worst.

But, seemingly, the hottest debate in the U.S. Senate this week wasn’t over military spending or continuing resolutions. It was over … fashion.

Indeed, at the behest of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the sergeant-at-arms nixed the chamber’s buttoned-up dress code, which today’s senators regularly flaunt anyway in deference to a proudly grungy minority....

Blake Masters may have failed in his 2022 campaign effort for the U.S. Senate, but he's trying again, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with his plans.

The seat is currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), who switched parties after it became clear she couldn't win a Democratic primary.

Masters' campaign in 2022 was heavily supported by billionaire Peter Thiel, and pumped in $15 million for a pro-Masters super PAC. It's unknown if Thiel will be willing to do that again in 2024. ...