Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she has registered as an independent, but she does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow majority in the Senate. Sinema, who has modeled her political approach on the renegade style of the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and has frustrated Democratic colleagues at times with her overtures to Republicans and opposition to Democratic priorities, said she was "declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington." Sinema, who has modeled her political approach on the renegade style of the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and has frustrated Democratic colleagues at times with her overtures to Republicans and opposition to Democratic priorities, said she was "declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington." LATEST: https://bit.ly/3BlF7I9 #fox10phoenix #kyrstensinema #politics Subscribe to FOX 10 Phoenix! https://bit.ly/39zQtv5 Watch FOX 10 Phoenix live: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/live FOX 10 Phoenix delivers breaking news, live events, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from Phoenix, Arizona and across the nation. Watch more FOX 10 Phoenix on YouTube: Arizona headlines: https://bit.ly/3cY3tPc National headlines: http://bit.ly/3bz2hwK World headlines: https://bit.ly/3ChZtkY Download FOX 10 Phoenix News and Weather App: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/apps Follow FOX 10 Phoenix on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOX10Phoenix Follow FOX 10 Phoenix on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/FOX10Phoenix Follow FOX 10 Phoenix on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox10phoenix Subscribe to FOX 10 Phoenix's newsletters: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/email