Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped end Democratic control of the National Labor Relations Board with her first vote in the chamber since Thanksgiving. Sinema, I-Ariz., sided with Republicans in a procedural vote Wednesday that effectively blocked Democrats from ...

Senate Democrats were seeking to confirm a new five-year term for NLRB chair Lauren McFerran, which would have assured a 3-2 majority for Democratic nominees on the board until late 2026. The 48 other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted yes, but Manchin and Sinema said no.

Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) – along with fellow centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) – are facing condemnation from the left for a parting shot they took at Democrats as they both leave the Senate. Sinema and Manchin voted against President Joe Biden’s re-nomination of Lauren McFerran to the board of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),