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After a short hiatus, the UFC returns to action this weekend and debuts on a new network. UFC Fight Island 7 takes place this Saturday in Abu Dhabi featuring a pivotal main event at 145 pounds between former champion Max Holloway and surging contender Calvin Kattar. The event will stream…

President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee will refund a donation from former Sen. Barbara Boxer after the California Democrat registered as a foreign agent for a Chinese surveillance firm accused of abetting the country’s mass internment of Uighur Muslims, officials tell Axios. Why it matters: Boxer’s contribution was just $500, but…

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are determined to impeach President Donald Trump in his final days for inciting a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol. But some worry that forcing a Senate trial just as Joe Biden is taking office could hinder the president-elect's administration. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina,…

Last week, amid the chaos of the Capitol riot, the Trump administration proceeded with plans to sell off chunks of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the gas and oil industry’s highest bidders. The plan had been in the works for years, and while Congress was still under siege by…

The senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Adelere Oriolowo, was reportedly attacked by gunmen on Sunday during a meeting of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the district. Mr Oriolowo was rushed out of the meeting that held at his constituency in Ikire, Osun State, by security personnel…

A Malacañang official gave assurances that President Rodrigo Duterte will not interfere in renewed legislative efforts to grant franchise to ABS-CBN. A bill that seeks to give ABS-CBN franchise for 25 years was filed by Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd last week. Fifteen senators co-authored Senate Bill 1967. Chief Presidential…

New York Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez responded to Texas Senator Ted Cruz's complaints about President-elect Joe Biden's references to Nazis in a pair of tweets Saturday, calling for Cruz to resign in the wake of the deadly Capitol riot. Cruz quote-tweeted a Washington Post reporter who had written about a remark…

Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy reportedly had a "strong interview" with the Atlanta Falcons about their head coaching vacancy. A source told Steve Wyche of NFL.com on Saturday that Bieniemy was "prepared, knew everything about the team, had a great plan and is a bona…

The Dallas Cowboys announced Friday they have fired defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and defensive line coach Jim Tomsula. "I am appreciative of my relationships with both Mike and Jim, and I am grateful for the contributions that both of them made to our team under difficult circumstances in 2020," head coach…

President-elect Joe Biden considered his one-time foe for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders, to lead the U.S. Department of Labor in his administration but the razor-thin Democratic control of the U.S. Senate ultimately forced him to choose someone else. "He agreed we couldn't take that chance," Biden told…