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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…

Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to resign, following the events of the violent Capitol riot Wednesday. "Senator Cruz, you must accept responsibility for how your craven, self-serving actions contributed to the death of four people yesterday. And how you fundraised…

Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) has called for the removal from office of Sen. Josh Hawley, saying he does not represent the views of constituents in her state and blaming him for the violent protests that rocked Washington, D.C. Bush shared on Twitter an image of the Missouri senator apparently greeting…

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont pressured President-elect Joe Biden for $2,000 stimulus checks in a tweet Wednesday. "With Democrats in control of the Senate, we must keep faith with the working families of this country," Sanders said. "Promises made must be kept." "That means not only the $2,000 direct payment…