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Amid reports that President-elect Joe Biden will select Merrick Garland to serve as U.S. attorney general, Senator Lindsey Graham gave a small nod of approval for the judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court. The Republican from South Carolina tweeted on Wednesday that if…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will object to the certification of Arizona's Electoral College votes on Wednesday, two sources familiar with his plans confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Cruz is one of 13 senators who have threatened to object to President-elect Biden's Electoral College victory. Arizona is at least the…

Looking over every detail of the human body, male nipples may be the most obviously useless. In females, they are essential for delivering life-sustaining breast milk to newborns. In men, they serve, well, no apparent purpose. Virtually every other anatomical structure clearly furthers the enterprise of survival and reproduction, so…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C.‘s mayor urged calm Monday as some 340 National Guard troops were being activated while the city prepared for potentially violent protests surrounding Congress’ expected vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. According to a U.S. defense official, Mayor Muriel Bowser put in a request on…

Despite urging from McConnell to the contrary, Hawley still plans on voicing objections to the results in Congress Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (Getty/Michael B. Thomas) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been urging Senate Republicans not to voice…

Days before the Georgia Senate runoff elections, incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue penned an op-ed for Fox News in which he called for voters to re-elect him and fellow Senator Kelly Loeffler, saying that their Democratic opponents would impose a "radical, socialist agenda." Perdue noted how Georgia has become a…

5 killed, 14 wounded in suicide attack in Somali capital Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted that 14 people, including three Turks, were wounded Al-Shabab frequently carries out bombings to try to undermine Somalia’s central government Updated 11 min 18 sec ago AP January 02, 2021 12:55 ISTANBUL: A suicide bombing…

UP health officials said around 70,000 vaccinators have already been trained for the drive. (Express Photo/File) With the Covid vaccination drive expected to start in the new year, the Uttar Pradesh government has laid out a plan to inoculate the population in three phases, beginning with 8 to 8.5 lakh…

Former Republican Senator William Cohen has accused GOP members of pandering to President Donald Trump's wishes to overturn the election result and warned they will be held hostage to his whims when he leaves office. Cohen, who was a GOP U.S. senator for Maine between 1979 and 1997, took aim…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called on Nigerians to use the New Year to renew their commitment to collective prosperity, growth and development by contributing more to nation building. In his New Year message, Senator Omo-Agege stressed the need for citizens to continue to demonstrate…