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Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone (Philstar.com) - October 21, 2020 - 1:14pm MANILA, Philippines — Almost no help has been given to Filipinos whose homes were decimated or damaged by the eruption of Taal Volcano this year, senators said Wednesday.  This was…

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators appealed Tuesday for support of a legislative proposal that would suspend implementation of the Army’s new fitness test, arguing the high-profile initiative to improve physical readiness is based on faulty data and could undermine the goal of creating a diverse force. In an Oct. 20 letter…

Several Republican senators defended Anthony Fauci after a string of attacks in recent days from President Trump, who has called the government's top infectious-disease expert "a disaster" and claimed without evidence that he's a Democrat.Why it matters: As polls indicate warning signs for both Trump and down-ballot Republicans, more GOP…

KESTER, Belgium (AP) — To a few of the locals, the top-secret, fenced-off installation on the hill is known as “the radar station.” Some folks claim to have seen mysterious Russians in the area. Over the years, rumors have swirled that it might be a base for U.S. nuclear warheads.It’s…

A group of Republican senators advanced two proposals Monday, including a Constitutional amendment, to prevent court packing, which Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has portrayed as a near certainty if Democrats take power in November.The first proposal would amend the U.S. Constitution by explicitly limiting the number of Supreme Court justices to nine.…

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz unveiled a constitutional amendment on Monday that would prevent the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court from being expanded.Democrats have discussed placing more justices on the Court as a means to counterbalance the Supreme Court nomination by President Donald Trump of conservative judge…

Phillip M. Bailey ,  Ledyard King   | USA TODAY Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to drift away from President Donald Trump in the final weeks of the 2020 election even as the pair barrel toward filling a third U.S. Supreme Court seat.McConnell speculated last week about the time period after Judge Amy Coney Barrett's…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has admonished the new interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Milland Dikio, to give priority to the sustenance of human capital development in the region in line with the objectives of the programme. He made the call over the weekend when he hosted Mr…

President Donald Trump called Sen. Ben Sasse a ‘liability’ after negative comments the Nebraska Republican made about the commander-in-chief emerged. “The least effective of our 53 Republican Senators, and a person who truly doesn’t have what it takes to be great, is Little Ben Sasse of Nebraska, a State which…

By Sanni Onogu, Abuja Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South, on Friday narrated how members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) killed one of his constituents. Tofowomo in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Akinrinlola Olumide, in Abuja, also commended Nigerian youths for their protests against…