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British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is standing firm behind the legislation granting the province the ability to levy new fees on U.S. commercial trucks heading to Alaska, despite political threats involving the cruise ship sector from an Alaskan senator. Eby says in response to comments made by U.S.…

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson, one of the most colorful lawmakers in recent congressional history, died Friday at age 93 while recovering from a broken hip he sustained in December. The three-term Republican senator stood out for his candor, humor and willingness to work across party lines — not…

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, yesterday flagged off the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme in Edo State. The State deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa who carried out the function on behalf of the Governor, thanked his principal for keeping to his campaign promise of making education a…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has been warned against how to manage the sexual harassment allegation leveled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church said that it was revealed to him that the Senator's claim was meant to bring him down The…

Despite pressure from the left to hold firm, some Democratic senators seem headed for an off-ramp...Read More

Sen. Rand Paul wants to force the Senate to vote on codifying President Donald Trump’s cuts to foreign aid, a potential hitch for Republican leaders working to pass a bill to prevent a government shutdown Friday night. Paul wants the Senate to vote on an amendment that would cut foreign…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security…

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Ahmad Lawan, lawmaker representing Yobe north, has clarified his comments regarding the dispute between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central senator. Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Akpabio of making inappropriate advances towards her, following a disagreement over the seating arrangement in the senate chambers. The Kogi senator was…

The lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the Nigerian Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken her suspension from the Senate and her harassment allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in United Nations, in New York.  The Kogi Central lawmaker described her suspension as “illegal”. She said the…