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The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have uncovered three new trips that Justice Clarence Thomas received from Harlan Crow that he never disclosed. The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats posted on Twitter: BREAKING: Sen. Durbin, Senate Judiciary Committee investigation reveals three additional gifted private trips to Justice Clarence Thomas from Harlan Crow, …

Sam Brown, an Army veteran who was the heavy favorite in the Nevada Republican primary race for Senate even before former President Donald J. Trump’s last-minute endorsement, won the nomination on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. He will face Senator Jacky Rosen, the state’s Democratic incumbent, in one of …

The Senate on Tuesday, June 11, adjourned plenary session to July 2, 2024.    The development is to enable the lawmakers to participate in the activities marking the 2024 Democracy Day as well as its end of session break.    The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced this during Tuesday’s plenary …

Former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday said he was endorsing Sam Brown, the Army veteran who is leading the crowded Republican primary field in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race. “Sam Brown is a fearless American patriot,” Mr. Trump wrote in a post on his social media site, Truth Social, adding …

Senate Democrats are facing intensifying pressure from the left for inquiries into ethical questions at the Supreme Court, but they say their options are limited given the court’s independent status and Republican opposition. Advocacy groups and progressives are stepping up their calls for Senate Democrats to be more aggressive after …

Emomotimi Agama has been confirmed by the senate as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).   Other appointments confirmed by the senate include Frank Chukwuogor, executive commissioner (legal and enforcement); Abimbola Ajomale, executive commissioner (operations); and Samiya Usman, executive commissioner (corporate services).   This came after Osita …

The Senate has approved a bill seeking improved salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; and other judicial office holders in Nigeria by 300 per cent.   The bill scaled third reading on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.    The approval followed …

A bill to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission on Wednesday, June 5, passed its second reading after a heated debate.    The bill sponsored by Senator Titus Tartenger Zam (APC, Benue North West) is aimed at resolving the issue of herder/farmer clashes in the country and it …

Tim Sheehy, a businessman and former Navy SEAL, won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Montana on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, setting him up for a November showdown against Senator Jon Tester, the Democratic incumbent. With roughly half of the vote counted, Mr. Sheehy had 73 percent, …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the decision of organised labour to shut down the national grid was more of an act of economic sabotage than agitation for a new minimum wage.    Akpabio stated this on Tuesday, June 4, on the floor of the senate after a motion sponsored by …