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Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has explained the role President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, played in making him step down for former Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, in the race for the 10th senate presidency.    Umahi who reacted to Akpabio being favoured for the position by the National …

The National Working Committee of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. According to a statement put out by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, on Monday, May  8, the zoning arrangement is as follows:  Senate President – …

Rep. Colin Allred announced that his Senate campaign had raised more than $2 million in a day and a half in their race to defeat Sen. Ted Cruz. Rep. Allred tweeted: I’ve been a part of some incredible teams in my life, but y’all have helped me raise over $2 …

Rep. Jamie Raskin will spend the month of May considering a run for Maryland retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s seat. Time reported on their interview with Raskin: Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, will spend the rest of the month deciding whether he will run for U.S. Senate in what is …

It’s been a long journey for the freshman Senator from Pennsylvania, and he’s only a few months into his first term. Four days before his May 2022 primary win, then Lt. Governor and Democratic candidate for the Senate John Fetterman suffered a stroke. While his campaign at first downplayed the …

The Senate’s plenary resumption has been postponed to May 2, 2023.   Chinedu Francis Akubueze, the senate clerk who made the announcement on Friday, April 21, gave no reason for the postponement. Senators have been directed to resume sitting in plenary on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023 by 10:00 am.   …

The Senate Judiciary Committee has invited Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to testify at a hearing about the court’s ethics issues on May 2. The Senate Judiciary Committee tweeted: BREAKING: @SenatorDurbin officially invites Chief Justice Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 2. This follows an unacceptable stream …

While some Democrats are now actively calling for 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein to resign her Senate seat, there seems to be nothing but cheers as Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a man who is barely functioning as an independent adult and has to receive extensive assistance in order to carry out …

The group says Izunaso is one of the most ranking senator from the South-East zone and a member of the APC merger committee. The Coalition of APC Support Groups (CASG) has tasked the party’s leadership to adopt Sen. Osita Izunaso, the Senator-elect for Imo West, as the Senate President of …

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has been released from the hospital. The senator is back in Braddock, PA. His depression is in remission, and he will return when the Senate reconvenes. Fetterman’s office said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, “Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman is back in Braddock. Earlier today …