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Senator Lummis said lawmakers added more than 100 Democratic-backed changes over 11 months of negotiations, swelling the proposal from 168 pages to 616 pages.

The US administration has struck a warmer tone of late as Ukraine has shown its value as an ally in the Middle East ...

For years, former President Joe Biden has fought to prevent the release of tapes acquired by former special counsel Robert ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yakubu Jang, son of former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah Jang, as Senior Special ...

President Tinubu appoints Yakubu Jang, son of ex-Plateau Gov Jonah Jang, as Senior Special Assistant, announced at Jang's ...

Atiku Abubakar, has fired back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, insisting that his latest attack is rooted in lingering ...

Atiku Abubakar defends his role in stopping Obasanjo's third-term bid, stating he chose constitutional democracy over personal loyalty. Read his full respo ...

Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland said he is “very concerned” that President Donald Trump will wield the power of the federal ...

The measure passed in 2025 and was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, but included delayed implementation to allow time to set up rules and procedures.

There are also shortages in industries whose workers don’t need college and university degrees. Fewer than half as many people are entering the construction trades as are needed, for example, ...

US Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration has identified $230 billion in fraudulent government payments and prevented $56 billion from being disbursed. He said the administration's anti ...