What informs the frequent trips by Nigeria’s Fourth Republic vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to the Ota residence of his former principal, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo? To make sense of such volleys ...

Sources within the Senate told SaharaReporters that Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC) opposed the idea of setting up a committee to resolve the issue involving Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Nigerian ...

WASHINGTON — For the third time this week, Senate Democrats met for a lengthy lunch Thursday behind closed doors to chew over two political options that are hard for them to swallow: give ...

Ms. Shaheen’s retirement will set off a high-stakes fight for an open seat in a state where she has been a leading political figure for decades. By Felice Belman Felice Belman covered New ...

Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...

30 − taking the first step to avoid another government shutdown. Now, it’s up to the Senate to pass the bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk before the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Friday.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it ...

Abuja — A lawmaker in Nigeria has been suspended from her office after she complained of sexual harassment by the senate president, sparking protests and condemnation from feminist groups.

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., linked his 2024 Senate loss to ex-Vice President Kamala Harris’ poor performance in the state. Tester, who lost to former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy in that race ...

With the help of several Democrats, the Senate voted 54-46 Friday to pass a Republican-sponsored stopgap funding bill that averted a federal government shutdown. The vote was the second of two key ...

WASHINGTON – Ten Senate Democrats joined with most of their GOP colleagues on Friday to advance a government funding bill, averting a partial shutdown of major federal services beginning at ...