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After five-week recess, Senate’s session ends in rowdiness

guardian.ng

Despite returning to work after a five-week break, yesterday’s session of the Senate was marred by rowdiness on account of poor sitting arrangement.

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Top battleground Senate race heats up as party-backed Republican faces onslaught from former Trump official

www.foxnews.com

The race for the Republican Senate nomination in the battleground state of Nevada is heating up as a former Trump official continues his attacks against the party-backed candidate.

Singer FKA Twigs says she developed her own deepfake during Senate hearing

thehill.com

British singer FKA Twigs said during her Senate testimony pushing for artificial intelligence regulation that she has created her own deepfake version of herself. In a written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual…

WMG’s CEO Lays Out His Vision & Proposed Rules for AI During Senate Hearing on Deepfakes Bill

www.billboard.com

In a hearing that also featured testimony from FKA Twigs and DiMA's CEO, Robert Kyncl voiced his support for legislation that would create a federal right of publicity.

Why is Bob ‘Gold Bars’ Menendez still sitting in the US Senate?

nypost.com

NJ Sen. Bob Menendez is a disgrace and a national security risk who should be booted from the US Senate.

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Republicans could cost Kari Lake the Arizona Senate race as a new poll shows 15% of GOP voters backing her likely Democratic opponent

In a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey, Lake was only supported by roughly 80% of Republicans, while 6.5% of Democrats said they'd back her.

Senate rejects hike in electricity tariff, petroleum product, declares war on security

championnews.com.ng

.NBA threatens lawsuit against DisCos Ignatius Okorocha, Abuja As the nation marks workers Day on, the Nigerian Senate has condemned the current move by the Ministry of Power and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ( NERC) to…

Vt. Senate rejects Saunders confirmation 19 to 9

www.wcax.com

Weeks of escalating political rhetoric over the governor’s pick for education secretary came to a head Tuesday morning.

Bill authorizing ‘market adjustment’ to state employees’ base salary easily clears Senate

A bill that would authorize state employees to receive "a market adjustment" of up to 3% of the employee's base salary in the coming fiscal year sailed through the Arkansas Senate on Tuesday.

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Top Senate Republican warns of tough negotiations ahead on bipartisan FAA deal

www.politico.com

The bipartisan FAA deal is one of the last must-pass bills before the election, a final opportunity for lawmakers to attach their legislative priorities. And that's making negotiations on the package a lot tougher, warned Senate Minority…

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell's vote helps defeat call for her own resignation in Minnesota Senate

www.cbsnews.com

A motion in the Minnesota Senate to call for the resignation of bemired DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell failed Tuesday. This came after a GOP-led effort to strip her of voting powers failed Monday.

Reintroduced Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill Passing First Reading In Senate

independent.ng

ABUJA – The Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill on Tuesday passed first reading on the floor of the Senate. The Bill, which enjoyed a robust review in the Ninth National Assembly, had earlier been passed by the House of Representatives…

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Senate Constitutes 5-Man Delegation To Condole Wamakko, Family Over Brother’s Death

newtelegraphng.com

The Senate at a closed-session on Tuesday, constituted a 5-man delegation to pay a condolence visit to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, over the death of his elder…

Again, Peace Corps Bill Passes First Reading In Senate

leadership.ng

The Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill, earlier passed by the House of Representatives on 29 February, 2024 and transmitted to the Senate for concurrence was read on the floor of the Senate and passed through first reading. With this…

The sky-high stakes of the Maryland Senate race

www.washingtonpost.com

Readers argue that the Democratic primary is less important than defeating Larry Hogan, ponder Baltimore’s past and future and look for D.C. revenue.

Again, Senate postpones plenary for further renovation of chambers

businessday.ng

The Senate has again postponed its plenary session till May 7. 2024 to allow for further refurbishment of its chambers.

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Senate adjourns plenary until May 7

guardian.ng

The Senate has adjourned plenary until May 7 to allow for further refurbishment of its chamber.

Poll: Republicans Competitive in Key Swing State Senate Races

www.breitbart.com

A poll shows Republican Senate candidates in competitive positions in hypothetical races in four of five key battleground states.

Senate Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing on May 1 on EPA’s FY 2025 Budget

natlawreview.com

273087 at https://natlawreview.com/article/senate-subcommittee-will-hold-hearing-may-1-epas-fy-2025-budget

Senate Denies Clash Over Sitting Arrangement At Renovated Chamber

www.naijanews.com

The Nigerian Senate has denied reports of a fight over seating arrangements at Tuesday’s plenary at the renovated chamber. Recall that the Senate earlier in the day resumed plenary after six weeks of recess in the newly renovated hallowed…