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Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) are pairing up on a new bill that would pave a way for students to use financial aid to pay for prior learning assessments, a category of tests that grant college credit for learning outside a college setting...

By Chioma Obinna The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, on Sunday urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to halt the proposed National Health Facility Regulatory Agency, NHFRA, Bill, warning that the move could trigger another round of crisis in Nigeria’s fragile health sector.In a petition to the Senate, and made available to Vanguard, the

MANILA, Philippines — Two Senate committees will start this week the investigation on the Tacloban school shooting incident as some sectors sought to further amend the juvenile justice law.Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chairman of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, said she will hold the inquiry on July 1.The senator aims

Senate President Pro Tempore Win Gatchalian during a Blue Ribbon Committee meeting on June 8, 2026 to reopen the investigation into anomalous government flood control projects. Senate Social Media Unit via Facebook / Joseph B. Vidal MANILA, Philippines — Official Senate records show that the Philippine Senate has a precedent of recognizing a 12-member quorum

Filtered By: Topstories News Published May 13, 2026 7:54pm Updated May 13, 2026 8:04pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Gunshots rang out at the Senate on Wednesday evening amid an ongoing lockdown at the upper chamber, where Senator Ronald Dela Rosa is

WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m. by voice vote following a marathon session. The 42-day funding lapse has seen them go without pay, leading many to call out of work

TLDR Senate Democrats urged the Justice Department and Treasury to investigate Binance over alleged Iran sanctions violations. Lawmakers cited reports that $1.7 billion in digital assets moved to Iranian entities through Binance. The senators raised concerns that Binance may have breached its 2023 federal settlement obligations...

Senate on Thursday confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran as the Executive Chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC) and 37 commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the adoption of the screening report presented by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal