Decorated soldier and Liberal senator Jim Molan has been praised for his life of service to Australia following his death aged 72. Senator Molan died on Monday surrounded by family, following a “sudden and rapid” decline in his health after Christmas. Prominent in his later years spearheading Operation Sovereign Borders before joining the Senate, perhaps his greatest honour came…
Arkansas Senator Suspended Over Filing Frivolous Complaint
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—An Arkansas state senator won’t have access to Senate offices and can’t participate in legislative meetings after the Senate on Tuesday ruled he made a frivolous ethics complaint against a fellow lawmaker in retaliation for sanctions he received earlier this year. By a 26–4 vote, the majority-Republican Senate approved its ethics committee’s recommendation…
A Great American Orator: How 19th-Century Senator Daniel Webster Developed His Unique Gifts
A contemporary, journalist Oliver Dyer, described Daniel Webster this way: “The head, the face, the whole presence of Webster, was kingly, majestic, god-like.” That third description stuck. Others began referencing the senator and orator from New Hampshire as “Godlike Daniel.” His words could move the hearts of his listeners, and his vibrant voice often brought…
Top Nigerian Senator Charged in UK Over Child Organ-Harvesting Plot
A top Nigerian senator and his wife have been charged in the UK over an alleged plot to bring a child into the country for organ-harvesting. London’s Metropolitan police said that Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 were charged on Thursday and are due to appear in court in Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later the…
Ousted Tennessee Senator Sentenced to Probation for Fraud
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A former Tennessee state senator expelled from office after a conviction for using federal grant money on wedding expenses instead of the nursing school she operates was sentenced Friday to a year of probation but no prison time. Katrina Robinson had faced four to 10 months in prison under sentencing guidelines after she was…
Jamaica Arrests Ex-Haiti Senator Sought in Leader’s Slaying
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s National Police said Saturday that a former senator who is a prominent suspect in the July 7 killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica. Police spokesman Gary Desrosiers told The Associated Press that John Joël Joseph was in custody. No further information was immediately available. Meanwhile, Jamaica Police Superintendent Stephanie…
US Senator Warren Calls on Fed to Release More Ethics Scandal Information
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sharpened her criticism of the Federal Reserve on Monday over its handling of an ethics scandal at the central bank ahead of the renomination hearing of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Warren, a Democrat and member of the Senate Banking Committee, is one of the lawmakers Powell will appear before on Tuesday…
Sen. Doug Mastriano Announces Run for Pennsylvania Governor
For more than a year, people around Pennsylvania have been calling State Sen. Doug Mastriano “governor,” in expectation of him running for the seat. He made it official on Saturday in Gettysburg, declaring his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor. More than 1,100 people attended four hours of speeches from high profile Republicans at the event, including…
State Sen. Mastriano Announces Run for Pennsylvania Governor
For more than a year, people around Pennsylvania have been calling state Sen. Doug Mastriano “governor,” in expectation of him running for the seat. He made it official on Jan. 8 in Gettysburg, declaring his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor. More than 1,100 people attended four hours of speeches from high-profile Republicans at the event, including…
Senator Who Challenged O’Toole’s Leadership Excluded From Senate Committees
OTTAWA—Conservative Sen. Denise Batters has been excluded from all Senate committees after challenging Erin O’Toole’s leadership. O’Toole booted the Saskatchewan senator out of the Conservative national caucus last month after she launched a petition aimed at forcing a referendum on his leadership within six months−rather than wait for a scheduled confidence vote at the party’s…
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