The Republican-led House of Representatives narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown by passing a budget deal just six hours before the midnight deadline. The measure, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 366-34, now heads to the Democratic-controlled Senate for approval before reaching President Joe Biden’s desk for signature. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP Declares Ethiope East … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that ousted Congressman, Kevin McCarthy has made known his next move in the U.S. political space since the coup that toppled him as the Speaker of the house. Editor’s Pick Putin Claims Searches Found Cocaine In Wagner’s Offices US House Speaker McCarthy Removed By Fellow Republicans McCarthy announced on Friday that … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that former and the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has validated Congressman Jim Jordan motive to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Editor’s Pick US House Speaker McCarthy Removed By Fellow Republicans JUST IN: Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel Peace … Read more
The future of TikTok Could be at stake He is to answer questions on TikTok’s relationship with China Politicians either want the app banned or sold Eko Hot Blog reports that On Thursday, TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion’s mouth and placing his own head into it. EDITOR’S PICKS Saudi Arabia:US … Read more
Ukraine’s First Lady Makes Emotional Appeal To US Congress For More Arms. Olena Zelenska said Russia’s ‘Hunger Games’ are devastating peaceful families and cities in her country. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter Ukraine … Read more
The man once billed as the brains behind Trump’s 2016 presidential victory was charged in November with two counts of contempt of Congress He had rebuffed subpoenas requesting his testimony as well as relevant documents about his involvement in efforts to challenge Trump’s 2020 presidential defeat EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, … Read more
Trump said Ivanka had not been looking at election results and “had long since checked out” Democrats argue the mob attack on Congress was the culmination of a months-long attempted coup by Trump EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: Western Nations Promise To Send More, Better Arms To Ukraine Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says … Read more
Trump supporters stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden’s election victory The hearing also featured a recording of testimony by Ivanka Trump, the ex-president’s daughter, saying she “accepted” Mr Barr’s rejection of her father’s conspiracy theory EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: Western Nations Promise To Send More, Better Arms To … Read more
Biden said if Congress could not outlaw such weapons, it should seek to raise the age to buy them from 18 to 21 His remarks come in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: Western Nations Promise To Send More, Better Arms To Ukraine … Read more
Trump questioned how the US “has $40 billion to send to Ukraine” but cannot ensure security in schools The intervention comes days after 21 people died in a Texas school shooting EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile … Read more
The CCB has been directed to investigate Atiku and extradite him to the United States to face charges. …Kassim also urged the US to press extradition charges against Abubakar, so he could defend himself in a law court EDITOR’S PICK: Police Arrest ‘Notorious Eiye Cultist’ With Charms In Ogun Eid-Ul-Fitri: Sanwo-Olu Felicitate with Muslims, Urge … Read more
US Congress orders probe into Haiti leader’s assassination EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US Congress has ordered a probe into the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise amid continued unanswered questions about the slaying. The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to order the State Department to issue a report within 180 days that … Read more
Those headaches could come in the form of subpoenas, the possible creation of select committees and high-profile hearings on issues… EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the far right are already agitating to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden if the GOP is in power in Congress next year. Some leading Republicans want … Read more
Live footage of US politicians cowering from the mob shocked the world EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Joe Biden has heavily criticised former President Donald Trump on the first anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol. In a televised speech Biden accused his predecessor of spreading “a web of lies” that led to … Read more
Biden plans to reference both the January 6 riot and the historic tableau behind him during his remarks When President Joe Biden delivers his first address to Congress on Wednesday, two of the past year’s ground-shaking events will be hard to ignore. The room where he’ll deliver it is exactly where a riot of would-be … Read more
Five people died, including a Capitol police officer in the January 6 attack The video depicted how close the principal officers at the capitol were almost attacked by the mob Senators at Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial have been shown new dramatic and graphic video of the day his supporters stormed the US Congress. According … Read more
The US has battled the world’s largest outbreak of the virus, with 463,000 people succumbing to the disease A Republican congressman from Texas who was being treated for COVID-19 has died, his office said Monday, the first sitting member to lose his life after battling the coronavirus. House of Representatives lawmaker Ron Wright, 67, who … Read more
Trump is on trial at the Senate for allegedly inciting insurrection in the aftermath of the US presidential election He became the first president to be Impeached for a historic second time Democratic lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Donald Trump, on Thursday, requested the former president to testify in his trial for allegedly inciting … Read more
A bipartisan majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump seven days from the end of his term, making him the first US president to be impeached twice. AFP reports that with nearly all votes counted, the number supporting impeachment on the single charge of “incitement of insurrection” for … Read more
A debate to commence impeachment proceedings for a record second time against US President, Donald Trump, over his role in last week’s attack on Congress, is underway at the House of Representatives. According to the BBC, democrats are accusing the president of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building an Invasion that left five … Read more