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September 12, 2017

GOP committee chairman berates bipartisan proposal as bailout for ObamaCare

Following Senate Health Committee work on a bipartisan bill that would likely fund ObamaCare subsidy payments to insurers known as cost-sharing reductions, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Orrin Hatch on Tuesday berated the efforts to shore up ObamaCare’s insurance market as a “bailout”, The Hill reports. In his opening remarks at his committee’s health-care hearing Tuesday, Hatch... Read More

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Trump praises Democrat Governor’s choice to switch to the Republican party

At a rally in West Virginia yesterday, President Donald Trump praised West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s decision to switch from Democrat to the Republican party, POLITICO reports. Trump said, “Having Big Jim as a Republican is such an honor”, referring to the governor’s 6-foot-7 stature. “Gov. Justice did something else very important tonight: He showed... Read More

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Republican Steve Scalise is out of intensive care unit

According to the Associated Press, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is out of the intensive care unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center but is still in a serious condition. Naming an unidentified source, Associated Press published its report, Wednesday saying the congressman was moved out of the ICU. The congressman was readmitted into the ICU... Read More

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Senior Republican Steve Scalise transferred out of Intensive Care Unit

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was transferred Thursday out of the intensive care unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center following reports of “continued good progress” and is in fairly stable condition, according to Politico. According to MedStar, Scalise was shot in his left hip, causing “significant damage” to his internal organs, bones and blood vessels.... Read More

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U.S Senate finally set to unveil Obamacare replacement bill

Senate Republicans are finally set to unveil the healthcare bill. After weeks of shrouding the bill in secrecy, the draft of the healthcare bill aimed at repealing the Affordable Health Care Act will be unveiledThursday as the Senators still struggle over the basic issues such as the future of the Medicaid program for the poor... Read More

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Steve Scalise to undergo third surgery from gunshot in mass shooting

Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip who was shot Wednesday during a congressional baseball practice, is undergoing his third surgery Thursday. Reports that the Senior Republican is in critical condition at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and to undergo a third operation. According to a hospital statement, Wednesday, the bullet had fractured bones in his hip and... Read More

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Bernie Sanders condemns shooting by gunman who volunteered for his presidential campaign

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders condemned the shooting of Senior Republican Steve Scalise and his aides on Wednesday condemned as a “despicable act”, the gunman who was killed during the shootout was a former volunteer for his presidential campaign. “Let me be as clear as I can be, violence of any kind is unacceptable in our... Read More

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US Congressman who punched reporter gets 40 hour community service sentence

On Monday, U.S Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and 20 hours of anger management with a $385 fine after he pled guilty to assault charge of him punching a reporter in the face. The Republican apologized to Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs after he won the special elections in front of... Read More

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Republican Senators have started writing their own Obamacare repeal bill

Politico reports Senate Republicans have begun drafting their Obamacare repeal bill , without resolving the major policy disagreements on the bill. Mike Enzi, the Senate Budget Chairman overseeing the budget process told Politico he’s starting to draft the legislation. He didn’t reveal any details but said he want to encourage collaboration between the Senate republican... Read More

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Pres. Trump cuts down Medicaid, increases Military, Security spending in US budget

by Itunuoluwa Adebo On Tuesday, the White House will unveil a 2018 $4.6 trillion budget that will in a bid to cut taxes and trim budget deficit, ask Republicans to cut down spending on food assistance programs and healthcare, New York Times reports. Trump who is currently overseas on his first foreign trip since he... Read More

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After step-down, Nunes continues reviewing Russia Intelligence

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Rep. Devin Nunes, former head of the House Russia investigation, is continuing to review Russia related intelligence, a move that has Democrats grumbling that he has violated the spirit of his recusal. Nunes visited the C.I.A this week to review Russia intelligence, as lawmakers got wind of information of Nunes trip, it... Read More

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Joe Biden might consider making a run for White House 2020

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Joe Biden might be considering making another run for the White House. On Thursday, when he asked if he would run for President in 2020, Biden said “Could I? Yes. Would I? Probably not.” Biden, who by the next Presidential election be nearly 78 years old, emphasized that his focus right now... Read More

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“I will call for Trump’s impeachment today” – Congressman Al-Green

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The latest call for impeachment, comes from Rep. Al Green,D-Texas, on Twitter. ” Today on the floor of the Congress of the Unites States of America. I will call for the impeachment of the President between 9am & 10Mam CST.” Today on the floor of the Congress of the United States of... Read More

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Top Republicans might be reaching their breaking point with Trump

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The Republicans are privately beginning to worry that they may have to one day sit in judgement of Trump, or that more damaging information from Comey could force the president to step down. Hours after Tuesday’s report by The Times, there was a shift among congressional Republicans, who until now have resisted... Read More

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Republican Senator to examine President Trump’s business ties with Russia | Plans to examine tax records

by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to CNN, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says he wants to examine fellow Republican President Donald Trump’s business dealings for any ties to Russia, a day after the issue was raised at a Senate hearing. Graham said it would be helpful to see Trump’s tax records but that it was too soon... Read More

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The future of online privacy might now be in President Trump’s hands

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to repeal the Internet privacy protections that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the final days of the Obama administration. The White House said Tuesday it “strongly supports” the repeal. The Senate voted along party lines to undo the rules last week. The resolution... Read More

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October 20, 2016

Donald Trump says he’ll accept election results if he wins

Republican candidate at the forthcoming US Presidential elections, Donald Trump has said he will accept the results of the polls if he wins. Trump had failed to state if he will accept the results during the final Presidential debate on Wednesday. In a rally in Delaware, Ohio on Thursday, Trump said he would only accept the... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Why Donald Trump is the best option for Nigeria in America’s election

by Femi Fani-Kayode Four months ago I wrote an essay titled “Mr. Trump and Islam”. In that contribution I argued that Donald Trump, the American entrepreneur and billionaire presidential candidate, was unstoppable. I said he would win the nomination as flag-bearer for the Republican Party and then, against all odds, go on to win the... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: MEND attack Buratai | UBA denies links to Turkey’s failed coup | Hilary Clinton makes history at DNC | More

From the papers this morning- a tracklist MEND flays Army chief Buratai for ‘insensitive’ comments YNaija Some ambassadorial nominees could not recite Nigeria’s national anthem at screening YNaija Aisha Buhari is interested in the story of the chained little boy in Ogun state YNaija UBA denies any link to failed Turkey coup YNaija Dickson wins... Read More

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Good news for Hilary Clinton as billionaire media mogul, Bloomberg endorsement looms

Hilary Clinton, presidential candidate for the Democrats in the upcoming United States election would gladly welcome any endorsement whatsoever she gets with the recent developments in the build up to the election. Hilary was overtaken by Donald Trump, the controversial Republican candidate in CNN’s polls following the leaking of over 20,000 Democrat emails casting a... Read More

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Opinion: Beauty and the Trump

By Simon Utsu It beats my imagination that the same crop of Nigerians who’ve been decrying the choice of President Buhari for some time now, are still the ones clamouring for Trump to be President, ahead of Hilary. Even with Trump being gradually exposed to be a fraud and the worse of the two evils(Hilary&Trump) you... Read More

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“A huge day for Trump” | The Donald has finally clinched the GOP nomination

Presumptive nominee for the United States Republican nomination is now the official candidate, save for the convention next month. He has clinched the 1,237 delegates, leaping over the number required to become the nominee Senator Ted Cruz clinched a total of 563 at today, and Governor John Kasich clinched only 161. As CNN’s Dana Bush... Read More

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‘Trump is rattling world leaders’ – Obama

President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama, today said that the Republican Presidential party nominee, Donald Trump, is rattling world leaders. While noting that world leaders are surprised by Trump’s nomination, he said they are rattled by what he called “careless” and “ignorant” statements. Obama, who spoke at the sidelines of the ongoing G7... Read More

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Donald ‘underdog’ Trump is the last man standing

2016 is fast becoming the year of triumph for the ‘Unexpected’. Barely 24 hours after Premier League underdogs, Leicester City shocked the world and clinched the crown for the 2015/2016 English Premier League season, another ‘underdog’ has emerged victorious in what has been a rather astonishing United States presidential campaign. According to CNN, John Kasich,... Read More

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How Ben Carson’s supporters reacted to his endorsement of Donald Trump

Following Ben Carson’s surprising endorsement of Republican party presidential front-runner, Donald Trump, several of his supporters have reacted to the endorsement in diverse ways. Carson, who is a retired neurosurgeon and a globally acclaimed author, made an attempt for the Republican nomination before dropping out from the race. After the endorsement was made known, supporters... Read More

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February 21, 2016

Jeb Bush drops out of US presidential race

Former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush has drawn the curtain on his participation in the Republican Presidential race, on Saturday, February 20. Jeb Bush, who has been struggling through his campaign, was unable to gain traction in the race even in spite of last week’s endorsement by his brother, former president, George Bush. After struggling... Read More

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December 20, 2015

Ben Carson says Nigeria is not safe

Retired Neurosurgeon and American presidential aspirant, Ben Carson has canceled his trip to Nigeria over security concerns. Carson, a Republican party contender for the White House, was scheduled to visit Nigeria, Israel, Kenya and Zambia between December 27 – January 3, but that is no longer feasible. Doug Watts, a spokesman for Carson said the trip was cancelled... Read More

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November 17, 2013

Opinion: What Jonathan can learn from Obama’s problems

by Adeola Ademoyo And as a true leader he accepts and takes the responsibility. First, he has not passed the buck. He says literally “throw all the dirt on me… I will take them… it was caused under my watch, I promised, I need to fulfill the promise…” “I think it’s legitimate for them to... Read More

August 17, 2013

Opinion: Memo to APC’s Bisi Akande – Your rhetoric isn’t helping your party

by Ekerete Udoh Mr. Chairman, I am afraid if you don’t begin to weave a beautiful narrative on a different governance model and reduce your personal attacks on the president, you may find out rather belatedly that Nigerians have already soured on your party and once they had defined you along certain lines, it would... Read More

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January 14, 2013

#FoodForThought: “If blacks had guns, they would never have been slaves” – Republican guns right advocate

It never fails, whenever pundits want to manipulate black people on an issue, they relate the issue to slavery or Martin Luther King Jr. The most recent example of this sort of rhetoric came this morning, when Larry Ward, appearing on CNN, said that blacks would never have been slaves had they had guns. (They also... Read More

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