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Greens Senator Janet Rice says the increase in the single-parenting payment announced by the Labor government is “welcome” but it’s still “not enough” for Australian families.…

<!-- --> CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) on why his fellow Democrats have been largely reluctant in demanding Senator Dianne Feinstein’s…

A multibillion-dollar energy developer has wired tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine's campaign in recent years while aggressively pushing a massive offshore wind project. The Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion…

A Canadian senator is defending two Montreal-area Chinese community organizations that have been accused by the RCMP of hosting secret Chinese government police stations.The RCMP should bring forth their evidence or leave the groups alone,…

LONDON (AP) — A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were handed prison sentences Friday for conspiring to transport a… LONDON (AP) — A…

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) warned on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Thursday he believes there are enough House GOP members who “want to see” the U.S. default on its debt that it may very well happen. Tester warned that if the House…

Co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, Joe Kernen, pressed Sen. Chris Coons (D-DL) on Thursday over the ongoing negotiations to raise the debt ceiling in at times tense interview, in which Kernen insisted Democrats need to give up…

Maryland Democratic Rep. David Trone launched his Senate campaign Thursday for retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin’s seat.Trone, a wealthy businessman, enters the Democratic primary as Cardin announced on Monday that he will not be seeking…

The 59-year-old, who immigrated from Pakistan to Sydney in 1992, said she decided to escalate the matter to the courts out of an obligation to stand up for migrants and keep Hanson accountable.“Senator Hanson telling me to ...‘piss off back…

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland failed seven times to answer questions from Republican Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho about her knowledge of a major wind project in the state, in a Senate Energy Committee Meeting Tuesday. At one point, the…