MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has adopted the Senate’s version of House Bill (HB) No. 10926 which seeks to give the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) a fresh 25 year ...

MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to reset the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to October 2025 hurdled the Senate’s third and final ...

Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated ...

The Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading the bill resetting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections to October 13, 2025. Senate Bill 2942 was approved ...

The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy as Transportation secretary. The nomination had been unanimously reported out of the Commerce Committee. The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy ...

I'm forever grateful for the opportunity the people of my home state have given me," the two-term senator and former congressman said in a statement on social media on Tuesday. His decision to ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, succeeding Janet Yellen. The confirmation came through a Senate vote on Monday, where Bessent received 68 votes in favor ...

Senator Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Tuesday that he would not run for re-election in 2026, forcing Democrats to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump won in ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 22 on Tuesday to confirm former U.S. Representative Sean Duffy to head the U.S. Transportation Department. Duffy, who cleared a ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ...

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on Monday, as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.