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DeSantis seeks to regain lost ground in high-stakes Alabama debate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing high stakes ahead of next week’s Republican primary debate in Alabama, as he looks to regain lost ground in the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses. The forum, which is hosted by NewsNation — a news organization owned by Nexstar, which also owns The Hill — comes as […]

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Alabama lawmakers vote to move forward with construction of new Statehouse | #elections | #alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers voted Tuesday to move forward with the construction of a new Statehouse to replace their current space, which they said is plagued with mold and other problems despite a number of renovations in recent decades. The Alabama Legislative Council, a 20-member panel made up of legislative leaders and their […]

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Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas, state’s highest court says | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death sentence. The all-Republican court made its 6-2 decision without comment on Wednesday. The justices granted the state attorney general’s request for an execution warrant […]

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Teachers Unions Spend Big on GOP State Lawmakers | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Ten Republican-led states have passed universal school choice since 2021, yet much of the South is lagging. There’s a simple explanation: Many Republican lawmakers are teachers-union allies and likely need to be defeated in primary elections for school choice to pass. Republicans against school choice have largely couched their opposition by asserting that rural areas […]

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GOP attorney’s general blast Biden admin over new rule to ban Christians from becoming foster care parents over gender views | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (TND) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule that would essentially ban Christians from becoming foster care parents over their views on sexuality and gender identity. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat to discuss the issue. “Clearly, this administration is trying to develop a two-tiered system of foster […]

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Newsom-DeSantis debate to be a display of current and future presidential ambitions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (TND) — Thursday night will feature a political debate between two big-state governors who have long been considered future presidential candidates as Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are set to continue their public feud in an event hosted by Fox News. DeSantis, who is running for the Republican […]

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Former NFL player launches bid for newly drawn Alabama congressional district in potential blow to Dems | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

FIRST ON FOX: An Alabama football star who went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) is looking to earn support from voters in Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional District as he seeks election to the U.S. House. Wallace Gilberry, a Republican, will formally announce his candidacy in the race Wednesday morning. A […]

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This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Despite an action-packed year on Capitol Hill, lawmakers return this week to a long to-do list that includes issues ranging from military aid for allies to surveillance programs to the massive Pentagon policy bill — and much more. House members have spent much of 2023 in a prolonged battle over federal spending, but the three-week […]

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The Decision That Could End Voting Rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A federal court’s opinion yesterday could render the Voting Rights Act meaningless, if the Supreme Court upholds it. Robert Abbott Sengstacke / Getty November 21, 2023, 9:32 AM ET The right to vote free of racial discrimination was won by blood and sacrifice, those of both the soldiers who fought to preserve the Union and […]

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Lawmaker pushes for bill to reinstate portions of original Voting Rights Act | #elections | #alabama

As voters across the country cast ballots this week, some Democrats insist voting rights for many Americans are at risk. They are working to change that with a bill named for the late Rep. John Lewis, who marched beside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama, and later walked the halls of Congress.The John […]