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Alabama

Next month’s 4th GOP presidential debate will be in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A fourth Republican presidential debate has been set for next month, with heightened polling requirements that could make the stage less crowded than before. In a memo sent to campaigns on Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said the fourth debate would take place Dec. 6 in Tuscaloosa, […]

Alaska

Pa. automatic voter registration angers Trump, echoing 2020 | #alaska | #politics

Donald Trump has a familiar target in his sights: Pennsylvania’s voting rules. He never stopped attacking court decisions on mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic, falsely claiming it as a reason for his 2020 loss in the crucial battleground state. Now, the former Republican president is seizing on a decision by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to bypass the Legislature […]

Alabama

Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to keep GOP-drawn map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines that were struck down by a lower court. What You Need To Know For the second time in three months, the Supreme Court ruled against […]

Alabama

Alabama asks Supreme Court to intervene in redistricting | #elections | #alabama

Alabama on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a court order to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it. What You Need To Know Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let […]

Alabama

Federal court strikes down Alabama congressional map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. What You Need To Know A panel of federal judges blocked Alabama’s latest congressional map, saying lawmakers in […]

Alabama

Ala. lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black district | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. What You Need To Know Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to […]

Alaska

Senate punts on same-sex marriage vote until after election | #alaska | #politics

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, pulling back just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.” What You Need To Know Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex […]

Alaska

Climate change getting few mentions in midterm campaign ads | #alaska | #politics

In a recent campaign ad, Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky’s Senate minority leader who is running for a U.S. House seat, vows to “take real action on climate change” if elected. But despite constant reminders about the worsening impacts of climate change, the Kentucky Democrat appears to be a rarity in this year’s congressional midterm elections. What […]

Alaska

CPAC to host Trump, Viktor Orbán, Steve Bannon and others | #alaska | #politics

Former President Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and former White House strategist Steve Bannon are among figures who will deliver remarks at The Conservative Political Action Conference, also known as CPAC, this week in Dallas, Texas. What You Need To Know Beginning on Thursday, the conference, organized by the American Conservative Union, will run […]

Alaska

Crunch time in Congress: Lawmakers barrel toward recess | #alaska | #politics

With just days left to go until Congress’ August’s recess, members of the House and Senate have a busy legislative slate standing between them and a return home from Washington — especially with November’s midterm elections looming and control of both chambers up for grabs. For Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker […]