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Alabama

Who are the 9 Republicans vying to be speaker of the House? | #elections | #alabama

After Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and two of the party’s most visible House members failed bids for the speakership, nine Republicans have decided to apply to fill the 20-day old vacancy. But few, if any, are nationally known figures. What You Need To Know Nine House Republicans have announced their intention to run for Speaker of […]

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

Military is not ‘equal opportunity employer’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power” on Tuesday that the military “is not an equal opportunity employer” in response to a question about why he did not support the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The military is an equal opportunity employer — meaning discrimination based […]

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 […]

Alaska

Husband of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola dies in airplane crash | #alaska | #politics

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband has died in an airplane crash, her office said in a statement Wednesday. “We are devastated to share that Mary’s husband, Eugene Peltola Jr. — ′Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him — passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” her chief of […]

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 […]

Alaska

Biden marks 9/11 anniversary in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Marking the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Monday, President Joe Biden warned of a “rising tide of hatred and extremism and political violence” and called for the American people to unite behind the principle of democracy regardless of political party. “We must not succumb to the poisonous politics of difference […]

Alaska

Biden highlights business deals in Vietnam visit | #alaska | #politics

President Joe Biden closed a visit to Vietnam on Monday by spotlighting new business deals and partnerships between the two countries and paying respects at a memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen. John McCain, who endured a lengthy imprisonment in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden […]

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 […]

Alaska

Biden will observe 9/11 in Alaska this year | #alaska | #politics

President Joe Biden will observe next month’s 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil at an Alaska military base with service members and their families, the White House announced. Biden will not participate in any of the observances at 9/11 memorial sites in New York City, Virginia or Pennsylvania. Instead, the president […]