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Alabama

Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Brewing battles over redistricting from New York to Utah may result in new congressional maps for at least half a dozen states before the 2024 election, with control of the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives in the balance. The 2022 election – in which Republicans captured a slim […]

Alabama

Guatemala president meets with OAS head, says committed to ensure elections | #elections | #alabama

Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei makes a joint statement with his Taiwanese counterpart Tsai Ing-wen (not pictured), at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura, in Guatemala City, Guatemala March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Tuesday met with the Organization of American States chief Luis Almagro […]

Alabama

Biden’s pick for top US general warns on Republican blocking promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the top U.S. general warned on Tuesday that a Republican senator’s blockade of military promotions could have a far-reaching impact across the U.S. armed forces, affecting troops and their families. “We will lose talent,” General Charles “CQ” Brown, the outgoing Air Force chief of […]

Alabama

Alabama lawmakers clash over Black voters as redistricting deadline looms | #elections | #alabama

July 20 (Reuters) – Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature faced a Friday deadline to approve a new congressional map that would boost the number of Black voters in one of the state’s districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its current map was unconstitutional and violated the Voting Rights Act. But Democrats and civil rights groups […]

Mayor

Lisbon mayor accused of ‘boycotting’ slavery memorial

[1/2]Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas speaks during the opening ceremony of Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes LISBON, July 1 (Reuters) – The mayor of Lisbon has been accused of “boycotting” Portugal’s first memorial to victims of slavery, a long-delayed project in a country still struggling to […]

Arkansas

Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge

[1/2]Transgender rights activist waves a transgender flag as they protest the killings of transgender women this year, at a rally in Washington Square Park in New York, U.S., May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Demetrius Freeman/ File Photo June 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care […]

Mayor

Ex-New York Mayor de Blasio ordered to pay nearly $500,000 for campaign security

June 15 (Reuters) – A New York ethics board on Thursday ordered former Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay a record $474,794 for using city funds for a security detail during his long-shot 2019 presidential campaign, finding that he violated conflict of interest laws. The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board said de Blasio had required […]

Alabama

US Supreme Court backs Alabama Black voters, bolsters civil rights law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Conservatives Roberts, Kavanaugh join liberals in ruling Court opts not to diminish Voting Right Act protections WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding the state violated a landmark law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting and […]

Mayor

Former Russian mayor fined $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army

[1/2] Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman, who is accused of discrediting the Russian army, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Natalia Chernokhatova May 19 (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman was fined 260,000 roubles ($3,245) on Friday after a court found him guilty of “discrediting” the Russian army, Russian news […]

Alabama

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to defend Trump immigration rule | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed an effort by a group of Republican state officials to revive former President Donald Trump’s hardline policy that barred certain immigrants deemed likely to require government benefits from gaining lawful permanent residency. The justices turned away an appeal by 14 Republican state attorneys […]