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Alaska

IRS free tax filing pilot: Taxpayers in 13 states will have access next year to Direct File | #alaska | #politics

Washington CNN — The Internal Revenue Service is moving ahead with a plan to build its own free tax filing program, known as Direct File, announcing Tuesday that a pilot version will be available to some taxpayers in 13 states next year. Armed with an influx of new money approved by Democrats last year, the […]

Mayor

Atlanta shootings have left 4 children dead in a 3-week span. Mayor says this is an unacceptable trend

CNN — In the span of three weeks, shootings in Atlanta have killed four children between the ages of 11 and 16, and Mayor Andre Dickens said Sunday the recent trend is unacceptable. “A week before Christmas, families should be preparing to celebrate,” Dickens wrote in a statement. “Instead, we have parents in Atlanta doing […]

Alabama

The death penalty in the US remains in decline during ‘the year of the botched execution,’ analysis finds | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — The use and imposition of the death penalty in America saw a continued decline in 2022 as polls showed public support for capital punishment stayed near historic lows, according to a year-end report by the Death Penalty Information Center. While several factors have contributed to what the non-profit describes as the death penalty’s […]

Alabama

Kenneth Smith: Alabama set to execute inmate whose jury voted 11-1 for life in prison | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Alabama plans to execute on Thursday an inmate whose jury’s 11-1 vote for a life sentence was overridden by the trial judge who opted instead for the death penalty, a practice the state has since repealed. Kenneth Smith, convicted of capital murder for his role in the 1988 killing of Elizabeth Sennett, should […]

Mayor

Mayor Eric Adams could be New York Democrats’ fall guy for potential big midterm losses

CNN — Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor’s race and in contests for as many as four US House seats largely in the suburbs. With crime dominating the headlines and the airwaves, multiple Democrats watching these races closely are pointing […]

Alabama

Opinion: The slogan hurting Democrats’ election chances | #elections | #alabama

Editor’s Note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion on CNN. CNN — Crime is an important issue. There, I […]

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Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting: 5 dead in Hedingham neighborhood, police say

CNN — Five people – including an off-duty police officer – are dead after a shooting Thursday in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina, police said. Two people were taken to the hospital, one of whom was a Raleigh K9 officer with non-life threatening injuries and was later released, authorities said. The other victim is in critical […]

Alabama

Alabama Sen. Tuberville suggests Black people are criminals. Where is the outrage? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama took the crime messaging Republicans across the country have been weaving and doused it in overt racism and a conspiracy theory over the weekend. Other Republicans […]

Alaska

Graham’s 15-week abortion bill further complicates Republican midterm messaging | #alaska | #politics

CNN — Republican Senate candidates eager to make the 2022 midterms about inflation, crime and President Joe Biden’s first term have a new dilemma in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill, which the South Carolina Republican introduced this week on a day of disappointing inflation news, […]

Alabama

More than half of Republican Senate nominees have rejected, cast doubt upon or tried to overturn the 2020 election results | #elections | #alabama

Washington CNN — More than half of the Republican nominees for the 35 US Senate seats being contested in the 2022 midterms have challenged the legitimacy of the 2020 election – rejecting, raising doubts about or taking steps to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory. A CNN analysis found that at least 19 of this year’s […]