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Transcript: Sen. Katie Britt delivers Republican response to State of the Union address | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

REPUBLICAN SEN. KATIE BRITT OF ALABAMA: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama in the United States Senate. However, that’s not the job that matters most. I am a proud wife and mom of two school age kids. My […]

Alabama

MAGA might and happy leaders: Super Tuesday takeaways | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The landscape for congressional races this November began taking shape Tuesday, as voters in five Super Tuesday states chose their nominees for House and Senate races. On a night where the outcomes in the presidential primaries felt largely predetermined — former President Donald Trump’s near sweep led to rival Nikki Haley’s withdrawal from the race […]

Alabama

Senate supplemental receives frosty reception from some members | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A bill that would unlock tens of billions of dollars in national security supplemental funding and overhaul U.S. immigration policy at the southern border received a frosty reception from lawmakers in both chambers and across the political spectrum on Monday, casting doubts over the legislation’s future. The $118.3 billion package would direct some of the […]

Alabama

Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday lifted his holds on more than 400 senior military promotions, paving the way for their confirmation after a 10-month logjam that infuriated military leaders and lawmakers alike. Tuberville’s move allowed the Senate to quickly confirm roughly 440 nominees that had been in limbo. A further 11 nominees, all four-star officers, […]

Mayor

London Mayor Sadiq Khan defies Labour line with call for Gaza cease-fire – POLITICO

LONDON — Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Friday urged a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas — putting him directly at odds with his party’s leader, Keir Starmer. As the directly elected mayor of London, Khan is one of the opposition party’s most prominent figures, and his comments come amid mounting pressure […]

Alabama

Sen. Tuberville says military not equal opportunity employer | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.,speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber in the Capitol on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican and former football coach, said Tuesday that the U.S. military is “not an equal-opportunity employer.” The military is an equal-opportunity […]

Mayor

Mariupol mayor vows to rebuild destroyed city

Russian forces seized the Ukrainian port city Mariupol a year ago. Its exiled mayor has a plan to rebuild it. “This is the moment when we have to prepare for our return to Mariupol as efficiently as possible,” said the mayor, Vadym Boychenko. Boychenko’s plan, dubbed “Mariupol Reborn,” consists of two stages: the rapid restoration […]

Alaska

Top Russian lawmaker threatens Russia may reclaim Alaska | #alaska | #politics

A top Russian lawmaker warned the United States that Russia may seek to reclaim Alaska in retaliation for U.S. sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. During a parliamentary session in Moscow on Wednesday, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, told the U.S. to think twice […]