Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says | #elections | #alabama
By KIM CHANDLER – Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state’s elections chief said Tuesday, because the state’s certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party’s convention. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, made the statement Tuesday, a day after […]
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U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
By ANDREW DeMILLO, THOMAS PEIPERT and DYLAN LOVAN – Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — The last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed at a sprawling military installation in eastern Kentucky, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday, a milestone that closes a chapter of warfare dating back to World War […]
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Editorial Roundup: Alabama | #elections | #alabama
Dothan Eagle. November 9, 2022. Editorial: A foregone conclusion As the polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, word went out immediately that incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey had won re-election, and that GOP candidate and Enterprise native Katie Britt would replace her mentor, Richard Shelby, in the United States Senate. How is it possible that […]
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Alabama sheriff’s race ends in tie, goes to a recount | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
EVERGREEN, Ala. (AP) — The race for sheriff in southern Alabama’s Conecuh County has ended in a tie, and is heading to a recount. Republican Mike Blackmon and Democrat Randy Brock each received 2,225 votes, according to certified election results posted Tuesday. Blackmon had been losing the race by one vote until provisional ballots were […]
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What to expect on election night | #elections | #alabama
Republicans are looking to extend their current lock on all statewide offices in Alabama in the face of opposition from the Democratic and Libertarian parties. The race to replace U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, 88, who is retiring after six terms, is the marquee contest. GOP nominee Katie Britt faces Democratic pastor Will Boyd and Libertarian […]
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EXPLAINER: Bused, flown migrants can live in US — for now | National | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
By ELLIOT SPAGAT – Associated Press Republican governors have been sending more migrants released at the U.S. border with Mexico to Democratic strongholds, raising questions about their legal status, how they are lured on board buses and planes and the cost to taxpayers. Florida’s Ron DeSantis flew about 50 Venezuelans last week to the small, […]
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Crash that killed Rep. Walorski blamed on failed passing try | National | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
AP ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A staffer for U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was trying to pass a flat-bed truck on a northern Indiana highway last month when the SUV they were in crashed into an oncoming car, killing Walorski and three other people, police said Friday. A witness traveling behind the SUV told investigators it […]
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Special election results expected for lone Alaska House seat | National | #elections | #alabama
By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State elections officials plan to release results Wednesday of the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, with Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Mary Peltola vying to become the first woman to hold the seat. The results are expected 15 days after the Aug. […]
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