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Alabama Democrats likely to flip seat under court-approved congressional map | #elections | #alabama

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) speaks during a press conference to urge Democrats to pass a law protecting voting rights during Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at Union Station in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 5 (Reuters) – A federal court on Thursday ordered Alabama to implement a […]

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US House: Court fights could tip control in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Nov 14 (Reuters) – Legal battles over redistricting could lead to new congressional maps in nearly a dozen U.S. states for the 2024 election, potentially flipping control of the U.S. House of Representatives, which currently has a 221-213 Republican majority. The two parties are fighting over maps that were redrawn after the 2020 U.S. Census. […]

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South Carolina Democrat’s House bid runs through US Supreme Court | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

South Carolina Democrat Michael B. Moore poses on the grounds of the International African American Museum where he served as founding president and CEO in Charleston, South Carolina in an undated photograph. Moore is vying to unseat Republican incumbent Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district. Ashley… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more WASHINGTON, Oct […]

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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 […]

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Exclusive: Horse racing-U.S. Senator McConnell pushing for legislative fix to safety law | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a legislative fix to a law designed to make horse racing safer after an appeals court last month ruled it unconstitutional, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters. The changes to the law, which would provide greater federal oversight […]

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Federal Reserve rate hikes rival inflation pain in one rural town | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

GREENSBORO, Alabama, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The community roundtable was organized as a chance for Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic to hear how a town in the heart of the western Alabama Black Belt approached chronic problems like population loss, housing, and the challenge of creating new jobs. Curtis Travis, who represents the area […]

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Alabama activists press voting rights in U.S. Supreme Court showdown | #elections | #alabama

Supreme Court to hear arguments on Oct. 4 in Alabama case Eventual ruling could cripple landmark Voting Rights Act Sept 26 (Reuters) – When Evan Milligan, a voting rights activist and organizer, scans his hometown of Montgomery, the capital of the state of Alabama, he sees a tale of two cities. On one side of […]

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Abducted mayor, officials in northern Mexico freed, governor says

MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The mayor of a small northern Mexican town and a group of local officials kidnapped by armed men have been freed, the governor of the border state of Coahuila said on Saturday. Mario Cedillo Infante, mayor of Guerrero, Coahuila, was abducted with eight other people on Friday night after […]

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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward Alabama in voting rights fight | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled sympathy toward Alabama in the state’s defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map in a case that could further erode a landmark voting rights law, drawing a skeptical response from its newest member, Ketanji Brown Jackson. The court on the second day of […]

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