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Alabama IVF ruling spurs a GOP reckoning on conception bills | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The split over how states should handle fertility treatments could force some abortion opponents in Congress to reckon with their support of long-standing abortion bills. The Alabama Supreme Court’s Feb. 16 ruling that frozen embryos used in in vitro fertilization or IVF are humans has ignited a firestorm over how to address personhood laws in […]

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Rep. Chip Brown elected vice chair of Alabama House Republican Caucus | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The 77-member Alabama House Republican Caucus on Wednesday elected State Rep. Chip Brown, R – Hollinger’s Island, to serve as its vice chair. The caucus leadership position was vacated when former State Rep. Wes Kitchens, R – Arab, who previously served as vice chair, won a special election to the State Senate last month. “I […]

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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 […]

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Which states could get new congressional maps in 2024? | #elections | #alabama

Last week, Louisiana’s state legislature passed a new congressional map, which Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Monday. A federal court had previously ruled that the state’s map violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black representation. To avoid further litigation or even a court-drawn map, Louisiana’s Republican-controlled government implemented a second majority-Black […]

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Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states | #elections | #alabama

The Supreme Court’s ruling that Alabama’s congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act could lead to new Democratic-leaning districts in several states and influence the battle for control of the House next year. The ruling said Alabama had to create another district where Black voters could influence the election, but there is similar pending litigation […]

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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, […]

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Washington Week: The GOP’s Internal Dysfunction | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

December 2, 2023, 2:56 PM ET Editor’s Note: Washington Week with The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings or watch full episodes here. On Wednesday, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away at the age of 100. […]

Mayor

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo likely to enter race for Congress

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is expected to form an exploratory committee for the race to replace retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo. Tony Avelar/Special to the Chronicle The battle to replace the retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo in a South Bay House seat next year is likely to draw another big name: former San Jose Mayor Sam […]

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This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Despite an action-packed year on Capitol Hill, lawmakers return this week to a long to-do list that includes issues ranging from military aid for allies to surveillance programs to the massive Pentagon policy bill — and much more. House members have spent much of 2023 in a prolonged battle over federal spending, but the three-week […]

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Republicans hope the chaos of recent weeks will become a distant memory in next year’s elections | #elections | #alabama

“Embarrassing,” “chaotic” and “irresponsible.” And those were just the words that House Republicans used to describe the past three weeks as they removed one speaker from office and splintered over three successive nominees before finally landing on Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La.Now they hope voters won’t hold the GOP’s infighting against them as they seek to […]