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Alaska

Alaska judge upholds Biden approval of Willow oil project | #alaska | #politics

A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a decision that environmental groups swiftly vowed to fight. What You Need To Know A federal judge has upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a […]

Alabama

What to watch for in Tuesday’s high-stakes elections | #elections | #alabama

You’re reading Route Fifty’s State and Local Roundup. To get the week’s news to use from around the country, you can subscribe here to get this update in your inbox every Saturday. *** It’s Saturday, Nov. 4, and we’d like to welcome you to the weekly State and Local Roundup. There’s plenty to keep tabs on, with two state courts […]

Alabama

Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s military blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, ten months after the Alabama Republican first said he would object to the nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy. What You Need To Know Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor Wednesday that […]

Alaska

Senate Dems to subpoena Crow, Leo over justices’ travel | #alaska | #politics

Senate Democrats said Monday they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices. What You Need To Know Senate Democrats say they will subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for […]

Alabama

Who are the Republicans vying to be speaker of the House? | #elections | #alabama

After Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and two of the party’s most visible House members failed bids for the speakership, seven Republicans are applying to fill the three-week-old vacancy. But few, if any, are nationally known figures. What You Need To Know Nine House Republicans have announced their intention to run for Speaker of the House; two, Pennsylvania […]

Alabama

Military is not ‘equal opportunity employer’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power” on Tuesday that the military “is not an equal opportunity employer” in response to a question about why he did not support the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The military is an equal opportunity employer — meaning discrimination based […]

Alabama

Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to keep GOP-drawn map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines that were struck down by a lower court. What You Need To Know For the second time in three months, the Supreme Court ruled against […]

Alaska

Biden highlights business deals in Vietnam visit | #alaska | #politics

President Joe Biden closed a visit to Vietnam on Monday by spotlighting new business deals and partnerships between the two countries and paying respects at a memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen. John McCain, who endured a lengthy imprisonment in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden […]

Alabama

Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama

FILE – A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled in the summer of 2023 that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the […]

Alabama

Federal court strikes down Alabama congressional map | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. What You Need To Know A panel of federal judges blocked Alabama’s latest congressional map, saying lawmakers in […]