Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver Republican State of the Union response | Ap | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest female senator, will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech next week. Britt, 42, is the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama. In a joint statement with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson, […]
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Alabama man charged with making threats against Georgia prosecutor, sheriff over Trump election case | Ap | #elections | #alabama
ATLANTA (AP) — An Alabama man has been indicted on federal charges that he threatened violence against a Georgia prosecutor and sheriff related to an investigation into former President Donald Trump. The indictment returned Oct. 25 and unsealed Monday accuses Arthur Ray Hanson II of Huntsville of leaving threatening voicemails for Fulton County District Attorney […]
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Republican Congressman-elect George Santos admits to lying about his education and his work history: local reports | Ap | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Beleaguered Republican Congressman-elect George Santos admitted Monday to lying about his education and his work history but assured his supporters he’s still fit to hold public office, according to local reports. His confession comes after a report from The New York Times that brought up discrepancies on his résumé. × This page requires Javascript. […]
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Michigan elections board certifies recounts that upheld ballot proposal victories | Ap | #elections | #alabama
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers certified Wednesday the findings of hand recounts that upheld two ballot proposals’ victories, with elections director Jonathan Brater saying the reviews showed voting machines had worked properly. The developments at the panel’s meeting marked another defeat for groups and individuals who have spread unproven claims of election […]
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Republican Michels says Trump thought Michels would win race | Ap | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Losing Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump told him five days before the election that he didn’t need to visit the state because Michels was going to win. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read […]
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Senate to vote on landmark bill to protect same-sex marriage | Ap | #elections | #alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law. Senate Democrats are moving quickly, while the party still holds the majority in both chambers of Congress, […]
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Second arrest made in connection with Republican canvasser attack in Hialeah, cops say | Ap | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MIAMI — A second man has been arrested in connection with an attack in Hialeah that sent a Republican voting canvasser to the hospital. Jonathan Alexander Casanova, 26, was arrested Tuesday at Pine Tree Park in Miami Beach in connection with the assault of Christopher Monzon, 27, who was passing out fliers for Republican U.S. […]
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Hochul leads Republican opponent, Lee Zeldin by 6 points in NY governor’s race, poll says | Ap | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
NEW YORK — Gov. Hochul led her Republican rival, Rep. Lee Zeldin, by 6 points in a SurveyUSA poll released Thursday, the latest signal that a governor’s race once seen as an afterthought in deep-blue New York has turned competitive in the final weeks. The poll, which mirrored an average of recent surveys, marked a […]
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2020 election denier resurfaces in Michigan county clerk’s office | Ap | #elections | #alabama
DETROIT — A Michigan activist who promoted false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and once live-streamed a protest outside Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s home has begun working in the Macomb County clerk’s office. The hiring of Genevieve Peters in an office that helps administer local elections […]
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Missouri Senate could be shifting further right this election. What policies could pass? | Ap | #elections | #alabama
With a new crop of hard-right Republicans expected to join the Missouri Senate, some Democrats are worried that the upper chamber’s priorities will swing more to the right in the next legislative session. Conservative wish list items such as bans on transgender student athletes and legislation that targets school curriculum have failed to pass in […]
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