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Alabama

Republican secretary of state’s first act in office: withdrawing Alabama from voter-registration organization | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Wes Allen speaks at his inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery. AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s new secretary of state has announced the state’s withdrawal from a 32-state voter-registration partnership, a data-sharing effort that was designed to maintain accurate voter rolls but has sometimes become the target of […]

Arkansas

Arkansas governor says he supports the science behind COVID-19 vaccines, as daily U.S. cases hold above 65,000

Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is considering a presidential run, took a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s call to investigate the COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that “we shouldn’t undermine the science.” Hutchinson, a Republican, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Arkansas didn’t have vaccine mandates, but that he and other medical experts […]

Alaska

Political ad spending is breaking records: Here’s where the money is going in critical Senate races | #alaska | #politics

This story has been updated to reflect the number of TV ads Rep. Val Demings’s campaign is currently running statewide. Outside spending is pouring into the 2022 Senate races, as Democratic control of the chamber hangs in flux. Nearly $450 million in outside spending has been spent on Senate races so far this cycle, according […]

Alabama

Senate Republican Tuberville alleges that Democrats want to provide slavery reparations to ‘the people that do the crime’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” The first-term Alabama Republican spoke at a Saturday evening rally in Nevada featuring former President Donald Trump, a political ally. His comments were part of […]

Alabama

Black leaders rebuke first-term Senate Republican Tommy Tuberville’s inflamed remarks on crime and reparations | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

As far as Jeremy Ellis is concerned, Republican Tommy Tuberville should know or learn more about the long history and struggles of the Black Alabama residents he represents in the U.S. Senate. Tuberville told people Saturday at an election rally in Nevada that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think […]

Alabama

Meet the 10 biggest megadonors for the 2022 midterm elections | #elections | #alabama

With four weeks until Election Day, congressional candidates are on track to break midterm fundraising records, having raised nearly $2.5 billion so far this cycle. That’s already 70% more than what was raised during the 2014 cycle and just $200 million shy of the total raised during the full 2018 cycle. This cycle has also […]

City Council

Los Angeles City Council president resigns after racist comments in leaked audio | #citycouncil

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. Council President Nury Martinez issued an apology and expressed shame. “In the end, it is not […]

Alaska

Political ad spending is breaking records: Here’s where the money’s going in critical Senate races | #alaska | #politics

Outside spending is pouring into the 2022 Senate races, as Democratic control of the chamber hangs in flux. Nearly $450 million in outside spending has been spent on Senate races so far this cycle, according to OpenSecrets, a watchdog group that tracks money in politics. Just over 80% of that sum, or about $360 million, […]

Alaska

Sarah Palin Looks for a Political Comeback in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Alaska voters will decide Tuesday whether to send former governor and vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin to Congress in a special election for the state’s lone House seat, in a test of her political resiliency and a new ranked-choice voting system. Ms. Palin, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, is competing against fellow Republican Nick Begich […]

Alaska

Sarah Palin Loses Alaska Special Election House Race to Democrat Mary Peltola | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Democrat Mary Peltola scored an upset victory in a special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat, frustrating the efforts of Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin to mount a political comeback. Ms. Palin, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Ms. Peltola, a former state legislator, were competing to fill the […]