Republicans

Alabama

Figures, Dobson win runoffs in redrawn Alabama district | #elections | #alabama

Shomari Figures, a former Obama administration White House official, won the Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 2nd District on Tuesday in a runoff election. Figures, who more recently worked for the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had 58 percent of the vote when The Associated Press called the race at 9:47 p.m.  He […]

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Alaska

Alaska Republican Party major donors like Mike Robbins for GOP chairman | #alaska | #politics

Mike Robbins By FOUNDERS CLUB MEMBERS As supporters of the Alaska Republican Party, and as members of the Founders Club, a group of people who have committed to providing foundational financial support of the Party, we are writing to advocate for Mike Robbins’ candidacy as the next Chair of our Alaska Republican Party. This endorsement […]

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Alabama

‘Embryos same as children’: How a US court judgment impacts IVF, poses a problem for Republicans | Explained News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A February 16 ruling of the Alabama Supreme Court in the US, which said frozen embryos are akin to children, has raised questions on in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the political battle over reproductive rights in the country. In US politics, the debate over abortion is framed in terms of positions such as “pro-choice” and “pro-life”. […]

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Alabama

Republicans Have an Internal Polling Problem | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republican Teddy Powell lost his bid for a seat in the Alabama House to Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands on Tuesday despite internal polling conducted in December which suggested he was on course for a comfortable victory. Lands flipped the previously Republican district with 62.4 percent of the vote against 37.6 percent for Powell, a Madison […]

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Alabama

Alabama’s Britt blasts Biden on economy, immigration in GOP State of the Union reply • Louisiana Illuminator | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

First-term U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night, and laid blame on Biden for a host of national and international crises — what she said is chaos at the border, in cities, in the economy and among U.S. allies. Britt stuck […]

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Alabama

U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization • Michigan Advance | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — U.S. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked a bill from passing Wednesday that would have preserved access to in vitro fertilization nationwide, stalling a push by Democrats following a landmark Alabama state Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos counted as children under state law and parents […]

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Alabama

Transcript: Sen. Katie Britt delivers Republican response to State of the Union address | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

REPUBLICAN SEN. KATIE BRITT OF ALABAMA: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama in the United States Senate. However, that’s not the job that matters most. I am a proud wife and mom of two school age kids. My […]

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Alabama

Katie Britt and the folly of fake fearmongering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

If someone had told Katie Britt on election night 2022 that she would someday by portrayed by megastar Scarlett Johansson, the newly elected Alabama Republican senator undoubtedly would have been thrilled. What Britt, of course, would not have known is that the actress would be appearing on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking Britt’s delivery of the […]

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Alabama

Young Republicans Leader Charged With ‘Sexual Torture’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The leader of a local Young Republicans chapter in Alabama was arrested last week in connection with the death of another man, with charges against him including a count of “sexual torture.” On Thursday, deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office discovered a dead body later identified as 54-year-old Derek Franklin Walls of Harvest, Alabama, […]

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Arkansas

Super Tuesday 2024 in Arkansas • Arkansas Advocate

3 Little Rock House Democrats on track to keep their seats Two Democratic state representatives from Little Rock overcame primary challengers on Tuesday, while a third appeared to narrowly avoid a runoff based on unofficial returns early Wednesday. Democrat Rep. Fred Allen has represented District 77 in west Little Rock since 2017 and defeated Grant […]

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