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Alabama

What to expect in Alabama’s state and presidential primaries | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2024 presidential campaign will roll through Alabama on Tuesday as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to continue their streak of lopsided primary victories in anticipation of an expected general election rematch. Alabama is one of 16 states and American Samoa to hold contests on Super Tuesday, which […]

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Alabama

Line up for Tuscaloosa GOP Debate is finalized. | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The fifty University of Alabama students, and the nine hundred reportedly “invitation only” audience members, now know who will be on stage for the GOP Debate at the Moody Music Building on the Tuscaloosa campus. And, one more contender has dropped out. Republican organizers say Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie will […]

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Alabama

Republican debate: Candidates target Nikki Haley weeks before Iowa caucuses | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Four Republican presidential candidates were given several opportunities Wednesday to criticize former President Donald Trump, who was absent from the debate again. But they mostly targeted each other, with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley taking the brunt of the attacks as she gets more interest from donors and voters. With […]

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Alabama

Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire, following Alabama GOP Debate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign—ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. Alabama Public Radio sought analysis on his political future following the GOP Presidential debate in Tuscaloosa. The decision leaves Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as the […]

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Arkansas

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that was a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s exit came a day after he […]

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Arkansas

Asa Hutchinson ends 2024 campaign after Iowa caucuses

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that was a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s exit came a day after he […]

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Alabama

After Alabama– DeSantis and Haley square off in Iowa | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Television viewers will get to see and hear from two of the GOP candidates running for President tonight. C-N-N’s event is the nation’s first chance to watch Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis go head-to-head since December’s debate here in Alabama. They’re the only two contenders who qualified for the C-N-N event. The APR news team […]

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Alaska

Trump Pledges to Expand Drilling to Pay for Senior Benefits | #alaska | #politics

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump pledged to expand oil and gas drilling in remote areas of Alaska as a way to pay for Social Security benefits, a trade-off that is unlikely to pass muster with Congressional budget scorekeepers. Trump, in a televised interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity Tuesday night, said that he would reverse […]

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Mayor

The Point, Dec. 18, 2023: First Black, female mayor of Micanopy reflects on first months in office

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: Unity and infrastructure focus of Micanopy Mayor Jiana Williams’s first months in office. “As the first Black, female mayor of Micanopy, Jiana Williams, 37, often thinks about what her late grandmother, Willie Mae Stokes who used to clean houses […]

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Alabama

Haley commits to CNN Iowa debate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley announced Friday that she’ll take part in the CNN presidential debate slated for next month in Iowa, just days before the state’s GOP caucus kicks off the presidential nominating cycle. “The first four debates have been great for our campaign and for voters, and we look forward to the fifth […]

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