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The top 10 Alabama political stories of 2023 • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

I’ve often encouraged young journalists to come to Alabama. Mostly because we need young, dedicated reporters. But also because there’s never a slow news cycle here. 2023 was no exception. Here are my picks for the major stories of the year. 10. Tuberville military holds U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks to members of the […]

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ALGOP elects RNC delegates; Tuberville named chairman by acclamation | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) executive committee met on Saturday to elect its slate of delegates for this year’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The meeting was the first of its kind since a bylaw change adopted by the ALGOP executive committee in 2023, which delegates elected by the committee rather than voters […]

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U.S. Senate Republicans push for Mayorkas impeachment trial • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — More than 40 U.S. Senate Republicans lobbied Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday to hold a full impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Schumer and other Democrats have indicated they’d be open to immediately voting to dismiss the House-passed articles of impeachment rather than holding a trial in the Senate. The […]

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Tuberville & GOP Are Tripping All Over Alabama IVF Decision | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The senator from “Huh?” Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Senator Tommy Tuberville is not known for being a particularly deep thinker on public-policy issues, much less the vexed and metaphysical question of when life begins. He is, however, a proud foot soldier of the anti-abortion movement; he spent months blocking routine military promotions in an effort […]

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GOP seeks to distance itself from consequences of Alabama frozen embryo decision | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children is putting Republicans in a bind, forcing them to distance themselves from some of the decision’s sweeping consequences. Three fertility clinics in Alabama, including the state’s largest health system, have paused in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in the wake of the shock ruling. It has […]

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Tuberville blockade finally ends with confirmations of top military leaders | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night approved the remainder of the military nominations that Sen. Tommy Tuberville had continued to block, even after the Alabama Republican lifted his monthslong freeze of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the floor asked for unanimous […]

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Schumer to bring rule bypass to Tuberville’s military hold to Senate floor in coming weeks | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) recently said he expects to bring a rules committee’s resolution to bypass U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) military promotions holds to the Senate floor in the coming weeks. Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate rules committee passed a measure to bypass U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) military promotions hold by allowing […]

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Wee hours U.S. Senate drama: GOP colleagues on the floor battle Tuberville blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — After a marathon day and late-night vote to avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, four U.S. Senate Republicans held the floor until the wee hours Thursday, urging their Alabama colleague to lift his months-long objections to hundreds of U.S. military nominations. Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Todd Young of Indiana, Joni Ernst of Iowa […]

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Senate may change rule to break Tuberville hold on military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Senate Rules Committee officials this week will try to break through Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long blockade of military nominees, though it’s unclear if the plan can gain enough Republican support to work. The committee on Tuesday will vote on a plan to allow consideration of about 350 pending nominations in a single parliamentary move, a […]

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Republican senator halts military promotions, demanding end to abortion policy | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top defense officials are accusing Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville of jeopardizing America’s national security with his hold on roughly 300 military promotions, raising the stakes in a clash over abortion policy that shows no signs of easing. Tuberville brushed off the criticism, vowing he will not give in. “We’re going to […]