Katie Britt is giving GOP’s State of the Union rebuttal | #elections | #alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two days after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that threatened fertility clinics in the state, Sen. Katie Britt placed a call to former President Donald Trump. Britt wanted Trump, then on a plane headed to South Carolina, to understand the significance of what had happened. The court’s ruling that frozen embryos can […]
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Katie Britt to attack Biden in GOP response to the State of the Union | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Katie Britt will call President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening, according to excerpts of her prepared remarks. The first-term Alabama Republican, the youngest woman in the Senate, is set to deliver a stinging election-year critique of […]
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Alabama primary: Democrats aim to flip seat in new House district | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The race for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court to boost the voting power of Black voters, has sparked congested and competitive primary contests. Democrats see an opportunity to flip the Deep South congressional seat in November. Republicans aim to keep hold of the seat, as […]
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Republican Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas faces challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Months after batting down speculation he was considering retirement, Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack is running for reelection against a state lawmaker who is trying to portray him as not conservative enough for the northwest Arkansas district. Womack, 67, faces state Sen. Clint Penzo in Tuesday’s GOP primary for the […]
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2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court, including a crowded chief justice campaign, could push a court that’s been targeted by outside conservative groups even further to the right. The nonpartisan elections on Tuesday for chief justice and another seat could have major implications on cases before the court or […]
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Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican, objected to a request for a vote by […]
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Trump says he supports IVF following Alabama embryo ruling | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would “strongly support the availability of IVF” and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the treatment that has become a new flashpoint in the 2024 presidential election. It was his first comment since an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that […]
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Alabama IVF ruling may be an opening for Democrats in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving allies of President Joe Biden new fuel for their efforts to center abortion access in the presidential election. “We’ve got to talk about making sure we […]
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Court cases lead to new voting districts in some states. Could it affect control of Congress? | #elections | #alabama
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Since most Americans last voted for Congress, thousands of people have been added to certain voting districts — and subtracted from others — under new political maps enacted following court rulings. The sum of that redistricting math, assuming no major political shift in either major party’s direction, figures to provide at least a one-seat gain […]
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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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