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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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2020 Alabama primary election results | #elections | #alabama

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the projected winner of the Alabama Democratic primary, according to an ABC News analysis of exit polls. There are 52 delegates at stake for the Democrats and 50 for Republicans… Polls were open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. State Significance With Alabama also playing a significant role […]

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 lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House and Senate instead passed a […]

Alabama

Senate approves military promotions after Sen. Tuberville ends blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy. Tuberville had been under pressure from members of both sides of the political aisle to end his holds as senators […]

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Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024 | #elections | #alabama

Democrats got a potential boost for the 2024 congressional elections as courts in Alabama and Florida ruled recently that Republican-led legislatures had unfairly diluted the voting power of Black residents. But those cases are just two of about a dozen that could carry big consequences as Republicans campaign to hold onto their slim majority in […]

Alabama

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They’re still waiting for new maps | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. New congressional maps would have to include more districts in Alabama and potentially other states where Black voters would have a better chance of electing someone […]

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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George Wallace staged his “stand in the schoolhouse door” to oppose the enrollment of Black students at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The state that propelled Wallace, a Democrat and four-term governor, into national politics is now […]

Arkansas

Biden, Trump qualify for Arkansas ballot as filing period for 2024 election kicks off

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump qualified for the Arkansas ballot on Monday as the filing period for next year’s election in the state kicked off. Dozens of candidates filled the state Capitol rotunda to make their bids official for the state’s primary and nonpartisan judicial elections, which […]

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorses Trump in presidential race

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as former President Donald Trump’s press secretary, on Monday endorsed his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Sanders, who took office in January as Arkansas governor after a campaign where she touted her endorsement from the former president, planned to join Trump at […]