Republican debate updates: Candidates attack one another over Gaza, border | Elections News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Can’t remember who’s who in the shrinking Republican field? Here’s a quick breakdown. Vivek Ramaswamy A biotech entrepreneur and author, Ramaswamy is a political outsider who has enjoyed a meteoric rise since announcing his candidacy in February. He was the breakout star of the first debate, deploying fiery barbs to upset more seasoned political figures. […]
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Republican debate live: DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Haley and Christie in Alabama | Elections News | #elections | #alabama
Can’t remember who’s who in the shrinking Republican field? Here’s a quick breakdown. Vivek Ramaswamy A biotech entrepreneur and author, Ramaswamy is a political outsider who has enjoyed a meteoric rise since announcing his candidacy in February. He was the breakout star of the first debate, deploying fiery barbs to upset more seasoned political figures. […]
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Republican debate updates: Candidates clash on policy, Trump | Politics News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The most notable absence on the debate stage will be Republican frontrunner and former President Donald Trump, who announced at the weekend that he would skip the event. Trump met the debate qualifications, but he declined to participate, citing his commanding lead among Republican voters. “People know my Record, one of the BEST EVER, so […]
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US top court unfreezes Black voting rights lawsuit in Louisiana | Elections News | #elections | #alabama
Supreme Court ruling comes after civil rights groups had argued redrawn electoral map diluted Black residents’ votes. Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has allowed a voting rights lawsuit in Louisiana to proceed, after civil rights groups alleged that voting maps in the southern US state discriminated against Black voters. The ruling by […]
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Popcorn and memes: US Democrats find humour in ‘speakergeddon’ | Politics News | #alaska | #politics
With Republican infighting over speaker persisting, many Democrats shared lighthearted takes on the voting marathon. The normally straightforward process of picking a speaker of the US House of Representatives has entered its fourth day on Friday with no clear winner in sight. After the 11th inconclusive ballot for speaker Thursday evening, Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush […]
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Republican Mitch McConnell breaks US Senate leadership record | Politics News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
McConnell has become the longest serving Senate leader in the chamber’s history as the 118th US Congress convenes. As the 118th United States Congress convenes for the first time on Tuesday, its upper chamber is marking a record broken by Senator Mitch McConnell, who has become the longest-serving Senate leader in history. McConnell, an 80-year-old Republican […]
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US Democrats’ stronghold may join Republican push to ban TikTok | Social Media | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The US state of Washington is considering banning the use of TikTok for government business, potentially extending a Republican-led campaign against the Chinese-owned app to one of the most liberal parts of the United States. Washington state would become the first Democratic stronghold to ban TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, over data privacy and national […]
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The historic firsts of the 2022 US midterm elections | US Midterm Elections 2022 News | #elections | #alabama
Washington, DC – As diverse communities expand political participation in the United States, election cycles are increasingly seeing many historic firsts along ethnic, gender and generational lines in public office. The trend continued in the 2022 midterm elections, which is set to produce one of the most diverse political classes in US congressional history. Several […]
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US midterms: The 10 key races that will decide fate of the Senate | US Midterm Elections 2022 News | #elections | #alabama
Washington, DC – Americans will head to the polls on November 8 to vote in elections with enormous consequences for the country’s future. Control for both chambers of the United States Congress will be in play. There are 35 Senate races this year, but the winner is all but a foregone conclusion in most of […]
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These Supreme Court cases could kill what remains of US democracy | Courts | #elections | #alabama
In recent years, the United States Supreme Court has dutifully laboured to erode the protections guaranteed under the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a civil rights era milestone that aimed to safeguard minority voters from racial discrimination. Now, six decades after the law’s passage, the country’s highest judicial body will decide whether to drop some of the […]
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