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May 16 2019
News
The GOP’s Assault on Abortion Rights Is Tyranny of the Minority
The government of Alabama just decided that providing an abortion to a 12-year-old girl who was raped by her father is a more serious crime than raping a 12-year-old girl.
On Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey enacted the most restrictive abortion ban in the United States. Under its provisions, performing an abortion on someone who has been pregnant for more than six weeks is a Class A felony
New York MagazineMar 01 2020
Headline Roundup
Pete Buttigieg Ends Democratic Presidential Campaign
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will ended his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. Buttigieg told reporters at a campaign stop in Selma, Alabama that he was flying back to Indiana to announce his decision, which he did, following a poor showing in South Carolina's primary on Saturday.
CNN (Online News) The Daily Caller USA TODAYJul 27 2021
Analysis
Vaccination Agitation
On Vaccine, Between Persuasion and Coercion: The news seems to be sinking into even some traditionally thick and numb Republican skulls: We need to have more people vaccinated against COVID-19. How to go about getting that done? Somewhere between persuasion and coercion lies the middle way.
Kay Ivey is the Republican governor of Alabama, one of the states with the lowest vaccination
National Review (News)Mar 03 2020
News
What to watch as 14 states vote in Super Tuesday primaries
The Democratic presidential candidates are racing toward the biggest day on the primary calendar, when 14 states vote on Super Tuesday. It’s the day when the primary moves from retail to wholesale. Instead of one state voting at a time, candidates have to focus on contests in every region of the country with all types of voters.
While Super Tuesday won’t necessarily determine who wins
Associated PressDec 09 2017
Headline Roundup
Trump Campaigns for Roy Moore
President Trump campaigned for Roy Moore in Pensacola on Friday, encouraging Alabamians to vote for him in the Alabama Senate election. He also highlighted new revelations surrounding a yearbook Moore allegedly signed after the accuser, Beverly Young Nelson, admitted to adding the date and location to the inscription.
Reuters Washington Post TownhallMar 08 2021
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Republican U.S. Senator Blunt decides not to seek reelection in 2022
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, a member of the Republican Senate leadership, said on Monday he will not run for office in 2022, making him the latest Republican lawmaker in Congress to opt for retirement.
The 71-year-old Missouri Republican, who last year called on then-President Donald Trump to be more aggressive in preparing to acquire and deliver coronavirus vaccines, calmly announced his
ReutersJun 12 2016
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Trump's VP Choices: Newt Gingrich, Jeff Sessions, Condi Rice?
Donald Trump asked about 5,000 supporters at a rally in Florida on Saturday who his vice presidential pick should be — and they shouted out a bevy of names.
However, the presumptive nominee repeated only three from the stage in Tampa, Fox News reports: Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, former House Speaker Newt Ging
Newsmax (News)Oct 14 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Global Supply Chain Issues Drive Inflation Fears
Backed-up global supply chains are stoking inflation and goods shortages as the holiday season approaches. As economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the demand for goods returns, suppliers are struggling to keep up. President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the Port of Los Angeles would begin operating 24/7 to alleviate the supply chain crunch. L.A.'s port and the Port of Palm
AllSides StaffNov 01 2020
Analysis
Four ways 'Jim Crow 2.0' is shaping this presidential election
On the first and third Monday of each month, Theresa Burroughs traveled to Alabama's Hale County courthouse to register to vote. On each trip, she was met by a group of White men playing dominoes.
One of those men oversaw voter registration in the county. He'd point to a jar of jelly beans on a nearby table and ask Burroughs, "How many black jelly beans are in a jar? How many red ones
CNN (Online News)Aug 26 2021
News
GOP faces hurdles in push to make Afghanistan matter in the midterms
House Republicans hope to ride Joe Biden’s messy Afghanistan withdrawal to victory in the midterms. It won't be that easy.
With the GOP already in a strong position to retake the House next year, the president's first major foreign-policy crisis could give the party an additional boost as it tries to chip away at his popularity. But several factors threaten to undermine Republican
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