Alabama Republican Party

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event. A person of interest was in custody, officials said. “My heart is breaking at the devastating news of Charlie Kirk’s death,” said ALGOP Chairman John Wahl.

Within minutes of Donald Trump’s conviction on thirty four felony charges, the Alabama Republican Party issued a press release in support of the former President. APR News Director Pat Duggins spoke with Alabama GOP chairman John Wahl about the historic verdict, starting with the statement from the State Republican Party.

The two Republicans running for Alabama's redrawn 2nd Congressional District clashed in a debate that aired Monday ahead of next week's runoff. Two Democrats will also be on the ballot in a runoff for that party’s nomination.

After only a year in the Senate, Katie Britt of Alabama is wielding her influence and experience as a former congressional staffer and mother to carve out a unique role in the Republican party.

The Republican Party in Mobile County is holding a candidates’ forum today. That includes two sitting Congressmen fighting for the same seat. Republican lawmakers Jerry Carl and Barry Moore both want the GOP nomination for Alabama’s District one seat in Congress. This fight was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that forced Alabama to create the new Black Majority District Two slot in Congress.

A new candidate for the Republican presidential ballot has emerged. Samuel Ronan is the latest person to declare his 2024 bid for the White House. He spoke with APR news.

The four Republican presidential candidates debating Wednesday night mostly targeted each other instead of Donald Trump. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley took the brunt of the attacks as she gets more interest from donors and voters. That was among the results that left University of Alabama students in the Debate audience either embarrassed or making jokes.

The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday's Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. APR news previewed the event nationally for NPR on “All Things Considered” and “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Links to both stories are at the bottom of this article.

The fifty University of Alabama students, and the nine hundred reportedly “invitation only” audience members, now know who will be on stage for the GOP Debate at the Moody Music Building on the Tuscaloosa campus. And, one more contender has dropped out.

Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide coalition of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest. Haley will be among the GOP Presidential hopefuls appearing in Tuscaloosa next Wednesday for the latest Republican Primary Debate at the University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building.