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Vice President, and presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The long-awaited White House visit with President Biden, and then with Harris, comes at an important moment for all three politicians. How Harris feels about the situation in Israel and Gaza may have been framed by a speech she delivered in Selma.
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NAACP leaders, nationally and here in Alabama, issued statements following President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw his name from the November race for the White House.
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Alabama Republican House Gary Palmer joined Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in demanding that President Joe Biden resign from the White House. This move came after Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday.
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Republican curveballs following President Joe Biden’s withdrawl from the November race for the White House could produce a flurry of state and federal lawsuits in this hyper-partisan era. Some conservatives have threatened just that. One issue is keeping Vice President Kamala Harris off of State ballots. Alabama apparently won’t be a problem.
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A bridge over Interstate 10 in Mobile will be among the aging structures in sixteen states that will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal grants announced by President Joe Biden's administration, the latest beneficiaries of a massive infrastructure law.
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The Alabama Republican Party joined Governor Kay Ivey and GOP members of the State’s Congressional delegation in speaking out following a shooting at a Donald Trump rally that reportedly left the presumptive GOP candidate bloodied as he was whisked off the stage by the U.S. Secret Service.
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The dust is still setting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on immunity for Donald Trump. The Justices ruled that the former President has limited immunity for official acts but not for unofficial ones. The High Court is sending the charges against Trump back to the lower court to separate the two types of actions. The Alabama Republican Party says the people now get to speak.
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President Biden should make as many public appearances as possible following last week’s debate with Donald Trump. That’s the advice of a University of Alabama Assistant Professor who specializes in political communication. APR News spoke with Josh Bramlett during our NPR coverage of last December’s Republican Debate in Tuscaloosa. We interviewed him after last Thursday’s event. Bramlett says Biden should also do a lot of television interviews, both local and national. APR news director Pat Duggins sat down with Bramlett following the debate which aired “live” on APR. CNN says it counted at least 30 lies Donald Trump told during the debate.
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Montgomery is one of 21 communities across the country receiving funding from the Biden-Harris Administration to create more lower-cost housing options.
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President Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for their first debate tonight. The Alabama Republican Party will be watching how the ground rules for the event impact Trump. The microphones will be muted after each candidate has spoken and there will be no audience at the debate. John Wahl is chairman of the Alabama Republican Party. APR News Director Pat Duggins spoke with Wahl on a range of issues surrounding the debate and the election.