MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and 19 other Republican governors on Tuesday sent a letter opposing any expansion of the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, a longshot idea pushed by some congressional Democrats. The Republican Governors Association said the letter was sent to the Biden administration. “Historically, cases before the Supreme Court have served…
Committee on Rules Jabo Waggoner (Chair) Clay Scofield (Vice Chair) Gerald Allen Linda Coleman-Madison Vivian Figures Jimmy Holley Steve Livingston Jim McClendon Tim Melson Arthur Orr Greg Reed Rodger Smitherman Committee on Finance & Taxation Education Arthur Orr (Chair) Tim Melson (Vice Chair) Greg Albritton Gerald Allen Donnie Chesteen Priscilla Dunn Vivian Figures Garlan Gudger Jim McClendon Clay Scofield…
Candidate appealing Alabama GOP move to disregard votes .By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A Republican candidate for Alabama’s utility-regulating Public Service Commission says he’s appealing the state GOP’s decision to disregard votes he receives in next Tuesday’s primary. Jim Bonner said Friday he doesn’t know whether party officials will consider his challenge before Election Day….
President Donald Trump says Republicans are “very, very close to a historic legislative victory” on taxes. Trump says Wednesday that a deal is “very, very close.” He added that it is “very important” to vote on the legislation next week. House and Senate GOP leaders have forged an agreement on an overhaul of the nation’s tax laws. It paves the…
Sen. John McCain says he’s decided to support the Senate tax bill. The Arizona Republican’s announcement gives a boost to GOP leaders hoping to push the measure through the chamber this week. McCain says the tax legislation is “far from perfect.” But he said it would spur the economy and ease the tax burden for middle class families. McCain was…
(AP Photo/LM Otero)President Donald Trump opened his address to a joint session of Congress by condemning the recent threats against Jewish community centers and a fatal shooting in Kansas being investigated as a hate crime. Trump on Tuesday said that “while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and…
President Donald Trump says nobody knew health care could be so complicated. Yet the opposite has long been painfully obvious for top congressional Republicans. And they face mounting pressure to pass legislation annulling the health care law even as it becomes less and less clear what to propose instead. The GOP-controlled Congress is starting its third month of work on…
House Republicans face opposition to their plan to overhaul the way corporations pay federal taxes from a powerful group of lawmakers – other Republicans. The Senate’s No. 2 Republican and the chamber’s top Republican tax-writer have both been critical. And President Donald Trump says he doesn’t love it. The House GOP plan would scrap the 35 percent tax on corporate…
Senior House Democrats are extolling the benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute. Speaking to reporters Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the GOP will begin its “assault” on the law when the 115th Congress convenes Tuesday. She says abolishing so-called Obamacare as Republicans have promised will force…
An Auburn firefighter has won the Republican primary for the Alabama House seat vacated with the felony ethics conviction of former speaker Mike Hubbard. Unofficial returns from Tuesday’s balloting show Joe Lovvorn led a field of four candidates with 51 percent of the vote. Lovvorn will face Libertarian candidate Gage Fenwick in November. No Democrats are in the race. Lovvorn…
