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February 22, 2025

Alabama Politics

Politics

Alabama lawmakers pushing slate of immigration bills, seek to raise millions on money transfer service fees

A bill pending in the Alabama House would add a 4% fee on international money transfers.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com and Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com

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News

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

By The Associated Press

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Politics

Kash Patel reportedly orders 500 FBI employees to transfer from Washington to Huntsville

Patel promised Sen. Katie Britt to visit the FBI facility, which sits on a site within the 38,000 acres at Redstone Arsenal.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Alabama congressman backs bill to withdraw U.S. from ‘useless’ United Nations

Conservatives have argued for years that the U.S. should stop its involvement in the United Nations.

By Patrick Darrington | pdarrington@al.com

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Alabama Life And Culture

Prominent Hollywood trans star outraged over passport gender designation: ‘We are never going to stop existing’

"I am never going to stop being trans, a letter on a passport can’t change that."

By Zack Sharf Variety Entertainment News Service and Tribune News Service

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Politics

Maine governor tells Donald Trump to his face in heated exchange: ‘See you in court’ over trans sports order

Meanwhile, Trump said Janet Mills doesn't have a political future for defying his executive order.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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