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July 22, 2024

Alabama Politics

Opinion

Roy S. Johnson: America is ready to elect a female president, especially when women's rights are at stake

Hours after Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election, 44,000 Black women raised $1.5 million+ on a Zoom, and Dems collected $67 million in support of potential Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Republicans, meanwhile, grasped at plastic straws.

By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com

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Project 2025 ties damsel to Trump railroad tracks

There has never been a more dangerous non-cartoony threat to women, minorities and American democracy than Trump. And Project 2025.

By J.D. Crowe | jdcrowe@al.com

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Could state-appointed police chief be answer to police problems in Birmingham?

Two Republican lawmakers from Montgomery are sponsoring a bill that would allow the attorney general or governor to appoint interim police chiefs for cities under certain circumstances.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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From the Lede

Too early to tell? Trump’s candidacy is not renewing tariff jitters in Alabama

From 2018-2020, Alabama state officials and Mobile city and county officials expressed angst over Trump's tariff plans. So far this year, it's been quiet despite tariffs serving as a top policy.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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Kamala Harris fights to secure the Democratic presidential nod

Vice President Kamala Harris is suddenly being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights as she becomes, for now, the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

By The Associated Press

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Democrats promise ‘orderly process’ to replace Biden, where Harris is favored but questions remain

President Joe Biden giving up his his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris makes her the prohibitive favorite to be the party’s nominee in November. But it doesn’t guarantee it

By The Associated Press

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