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October 24, 2023

Alabama Politics

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Speaker of the House vote updates: 2 GOP candidates remain

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. and Mike Johnson of Louisiana are the last two remaining candidates.

By Laura Weiss CQ-Roll Call (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Trump’s Georgia election case

She was sentenced to five years of probation along with $5,000 in restitution, 100 hours community service, and writing an apology letter.

By The Associated Press

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New Alabama GOP candidate says it’s time for change; ‘Congress full of imbeciles’

Bryan Newell has qualified to run for the Republican nomination for Congress in District 3 in east Alabama.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Tennessee GOP chooses losing millions rather than follow federal LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access rules

“When you take federal government money, their philosophies and what they want you to do is different.”

By The Associated Press

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Alabama’s Gary Palmer drops out of Speaker of the House race

Palmer said the remaining Republican speaker candidates have similar ideas to a platform Palmer put forward over the weekend.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com and William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Gary Palmer, Alabama candidate for US House speaker, said God gave him clarity to break term limits promise

"I need to change my mind, so I am going to run again" for a sixth term, the five-term congressman said earlier this year.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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