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Multiple media outlets are reporting that House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise and aides have been hit by gunfire early Wednesday morning during a GOP morning baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.
A super PAC supporting Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., is requesting records of communications between the senator's potential and current Republican challengers and Gov. Kay Ivey. One of the goals of the records request is to determine if Strange's opponents spoke to Ivey about moving the special election from 2018 to this summer.
Since, many members of the GOP have rallied behind the cry of repeal and replace, but it's becoming unclear what they were doing the last seven years to actually get that job done. In March, an effort led by Paul Ryan, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, fell flat as it was pulled before a vote could fail.
After laying a goose egg with conservatives on the ObamaCare replacement bill, House Republican leadership has turned to someone who knows something about dealmaking to salvage the American Health Care Act. Donald Trump sent his aides to Capitol Hill to urge passage of the AHCA, and also to send another message - that the White House is open to changes .
Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is meeting with leaders of a local protest group in private on Wednesday to hear their concerns. Brooks is meeting with members of Indivisible Group of Decatur.
The new Congress opened with a stumble Tuesday after the Republican majority's plan for gutting an independent ethics office drew a firestorm of criticism - including tweets of displeasure from President-elect Donald Trump - that forced lawmakers to reverse course in a sign of battles to come. The messy debut of what was supposed to be a celebratory start on Capitol Hill foreshadowed roadblocks ahead as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan tries to lead his often willful GOP majority while maneuvering unexpected outbursts from the party's new leader in the White House .
With Senator Jeff Sessions preparing for a senate confirmation hearing for the position of U.S. Attorney General, Governor Robert Bentley began interviewing candidates for the seat. "It is probably the most important decision he will make with respect to the future of America, not just Alabama, but America," U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks said.
Gov. Robert Bentley already has a list of willing volunteers for U.S. Senate, should Jeff Sessions leave his seat for a job in President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet. Bentley's spokeswoman said "several" people have reached out to the governor about Sessions' seat.
This comes just days after the congressman went on a Birmingham radio show saying, Muslims want to kill every gay person in America. As you could imagine those comments are not sitting with the Islamic community.