Alabama’s new law imposing the strictest restrictions on abortion in the United States was passed by 25 white male Republicans. Minority Democrats introduced a slew of amendments in an attempt to block it. ‘This bill is about control,’ the state senator Linda Coleman-Madison told the bill’s proponents. There are only four women in the Alabama senate
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‘You just said to my daughter, you don’t matter ‘ – senator reacts to Alabama abortion ban – video
The Democratic minority leader, Bobby Singleton, delivered an emotional speech after a rape and incest exception from the abortion ban bill failed to pass in a roll-call vote. Alabama’s Republican-controlled state senate has passed a bill to outlaw abortion, making it a crime to perform the procedure at any stage of pregnancy. The strictest-in-the-nation abortion ban allows an exception only when the woman’s health is at serious risk, and sets up a legal battle that supporters hope will lead to the supreme court overturning its landmark ruling that legalised abortion nationwide.
Continue reading...Alabama abortion ban: Republican senate passes most restrictive law in US
Law bans abortion except if there is a ‘serious health risk’ to the mother, with no exceptions for rape and incest
Alabama’s Republican-controlled state senate passed a bill Tuesday to outlaw abortion, making it a crime to perform the procedure at any stage of pregnancy.
The strictest-in-the-nation abortion ban allows an exception only when the woman’s health is at serious risk, and sets up a legal battle that supporters hope will lead to the supreme court overturning its landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Continue reading...Homes destroyed in Alabama tornadoes – video
Two tornadoes hit Alabama on Sunday, damaging multiple homes and cutting power lines. Footage showed smashed buildings with rooftops blown away, cars overturned and trees bare of branches. At least 23 people were killed in the storms
Continue reading...Alabama tornadoes kill at least 23 and cause ‘catastrophic’ damage
Sheriff says more people are missing as weather system sparks flurry of tornadoes across south-eastern US on Sunday
At least 23 people, including children as young as six, have been killed and more are missing after at least two tornadoes struck in Alabama on Sunday, causing “catastrophic” damage, a county sheriff has said.
Crews searched a trail of destruction several miles long before pausing efforts overnight as conditions became too dangerous, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said. “The challenge is the sheer volume of the debris where all the homes were located,” Jones told CNN. “It’s the most I’ve seen that I can recall.”
Continue reading...Bernie Sanders’ Chicago 2020 speech to focus on fight against racism
The Vermont senator will conclude a two-part launch in the Windy City, harking back to his student days in the civil rights era
With the Chicago skyline around him, Bernie Sanders will on Sunday conclude his two-part presidential campaign launch by emphasizing the role of race and racial discrimination in American society.
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Continue reading...Alabama newspaper at centre of KKK outcry appoints black female editor
Elecia R. Dexter takes reins of Democrat-Reporter from Goodloe Sutton, who called for return of Ku Klux Klan
A small-town Alabama newspaper that drew condemnation for an editorial this month calling for the Ku Klux Klan to “ride again” has named an African American woman as its new editor and publisher, the paper has said.
On Friday, Elecia R. Dexter took the reins of the weekly Democrat-Reporter in Linden, Alabama, from Goodloe Sutton, 79, the longtime owner of the paper who wrote the incendiary editorial that brought sharp rebukes from elected officials in the state and the public.
Continue reading...Hoda Muthana’s father sues in bid to bring his daughter back to US
Ahmed Ali Muthana files suit after officials said New Jersey-born daughter was not a US citizen and would not be allowed home
The father of an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria is suing to bring her home after the Trump administration took the extraordinary step of declaring that she was not a US citizen.
Hoda Muthana, 24, told the Guardian this week that she regretted leaving the US to join the terrorist group and wants to return from Syria with her 18-month-old son. She has said she is willing to face prosecution in the United States over her incendiary propaganda on behalf of the ruthless but dwindling group.
Continue reading...Exclusive: US woman who ‘deeply regrets’ joining Isis wants to come home – audio
Four years ago, 24-year-old Hoda Muthana left her family in the US to travel to Syria and join Islamic State. Now, after being captured by Kurdish forces, she is pleading to return home to Alabama
* Hear the Guardian's Middle East correspondent, Martin Chulov, speak to Hoda Muthana about her life with Isis and eventual escape on tomorrow's Today in Focus
It’s tough for Trump to see evil when they’ve always been the $audis to him
President Donald Trump during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Photo Credit: AP/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump sounds insulted that anyone would think he's going soft on the Saudis because they've been so nice for his personal bottom line.
Confederate monuments ‘generally not a voting issue’
Democrat Walt Maddox's latest TV ad is meant to showcase his relatively conservative views on gun control and abortion. But when it comes to Confederate monuments, Maddox draws a line.
Alabama Is Declared Disaster Area For FEMA Assistance. More Details To Follow
In response to Governor Kay Ivey's request on October 11th, President Donald Trump approved an Emergency Disaster Declaration for the state of Alabama, as a result of Hurricane Michael. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program will provide assistance under category B to Alabama counties.
Rainbow Wave mostly misses Alabama
Felicia Stewart is a Democrat and one of two members of the LGBTQ community looking to win election to the Alabama Legislature on November 6, 2018. She will face incumbent Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, in what has become a closely-watched legislative contest.
Debate? Most recent governors have been willing
While Kay Ivey is not the first Alabama governor to refuse to debate an election challenger, most of her predecessors over the last two decades have been willing to face off with their opponents. Since 1998, three of the state's four governors took on their challengers in debates.
Trump rips Sessions: ‘I don’t have an attorney general’
Trump, in a Hill.TV interview released on Wednesday, said that he's "so sad over Jeff Sessions," whom he has repeatedly denounced for recusing himself from the Russia investigation. "He was the first senator that endorsed me.
Trump rips into Jeff Sessions: ‘I don’t have an Attorney General’
President Trump tore into Jeff Sessions in an interview published Wednesday, going so far as to say "I don't have an attorney general" -- although he appeared to later soften the statement. In an interview with The Hill , Trump said the beleagured Sessions was absent and performing poorly in his role as the nation's top lawyer.
Editorial: Alabama’s pain from Trump’s terrible tariff proposal
Early Friday, President Trump used Twitter to tout the recent growth of the U.S. economy. "We have accomplished an economic turnaround of HISTORIC proportions!" he tweeted.
BusinessDoug Jones says he’s hoping to halt proposed auto tariffs
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones today said he and Sen. Lamar Alexander are working to craft a "solution" to proposed tariffs on imported automobiles which they say could negatively impact U.S. jobs. "We hope to introduce that proposal as early as next week, after consulting with our automotive manufacturers and working with our colleagues to grow bipartisan support for this legislation," Jones said, in remarks on the Senate floor in Washington.
FAA directs $25 million to Alabama airport improvements
The first Mobile-made Airbus A321 is shown taking off on from Downtown Mobile Airport on its first flight in March 2016. A fresh round of Airport Improvement Program funding from the FAA means millions of dollars in grants for Alabama facilities, including $7 million for the Downtown Mobile Airport.
Ala. congresswoman wins runoff turning on loyalty to Trump
US Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama thanked President Trump for endorsing her after she won a Republican runoff for her house seat. Roby angered Republicans in 2016 when she said Trump's comments about women made him an unacceptable candidate.