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Jeff Sessions loses GOP nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat
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The 73 year old held the seat for two decades before resigning to become Donald Trump’s attorney general in 2017 More
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Trump: Sessions was not ‘mentally qualified’ to be attorney general
Sessions protests loyalty to Trump despite fierce abuse President endorses opponent in Alabama Senate election Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions’ playground fight continued into Sunday. In an interview with Sinclair TV, Trump said Sessions had not been “mentally qualified” to be his first attorney general. Related: Jeff Sessions snaps back after Trump tells Alabama not […] More
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Jeff Sessions snaps back after Trump tells Alabama not to trust him
Jeff Sessions Former attorney general is running for old Senate seat President ‘damned fortunate’ he recused from Russia inquiry Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions button their coats as they stand for the national anthem at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in December 2017. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters After Donald Trump told supporters in Alabama “do […] More
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States use coronavirus to ban abortions, leaving women desperate: ‘You can’t pause a pregnancy’
Eight US states have worked to try and halt abortions entirely during the pandemic as clinics report a rise in demand Pro-choice activists supporting legal access to abortion protest outside the supreme court in Washington DC on 4 March. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A woman in Texas was isolating with her family. She […] More
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Which states have done the least to contain coronavirus?
Some states are stubbornly defying expert advice to order residents to stay home – even as cases rise Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Paramedic Andrew Sherman disinfects an ambulance after transporting a potential coronavirus patient in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The state has not yet implemented a […] More
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Super Tuesday: live results from all 14 states
More than a third of available delegates are up for grabs in Democratic primaries, with potential for one candidate to claim frontrunner status Continue reading… More
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People turn backs on Mike Bloomberg at Bloody Sunday church service in Selma
Protesters said stop-and-frisk policies in New York City were the same as the brutal tactics used by the police 55 years ago Mike Bloomberg faced a small but tense protest at the historic Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, a handful of people standing and turning their backs on the former New York mayor […] More
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The majority-black city blocked from electing black officials
The discriminatory voting system in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, allowed white people to win every city council seat. Now residents are fighting back More from this series: Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4 Everyone in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, seems to know that if you really want to find out what the city […] More
