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February 24, 2025

Alabama Politics

News

Alice Marie Johnson, Alabama prisoner pardoned after Kim Kardashian lobbied, named Trump’s pardon czar

"This role is a chance to offer second chances and restore hope to individuals who have paid their debt to society.”

By Heather Gann | [email protected]

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Politics

As Elon Musk’s email demand creates chaos for federal workers, Patel tells FBI to hit ‘pause’

Musk’s unusual demand has faced resistance from several key U.S. agencies.

By The Associated Press

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Politics

Kash Patel picks right wing podcaster for deputy FBI director, Trump says

The selection places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

By The Associated Press

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Politics

Trump makes bold prediction about midterm election results in CPAC speech

Trump’s remarks on Saturday wrap up another CPAC that offered rapturous support for the Republican president.

By Akayla Gardner Bloomberg News (TNS) and Tribune News Service

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Politics

Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers, putting thousands on leave

The move was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what rump and cost-cutting ally Elon Musk say is their goal of gutting the 6-decade-old aid and development agency in a broader campaign to slash the size of the federal government.

By The Associated Press

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Mobile Real Time News

Lawmaker enters race for mayor of Alabama’s 2nd-largest city: ‘Not for just some, but for all’

The state lawmaker worked for former Mobile Mayor Sam Jones before winning state office.

By Lawrence Specker | [email protected]

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