7. There has finally been an article written that is asking the question we have all been asking ourselves, “What if a presidential candidate dies?” The answer is “it’s complicated,” but if it is before the party’s conventions the delegates will generally be free to choose who they want but if they die closer to the election, the Democratic National Committee can pick the nominee but the RNC would hold another convention. However, the names on the ballot would remain the original nominees.
6. More than 150 shots were fired outside a business in Birmingham early Sunday, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to six others; two arrests were made after two men were in the act of dumping guns. The chaotic scene unfolded around Shell, Burger King, Auto Zone, and Express Oil Change and Tire Engineers, with multiple vehicles and a nearby business being hit by gunfire according to police who also added, “We know this area is always busy and it is a festive weekend – Cinco de Mayo – and we just think people were out because it was a nice Saturday night and something happened that led to over 150 rounds fired.”
5. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is still planning on moving forward on attempting to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) but House Democratic leaders have indicated they will vote to kill the effort, likely ensuring Johnson’s retention. But that support by Democrats will only escalate the criticism from the right for working with Democrats but U.S. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are calling out Greene’s move as bad for the GOP and former President Donald Trump.
4. Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl expressed surprise that the Laken Riley Act, aimed at allowing local law enforcement to collaborate with federal immigration agencies, won’t be voted on before the legislative session’s end. Introduced in response to the abduction and murder of Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant, the bill aims to address concerns about border security and immigration enforcement.
3. While the gambling bill is still languishing in the Alabama State Senate waiting for a vote, State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has made it clear that those opposing the dead after voting for previous gambling bills are not reacting well to heavy-handed attempts to change their minds. Orr suggests that resistance to the gambling bill is stronger than ever among some Republican colleagues, who may be further entrenched in their positions after facing criticism from Gov. Kay Ivey, former President Donald Trump’s kid, and liberal activists in the state.
2. Campus chaos calling for “ceasefire now” ignored the fact that Hamas has never wanted the ceasefire and now they have officially rejected a ceasefire in order to keep the war going. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resist international pressure to halt the war, while Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering aid to Gaza after a Hamas attack.
1. Alabama U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) are co-sponsoring a bill called “No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act” by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) which would prevent students convicted of crimes related to campus protests from receiving student loan forgiveness. Britt emphasized that students disrupting campus environments should face consequences, stating, “When students disrupt campus learning environments by choosing to break the law, they should face real-world consequences. One of these consequences should certainly be that American taxpayers aren’t going to pick up their tab.”
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