A man who was arrested over the detonation of an explosive device in February outside the office of Alabama Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall advocated for leftist political causes, according to the Department of Justice. 
A 36-year-old man, who investigators <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/721860762/Kyle-Calvert">say</a> indicated support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and anti-police sentiment, was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdal/pr/irondale-alabama-man-charged-detonating-explosive-device-outside-alabama-attorney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> on Wednesday of placing the explosive device outside of Marshall’s office early on the morning of February 24. 
The explosion took place at the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Bainbridge Street in Montgomery and followed reports of a suspicious package being at the scene. There were no injuries from the explosion.
The suspect, who is reportedly from Irondale, was charged by the DOJ with malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered explosive device. According to court documents, the same person who placed the explosive device outside of Marshall’s office additionally had placed a variety of “suspicious” stickers on government buildings near the attorney’s general office. 
Surveillance footage showed the suspect, wearing a hat, mask, and goggles, placing stickers on the Alabama state capitol building before walking toward Marshall’s office in the early morning hours of February 24. “The stickers placed on State buildings depicted different graphics, advocating for various political ideologies. Some included the phrase ‘Support your local antifa,’” a memo from the DOJ arguing for detainment of the suspect says.  
The memo contains a picture of nails that were included in the explosive device which was made with &#8220;a gasoline or lighter fluid substance, a mortar, firecrackers and nails. &#8230; The action of placing and initiating the IED on the walkway beside a government building demonstrates that this device was used as a weapon against property and/or to cause injury/death,” the memo says. 
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Stickers placed on the government buildings included the following far-Left messages in all caps: “Anti-fascism is community self-defense,” “abolish private property,” “topple all hierarchies,” “feminist action,” “eat the rich,” “death to fascism,” “support your local antifa,” “arm the homeless,” “my body my choice,” “F*** work let’s riot,” “friends don’t let friends become cops,” and “abolish ICE.”
Many of the stickers incorporated symbols of anarchy and guns into the messages and words, according to the court memo. Another video reviewed by investigators showed the suspect discussing his “violent impulses,” while another showed him saying “how the f*** are we not killing the government right now?”
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During the investigation, authorities used surveillance footage and social media videos to trace the car seen leaving the scene of the bombing as well as the clothes that were worn and stickers that were used. The suspect could face 20 years in prison if convicted. 
“My staff and I are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning knowing that this individual has been taken off the streets,” Marshall <a href="https://www.wbrc.com/2024/04/10/irondale-man-indicted-terrorism-charge-detonating-explosive-ags-office/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement after the charges were announced. “Although more information will be provided in the weeks to come, I think it is safe to say that this was not a random act of violence.”

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Pro-life activists have long believed that fetuses are deserving of human rights because of the scientific belief that human life begins at conception. Contrary to what some may think, this goal is not out of reach. States are <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/personhood-bills-ivf-restrictions-alabama-rcna140228" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working</a> to enshrine fetal rights into law, recognizing fetuses as human beings who should be given the same rights as people who have already been born. 
As of March 15, 23 pieces of legislation had been introduced in 13 states that would create fetal personhood and outlaw abortion, according to the pro-abortion <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/state-legislation-tracker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guttmacher</a> Institute. With fetal personhood as the end goal for many in the pro-life movement, how these laws would impact the fertility treatment of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is now a main point of discussion. 
A recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court essentially <a href="https://publicportal-api.alappeals.gov/courts/68f021c4-6a44-4735-9a76-5360b2e8af13/cms/case/343D203A-B13D-463A-8176-C46E3AE4F695/docketentrydocuments/E3D95592-3CBE-4384-AFA6-063D4595AA1D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a> that embryos must be considered children under the letter of the law. It ruled that embryos fall under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, which creates a way for parents to receive punitive damages over the death of a child. It found that embryos qualify as “unborn children” and stated that the Act “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location.” The decision called into question whether or not the IVF industry will be able to continue its treatments under pro-life legislation. The pro-life movement and the practice of IVF can co-exist, but their bond would be stronger if the procedures surrounding IVF were altered because of new laws protecting unborn life.
Although fetal rights will inevitably have a major impact on the IVF industry, this does not mean that supporters of IVF should shy away from such rights being enshrined into law. Many pro-life advocates, as well as conservative Christians, view IVF as an essential means to starting a family. A Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/groups/?q=christian%20ivf%20support&amp;sde=Abo6mQGTwumSH8ghiQqAvvjPX7NFviMO4wSBhxr6grIQwUayjg5k0ye5FNdIS2HCiLkkJOB-TfP5YV29lVJ9zt3H" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> “Christian IVF Support” has 2,000 members and conservative women have begun to speak out in favor of IVF practices. 
Hannah Nelson, a Christian mother who received IVF treatment in order to give birth to her son, responded to a post by conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey in late February. “There is an ethical and Christian way to do IVF,” she wrote, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/01/ivf-embryos-alabama-ruling-conservative-women/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Washington Post. “I am curious why you’re against that means of creating a family.”
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, told me about natural cycle IVF, a <a href="https://www.shadygrovefertility.com/article/stimulated-ivf-vs-natural-cycle-ivf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">process</a> that <a href="https://lomalindafertility.com/is-natural-cycle-ivf-your-best-option/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">takes</a> one egg at a time from a woman during her menstrual cycle. The egg is <a href="https://www.ohioreproductivemedicine.com/2018/02/21/natural-ivf-and-mini-ivf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fertilized</a> outside of the body, and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/did-i-need-to-make-extra-embryos-to-have-a-baby-a6b0c584?st=l0ewceljhfags4n&amp;reflink=article_imessage_share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transferred</a> back into the woman, similar to traditional IVF, but without the use of drugs or multiple embryos. 
“There is natural cycle IVF which I believe only extracts a limited number of eggs and implants every embryo into the mother,” Hawkins explained over text. “I think many who are pro-life would be okay with [natural cycle IVF] as you aren’t ‘screening out’ humans or freezing them.”
There is also the process of “Minimal Stimulation IVF,” or “Mini IVF,” which <a href="https://fertilitynj.com/ivf/mini-ivf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incorporates</a> less medication to produce fewer eggs, resulting in fewer embryos. This could be another option for people who have concerns over the vast number of unused embryos that are frozen through the traditional IVF process, possibly to never be implanted and given a chance.
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Without <a href="https://www.theregreview.org/2022/08/13/saturday-seminar-the-regulation-of-assisted-reproduction/">cohesive</a><a href="https://www.theregreview.org/2021/08/10/verniero-wild-west-fertility-clinics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> regulation</a>, the IVF industry as a business is not pro-life. One doesn’t have to look far to find pro-life parents who have gone through the IVF process and were forced to seek alternative clinics or received pushback when they wanted to implant all of their embryos.
The IVF industry does not promote pro-life practices in part due to clinics’ desires to have high success rates and make money. The procedure of in-vitro fertilization, however, can be completed in a way that gives value to the lives of unborn children. Laws that protect the unborn at all stages of life — whether in utero or prior to being implanted — will change the IVF industry for the better.
Legislators in the United States need only glance across the pond for a model on how to better protect human life created through fertility treatments. European countries have stricter laws on IVF and other fertility procedures. According to fertility treatment <a href="https://ivi-fertility.com/blog/regulations-legislation-assisted-reproduction-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">group</a> IVI, as of January 2022, 20 of the states in the European Union <a href="https://ivi-fertility.com/blog/regulations-legislation-assisted-reproduction-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">permit</a> donation of sperm and only 17 allow egg donation. The process of freezing one’s eggs or sperm is allowed in all countries in Europe if it is done because of medical reasons that could negatively impact a person’s ability to have children. In many other countries, however, it is not allowed for social reasons. The only states that permit &#8220;fertility preservation” for social purposes include Germany, Spain, Switzerland, as well as the United Kingdom. 
Even the United Kingdom, which <a href="https://www.fertilityclinicsabroad.com/ivf-abroad/ivf-united-kingdom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allows</a> access to IVF, has restrictions. The law does <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/5360625/danielle-lloyd-gender-selection-legal-uk-early-foetus-identification/#:~:text=The%20only%20way%20you%20can,a%20technique%20which%20does%20this." target="_blank" rel="noopener">not</a> permit parents to pick which embryo they would prefer based on the child’s sex unless it is for a medical reason. In the United States, this is widely <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/04/fertility-clinics-advertise-gender-selection-ethical-wuandary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accepted</a>, even though several states ban sex selection for abortion, even when some of them <a href="https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-kansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allow</a> the <a href="https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">procedure</a>. According to the Guttmacher Institute, as of August 2023, eleven states <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-bans-cases-sex-or-race-selection-or-genetic-anomaly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prohibit</a> abortion because of the sex of the baby.
No one conceived through fertility treatments — or parents who utilized these procedures — should be judged or ostracized. As Kristan Hawkins pointed out in our conversation, “those who were conceived via IVF are valuable persons who we are glad are here.”
The pro-life movement does not need to exist apart from IVF, but it can and should positively influence laws surrounding fertility treatments so that humans at all stages of life are given the rights they deserve.
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The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. 
Disclosure: The author formerly worked with Students for Life of America.

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Republican Alabama Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kay-ivey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kay Ivey</a> signed a law this week that bans state funding of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diversity, equity, and inclusion</a> programs at state agencies and public universities and requires those institutions to have sex specific bathrooms.
Ivey signed the measure, SB129, on Wednesday after it easily passed both the state House and Senate. The legislation comes as DEI programs at institutions across the country have come under scrutiny for focusing on identity as opposed to merit. 
“My Administration has and will continue to value Alabama’s rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses – or wherever else for that matter – to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe,” Ivey <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2024/03/alabama-gov-kay-ivey-signs-dei-bill-into-law-what-the-divisive-concepts-ban-will-do.html?utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. 
“We have already taken action to prevent this in our K-12 classrooms, and I am pleased to sign SB129 to protect our college campuses,” she added. “Supporting academic freedom, embracing diversity of cultures and backgrounds and treating people fairly are all key components of what we believe in Alabama, and I am more than confident that will continue.”
The <a href="https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB129-enr.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">law</a> will “prohibit certain public entities from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and from sponsoring diversity, equity, and inclusion programs,” prohibit the “promotion, endorsement, and affirmation of certain divisive concepts in certain public settings,” and ensure that male and females have separate bathrooms at public institutions. 
One of the divisive concepts included the belief that someone can be inherently racist or responsible for slavery because of the color of their skin. This concept has been widely promoted throughout the education system as students have been taught that all white people are racist or inherently an oppressor. 
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Other divisive concepts banned include teaching the concept of white guilt and promoting the idea that it is racist to believe in meritocracy and hard work. 
The measure was widely opposed by Democrats and liberal groups who claimed that it would be used to stop history teachers from talking about slavery and related topics. The legislation’s supporters said that the bill would not prevent anyone from teaching accurate history or discussing negative aspects of Alabama’s past. 
States like Florida and Texas have already enacted similar legislation and Republican lawmakers in Congress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-bill-would-eliminate-federal-funding-to-any-med-school-that-incorporates-dei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have pushed</a> to pull federal funding from medical schools that incorporate DEI into their admissions or instruction.

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An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alabama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alabama</a> woman who admitted that she lied about being kidnapped last year was sentenced by a judge this week to probation and to pay restitution.
Carlee Russell, 26, was charged last summer with two misdemeanors — falsely reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident — and was subsequently found guilty of both counts.
Russell had told law enforcement officials that she had been kidnapped after she went missing for two days. She later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/carlee-russell-admits-her-entire-kidnapping-story-was-a-hoax" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> to making up the entire incident.
Hoover Municipal Judge Brad Bishop recommended last fall that Russell pay $18,000 in restitution and spend a year in prison.
Russell&#8217;s team appealed the ruling in an attempt to get her out of having to spend time in jail, ABC News reported. Their effort was successful as Russell was sentenced to pay $17,974.88 restitution to the city of Hoover and 12 months of supervised probation, community service, and evidence of continued mental health counseling, the report added.
The Alabama Attorney General&#8217;s Office said that they were &#8220;disappointed, but not surprised&#8221; that Russell avoided going to jail, but noted that changes would soon be happening in the state that would prevent someone from getting off the hook in the future.
&#8220;Current law provides a weak penalty for false reporting and fails to account for situations, like Ms. Russell&#8217;s, that result in a significant law enforcement response,&#8221; said Katherine Robertson, chief counsel for the Alabama attorney general. &#8220;Fortunately, the Governor will soon receive our legislation to increase penalties for false reporting when an imminent threat is alleged and will expand the amount of restitution that can be sought. The next time law enforcement resources are needlessly wasted in this manner, the offender will be forever labeled a felon.&#8221;
Russell attorney Emory Anthony acknowledged in a statement last year that his client had lied about the entire incident.
“There was no kidnapping on Thursday July 13,” the statement said. “My client did not see a baby on the side on the road.”
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“My client apologizes for her actions to this community, the volunteers who were searching for her, to the Hoover Police Department and other agencies as well, as to her friends and family,” the statement continued. “We ask for your prayers for Carlee, as she addresses her issues and attempts to move forward, understanding that she made a mistake in this matter. Carlee again asks for your forgiveness and prayers.”

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As voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose their preference in the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, many Americans will also vote in important down-ballot races.
Super Tuesday primary elections will be <a href="https://www.npr.org/live-updates/super-tuesday-2024-states-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held</a> in 16 states and one U.S. territory as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump move closer to their respective parties’ nominations. Other races in multiple states will likely have major implications for the battle over control of Congress.
Here are some down-ballot races to keep an eye on as the results start pouring in on Tuesday evening:
<h3>California Senate Primary</h3>
Numerous Democrats and Republicans are running for the seat of the late Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-dianne-feinstein-dies-at-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA), who died in September. Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, and former MLB player Steve Garvey, a Republican, are expected to be in a tight race for the top two spots.
California holds a nonpartisan primary election for the Senate, in which the two candidates with the most votes — regardless of party affiliation — will move on to face each other head-to-head in the general election in November. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA), a labor leader and activist whom Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom appointed to fill the Senate seat following Feinstein’s death, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-10-19/laphonza-butler-senate-race-2024-schiff-porter-lee-feinstein-garvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in October that she would not run to hold onto the seat.
According to <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/california/top-two-primary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight’s average</a> of polls on the Senate primary in California, Schiff leads the pack at 25.5%, with Garvey coming in second at 20.4% and Porter in third at 18.4%. Lee remains farther behind in the polls, coming in at 9.1%.
<h3>Texas Democratic Senate Primary</h3>
Democrats in Texas will head to the polls on Tuesday to choose their nominee to run against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the seat the conservative senator has held since 2013. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former NFL player who has been serving in Congress since 2019, and Democratic state Sen. Roland Gutierrez are the favorites in a crowded field to win the party’s nomination.
Democrats have put a lot of attention on Texas in Cruz’s past two re-election campaigns, hoping to steal a Senate seat in the red state. In 2018, Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/texas-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost</a> to Cruz by more than 200,000 votes. No Democrat has won an election for statewide office in Texas in 30 years, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-senate-race-2024-allred-cruz-a0a1b4a21feb99593d72cf4a2cf7f7aa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
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Allred has outraised his Democratic opponents in the race, raking in more than $21 million during his campaign for the Senate, the AP reported. Gutierrez, meanwhile, has criticized Allred for joining 14 other Democrats in backing a GOP-led resolution condemning Biden for his handling of the border crisis.
The <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/texas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most recent polls</a> on the Democratic primary in Texas show Allred leading Gutierrez by double digits, with one poll showing the former Tennessee Titans player ahead by 38 points. If one candidate doesn’t get a majority of votes in the primary, the top two candidates will head to a runoff election on May 28.
<h3>Texas GOP House Primary</h3>
Another Texas race, this one for a U.S. House seat, could be a close contest as 11 Republicans look to move on to the general election. Brandon Gill, the son-in-law of conservative documentary filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, is endorsed by both Trump and Cruz. He is <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/14/texas-congressional-district-26-2024-republican-primary-brandon-gill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considered</a> the frontrunner in the race with John Huffman, the mayor of Southlake, Texas, being his most prominent challenger.
The Republican candidates are looking to win the seat of outgoing Rep. Michael Burgess, who announced in November that he would retire at the end of his current term. A candidate must get more than 50% of the vote to win the primary. The top two candidates will move on to a runoff in May if no candidate reaches the majority threshold.
<h3>Alabama GOP House Primary</h3>
A primary in the red state of Alabama is pitting two incumbent Republicans against each other after the state redistricted. Reps. Jerry Carl and Barry Moore, both second-term congressmen, must now fight for the 1st District seat.
Moore is backed by House Freedom Action, a group tied to the conservative House Freedom Caucus, of which Moore is a member. Since Alabama’s 1st District is safely Republican, the winner of Tuesday’s primary is expected to win the general election in November easily. A recent <a href="https://www.aum.edu/aum-poll-examines-gop-primary-race-for-alabamas-first-congressional-district/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> from the University of Auburn Montgomery shows Carl leading Moore 43% to 35%.
<h3>North Carolina Gubernatorial Primaries</h3>
Both Republicans and Democrats will vote for a nominee in the North Carolina gubernatorial primaries on Tuesday. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper is term-limited after this year, serving in the governor’s mansion since 2017.
On the GOP side, Trump-endorsed candidate Mark Robinson, who is currently the state’s lieutenant governor, is facing two other Republican candidates, Bill Graham and Dale Folwell. For Democrats, state Attorney General Josh Stein is widely expected to win the party’s primary as he looks to fend off four challengers.
The general election for North Carolina governor is expected to be competitive and expensive. According to <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/governor/2024/north-carolina/general/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polling</a>, Robinson and Stein are neck-and-neck in a potential general election matchup.

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Republican leaders in Congress announced on Thursday that Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) has been chosen to deliver the GOP response to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>&#8216;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/state-of-the-union" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a> address next week.
The speech, expected to air following Biden&#8217;s remarks to a joint session of Congress on March 7, gives Britt the opportunity to raise her profile within the party and help set the tone for the presidential election year. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) emphasized how Britt&#8217;s age, 42, makes for a stark contrast to 81-year-old Biden.
“Americans are struggling amid a border catastrophe, crushing inflation, an increasingly dangerous world, and fears about a President not up to the task. Against this backdrop, Senator Katie Britt will share her incredible story as the first woman elected to the United States Senate from the state of Alabama,&#8221; Johnson (R-LA) said in a <a href="https://www.britt.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-katie-britt-of-alabama-will-deliver-republican-address-to-the-nation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;As the only current Republican mom of school-aged kids serving in the Senate, Katie is fighting to preserve the American Dream for the next generation. She is a champion for strong families, a secure border, national defense and a vibrant economy with stable prices and opportunities for all. The American people will tune in as the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate turns the page on the oldest President in history,” he added.
McConnell, fresh off announcing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his plan to step away</a> from his leadership role in the next year, <a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderMcConnell/status/1763293125630435452" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;For three years, President Biden has tried to convince the American people to accept historic inflation, rampant crime, retreat on the world stage, and functionally open borders as the new normal. Next week, working families will hear a very different perspective. Senator Katie Britt is an unapologetic optimist, and as one of our nation’s youngest Senators, she’s wasted no time becoming a leading voice in the fight to secure a stronger American future and leave years of Washington Democrats’ failures behind.&#8221;
Britt, who served as chief of staff to former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), won her first term in the upper chamber in the 2022 midterm election. She was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/donald-trump-endorses-katie-britt-in-alabama-senate-primary-after-yanking-support-for-mo-brooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> by former President Donald Trump, who like Biden is now running another term in the White House.
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“I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow Americans and have a candid conversation about the future of our nation. The Republican Party is the party of hardworking parents and families, and I’m looking forward to putting this critical perspective front and center,&#8221; Britt said in a statement.
&#8220;There is no doubt that President Biden’s failed presidency has made America weaker and more vulnerable at every turn. At this decisive moment in our country’s history, it’s time for the next generation to step up and preserve the American Dream for our children and our grandchildren,” she added.
Britt shared a similar message in a post to X, along with a short video.
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I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow Americans on March 7.   We’ll have a candid conversation about the future of our nation—and I’ll outline the Republican vision to secure the American Dream for generations to come. <a href="https://t.co/QN9q2eJUL1">pic.twitter.com/QN9q2eJUL1</a>
&mdash; Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenKatieBritt/status/1763293295642312863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/traditions-symbols/state-of-the-union-response-list.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">past three Republicans</a> to deliver the GOP response to Biden were Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) in 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds in 2022, and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2023.
Among those to cheer on Britt following the announcement on Thursday was Alabama Republican Governor Kay Ivey.
&#8220;Alabamians &amp; Americans alike can look forward to Senator Britt delivering this year’s SOTU response. I’m proud this mom from Alabama will be the first Alabamian to provide the rebuttal at a time we so desperately need common sense,&#8221; Ivey <a href="https://twitter.com/GovernorKayIvey/status/1763293531051864540" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a post to X</a>. &#8220;Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman!&#8221;

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The Republican-led Alabama House passed a bill on Thursday protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers just a week after the state’s Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> that frozen embryos are children.
The legislation, HB 237, seeks to give “civil and criminal immunity to persons providing goods and services related to in vitro fertilization in certain circumstances,” The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4497878-alabama-house-passes-ivf-protections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Under the bill, IVF providers would not be immune from prosecution in situations that involve “an act or omission that is both intentional and not arising from or related to IVF services.”
Lawmakers in the state House passed the bill in a vote of 94-6 with three representatives abstaining. A companion piece of legislation is also being considered by the state Senate, and lawmakers hope to get the measures to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk by next week, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/29/us/alabama-ivf-bill/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CNN.
HB 237 was sponsored by Republican Rep. Terri Collins, who said that the main goal of the bill is to make sure IVF clinics can reopen as soon as possible as many clinics closed after the state Supreme Court’s decision.
The IVF legislation was approved by the Alabama House shortly after national Republican figures, including former President Donald Trump, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-urges-alabama-legislature-to-preserve-ivf-says-gop-will-always-support-families-pursuing-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> on the state’s legislature to preserve access to IVF. Last Friday, Trump posted a lengthy statement on Truth Social, saying that the Republican Party will always support families pursuing life, which he said includes couples seeking fertility treatments such as IVF.
In an 8-1 ruling last week, the Alabama Supreme Court said that frozen embryos are protected by the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act because the law protects all children regardless of their location. The ruling came after three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Mobile after five frozen embryos from the couples were accidentally destroyed. They sued for wrongful death after the embryos were dropped after being moved out of one part of the clinic.
The state Supreme Court’s ruling on the case also acknowledged that the Alabama legislature would need to address the issues that would arise for IVF providers after the decision was handed down, according to The Hill.
In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Tom Parker referenced several books from the Bible including Genesis, Exodus, and Jeremiah. He also cited thinkers like William Blackstone, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, and Petrus Van Mastricht.
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“All three branches of government are subject to a constitutional mandate to treat each unborn human life with reverence. Carving out an exception for the people in this case, small as they were, would be unacceptable to the People of this State, who have required us to treat every human being in accordance with the fear of a holy God who made them in His image,” Parker wrote.
Controversy erupted after the ruling as President Joe Biden called it “outrageous and unacceptable” and said the Alabama decision was a “direct result” of the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and Trump’s pro-life policies. Multiple clinics in the state paused their IVF services following the decision, including the clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Alabama House Passes Bill Protecting IVF Providers After State Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children

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An investigation has been launched after an explosive device was set off early Saturday morning outside the office of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alabama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alabama</a> Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall.
In a statement on Monday, Marshall said that there were no injuries from the explosion and that Alabama authorities would be further investigating the incident. No possible motives have been given and no suspects have been identified by state authorities. 
“In the early hours of Saturday, February 24, an explosive device was detonated outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office building in Montgomery,” Marshall <a href="https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-marshall-issues-statement-after-explosive-device-detonated-outside-office-over-the-weekend/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “Thankfully, no staff or personnel were injured by the explosion. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will be leading the investigation, and we are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately.”
The explosion <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2024/02/explosive-device-detonates-outside-alabama-attorney-general-steve-marshalls-office.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> took place at the intersection of Washington Avenue and South Bainbridge Street in Montgomery. and followed reports of a suspicious package being at the scene. 
“It was determined that the suspicious package was an explosive device that was detonated in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 24,” the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/alabama-attorney-general-explosive.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Nothing further is available as the investigation remains ongoing.”
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation was informed of the incident around 8:19 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sgt. Jeremy Burkett. Burkett said that there was no property damage from the detonation. 
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The incident comes after Alabama has been at the center of national attention after its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Supreme Court ruled</a> in an 8-1 decision that a fertility clinic could be sued for wrongful death by three couples after several embryos had been accidently destroyed. The court ruled that the embryos should be recognized and protected as unborn children. 
The justices rooted their decision in the clause of Alabama’s Constitution that says that the public policy of the state is to uphold the sanctity of unborn life. 
“Here, the text of the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act is sweeping and unqualified. It applies to all children, born and unborn, without limitation,” wrote Justice Jay Mitchell in the majority decision. “It is not the role of this Court to craft a new limitation based on our own view of what is or is not wise public policy.”

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> called on the Alabama legislature to preserve access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) on Friday after the state&#8217;s Supreme Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-supreme-court-says-couple-can-continue-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-destruction-of-frozen-embryos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> earlier this week that frozen embryos are children.
Trump posted a lengthy statement on Truth Social Friday afternoon, saying that the Republican Party will always support families pursuing life, which he said includes couples seeking fertility treatments such as IVF.
&#8220;Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families. We want to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have babies, not harder! That includes supporting the availability of fertility treatments like IVF in every State in America,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;Like the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of Americans, including the VAST MAJORITY of Republicans, Conservatives, Christians, and Pro-Life Americans, I strongly support the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby. Today, I am calling on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama.&#8221;
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled 8-1, saying that frozen embryos are protected by the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act because the law protects all children regardless of their location. The ruling came after three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Mobile after five frozen embryos from the couples were accidentally destroyed. They sued for wrongful death after the embryos were dropped after being moved out of one part of the clinic.
Chief Justice Tom Parker referenced several books from the Bible including Genesis, Exodus, and Jeremiah in his concurring opinion, and he also cited thinkers like William Blackstone, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, and Petrus Van Mastricht.
“All three branches of government are subject to a constitutional mandate to treat each unborn human life with reverence. Carving out an exception for the people in this case, small as they were, would be unacceptable to the People of this State, who have required us to treat every human being in accordance with the fear of a holy God who made them in His image,” Parker wrote.
Controversy erupted after the ruling as President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-campaign-blames-trump-alabama-supreme-courts-ivf-ruling-rcna139984" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> it &#8220;outrageous and unacceptable&#8221; and said the Alabama decision was a &#8220;direct result&#8221; of the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s reversal of Roe v. Wade and Trump&#8217;s pro-life policies. Multiple clinics in the state <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/university-alabama-pauses-ivf-services-court-rules-embryos-are-childre-rcna139846" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paused</a> their IVF services following the decision, including the clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Trump argued in his statement that the &#8220;Republican Party should always be on the side of the Miracle of Life &#8211; and the side of Mothers, Fathers, and their Beautiful Babies.&#8221;
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&#8220;IVF is an important part of that, and our Great Republican Party will always be with you, in your quest, for the ULTIMATE JOY IN LIFE!&#8221; the former president added.
Trump&#8217;s comments on IVF followed multiple Trump-endorsed Republican Senate candidates coming out with statements defending the practice.
&#8220;IVF is a ray of hope for millions of Americans seeking the blessing of children. I oppose any effort to restrict it,&#8221; Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1761019851403874456" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>.
&#8220;One in six Americans struggle with fertility issues. In the Senate, I will advocate for increased access to fertility treatment for women struggling to get pregnant,&#8221; Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake <a href="https://twitter.com/KariLake/status/1761066270106005943" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;IVF is extremely important for helping countless families experience the joy of parenthood. I oppose restrictions.&#8221;
&#8220;My goal is to promote a culture of life. IVF is a vital tool for families that struggle with infertility,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/berniemoreno/status/1761068226547519788" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno. &#8220;We have a crisis in this country of people not having enough kids at replacement levels. I’m in favor of anything that promotes people having more babies &amp; strong families.&#8221;
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Republican-led states across the country are urging the Supreme Court to allow Idaho to enforce its ban on transgender medical treatments for children, issuing a fact-filled take-down of the burgeoning industry that cites The Daily Wire’s reporting to the high court.
Nineteen Republican attorneys general told the Supreme Court that it would be a “devastating medical scandal” if Idaho was not allowed to protect children from transgender procedures in a Wednesday legal filing that takes aim at the transgender medical industry. 
Led by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, the attorneys general filed a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/Labrador_v._Poe._States_Amicus_Brief.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">36-page amicus brief</a> in support of Idaho’s petition to the Supreme Court to allow it to broadly enforce its ban on giving children life-altering puberty blockers and transgender surgeries. The briefing argues that so-called “gender-affirming care” for children is dangerous, irreversible, and being pushed for ideological and financial reasons — highlighted in the brief, in fact, is the admission by officials at Vanderbilt University’s hospital that transgender surgeries are “huge money makers,” which was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/huge-money-maker-video-reveals-vanderbilts-shocking-gender-care-threats-against-dissenting-doctors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first exposed</a> by Daily Wire host Matt Walsh.
A federal judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-blocks-idaho-law-protecting-kids-from-transgender-procedures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> in December, days before Idaho’s law was set to take effect, that it violated the 14th Amendment, blocking the state from enforcing any aspect of the bill. It filed an emergency motion to the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the lower court’s decision, in which the judge claimed that the outlawed medical treatments were “safe, effective, and medically necessary for some adolescents.”
Wednesday’s brief from the attorneys general, however, highlights the medical complications children face from transgender procedures and says that the lower court’s decision “puts children’s health and safety in danger.”
The Supreme Court has never issued a ruling regarding bans on transgender medical treatments for children, though several federal appeals courts have upheld laws similar to Idaho’s. Leftist groups such as the ACLU have asked the Supreme Court to strike down similar laws after losing challenges to them in appeals courts, but it is still yet to weigh in.  
The amicus brief to the court says that the states supporting Idaho’s appeal “are concerned that a devastating medical scandal is at hand.”
“[T]he medical establishment’s fast-tracking of vulnerable youth suffering from gender dysphoria — and, almost always, a host of other psychiatric ailments — for hormonal and surgical sex-modification procedures that can leave them sterilized and permanently harmed,” the brief says. “In response, over twenty States have joined Idaho in generally requiring children to reach the age of majority before undergoing medicalized sex-change procedures.”
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia all signed onto the brief. A decision to allow enforcement of Idaho could indicate where it would rule on other ongoing challenges to the other state bans. 
The brief blasted the district court for relying on “activist-drafted” guidelines on transgender procedures. In his decision, District Judge B. Lynn Winmill pointed to guidelines from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health that claim that children can be subjected to transgender procedures. 
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Repeatedly referenced throughout the brief were the health risks of putting children on cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers. These two procedures can damage a child’s bone development and cognitive function as well as future fertility. 
Winmill is <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.idd.52357/gov.uscourts.idd.52357.78.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lambasted</a> by the Republican officials for his suggestion that a “neophallus” surgery, a procedure where tissue from a woman’s clitoris is used to fashion a faux-penis, was “freely available” to children who do not identify as transgender.
The brief argues that the decision to block Idaho’s law was compromised by the financial interests of activist medical societies such as the one cited in Winmill’s decision.
“The court was obviously wrong to outsource the regulation of medical procedures to interest groups whose members are financially dependent on providing the procedures at issue; the Constitution puts States, not medical societies, in charge of regulation for a reason,” the brief says. 
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed his petition before the court on Friday with support from lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom. The petition, addressed to Justice Elena Kagan, is expected to be discussed by the full court.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alabama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alabama</a> Supreme Court ruled late last week that frozen embryos should be recognized and protected as unborn children as several couples sue a fertility clinic over the destruction of frozen embryos. 
In an 8-1 ruling, the <a href="https://publicportal-api.alappeals.gov/courts/68f021c4-6a44-4735-9a76-5360b2e8af13/cms/case/343D203A-B13D-463A-8176-C46E3AE4F695/docketentrydocuments/E3D95592-3CBE-4384-AFA6-063D4595AA1D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">court said</a> that the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act applies to frozen embryos because the law protects all children regardless of their location. The justices rooted their decision in the clause of Alabama&#8217;s Constitution that says that the public policy of the state is to uphold the sanctity of unborn life. 
“Here, the text of the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act is sweeping and unqualified. It applies to all children, born and unborn, without limitation,” wrote Justice Jay Mitchell in the majority decision. “It is not the role of this Court to craft a new limitation based on our own view of what is or is not wise public policy. That is especially true where, as here, the People of this State have adopted a Constitutional amendment directly aimed at stopping courts from excluding ‘unborn life’ from legal protection.”
The ruling came after three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Mobile after five frozen embryos from the couples were accidentally destroyed. They sued for wrongful death after the embryos were dropped after being moved out of one part of the clinic. 
The couples appealed the decision to the Supreme Court after a lower court dismissed their claims. Due to the new ruling, the couples request for punitive damages will now <a href="https://www.wsfa.com/2024/02/20/alabama-supreme-court-rules-that-frozen-embryos-are-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">go back</a> to Mobile Circuit Court. 
The lone dissent came from Justice Greg Cook, who criticized the majority decision by saying that it would curtail IVF in the state. 
“No court — anywhere in the country — has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches. And, the main opinion’s holding almost certainly ends the creation of frozen embryos through in vitro fertilization (&#8216;IVF&#8217;) in Alabama,” he said. 
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In his concurrence with the majority, Chief Justice Tom Parker cited historic thinkers like William Blackstone, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, and Petrus Van Mastricht to frame his understanding of Alabama’s constitutional provision saying all branches of government should protect the sanctity of life.
“All three branches of government are subject to a constitutional mandate to treat each unborn human life with reverence. Carving out an exception for the people in this case, small as they were, would be unacceptable to the People of this State, who have required us to treat every human being in accordance with the fear of a holy God who made them in His image,” Parker wrote. 
Parker’s concurrence also referenced several books from the Bible including Genesis, Exodus, and Jeremiah. 
“It is as if the People of Alabama took what was spoken of the prophet Jeremiah and applied it to every unborn person in this state: ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, Before you were born I sanctified you,’” he wrote, citing Jeremiah 1:5.
The decision from the court was praised by pro-life advocates who have long pushed for personhood recognition starting at conception.
“This decision made by the Alabama Supreme Court affirms the scientific reality that a new human life begins at the moment of fertilization. Each person, from the tiniest embryo to an elder nearing the end of his life, has incalculable value that deserves and is guaranteed legal protection,&#8221; Live Action President Lila Rose said.

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Alabama Supreme Court Says Couples Can Continue Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Destruction Of Frozen Embryos

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-manchin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Manchin</a> (D-WV) announced on Tuesday that his wife, Gayle, was hospitalized after a car accident in Alabama this week.
The crash took place on Monday as Gayle, who is co-chairwoman of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), travelled with her colleague Guy Land from the airport to a hotel in Birmingham for an ARC event that was planned for Tuesday, the lawmaker said in a <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-issues-personal-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;Both were admitted to UAB Hospital and are receiving excellent care,&#8221; Sen. Manchin said. &#8220;She remains in stable condition but will stay there for a couple of days for precautionary measures. We want to thank the first responders who answered the call and were first on-site to provide assistance and support.&#8221;
Gayle Manchin, <a href="https://people.com/joe-manchin-wife-gayle-hospitalized-car-crash-8553097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who is in her mid-70s</a>, was first lady of West Virginia when her husband served as governor from 2005 to 2010. She worked as an educator who, among other roles, <a href="https://www.arc.gov/staff/federal-co-chair-gayle-conelly-manchin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">served</a> as the state&#8217;s secretary of education and arts for a time.
In 2021, President Joe Biden <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-wife-joe-biden-appointment-5acad530bb9ff8046ab60e756124010c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominated</a> Gayle Manchin to serve on the ARC, which is an <a href="https://arc.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;economic development partnership&#8221;</a> entity of the federal government and 13 state governments around the Appalachian region, and she was <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/administration/551078-gayle-manchin-approved-by-senate-to-serve-on-appalachian-board/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> by the Senate later that year.
Joe Manchin, who has served in the Senate since 2010, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-manchin-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-to-senate-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last year that he would not seek re-election in 2024, but the Democrat kept the door open to a potential run for the White House.
The senator&#8217;s <a href="https://www.manchin.senate.gov/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biography page</a> says he has been married to Gayle for more than five decades and they have three children together, as well as several grandchildren.
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Some of Manchin&#8217;s Senate colleagues took to X to wish Gayle Manchin and Land well after the announcement of their car accident.
&#8220;As an Appalachian state, my office has worked closely with Gayle Manchin and Guy Land on the Appalachian Regional Commission for years. I&#8217;m praying for a full and quick recovery for both of them and sending well wishes to both of their families,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenBobCasey/status/1752413268486824237" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).
&#8220;Wesley and I are praying for a speedy recovery for Gayle Manchin and Guy Land. We are grateful for the work of some of Alabama’s tremendous first responders who answered this call and know that they’re in excellent hands at UAB,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenKatieBritt/status/1752396069793927598" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL).

Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, left, and Gayle Manchin

Joe Manchin Says Wife Gayle Hospitalized After Car Accident

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