Mo Brooks nearly lost committee assignments over Jan. 6 Capitol speech
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy in a call with leadership worried over dangerous rhetoric from Brooks and U.S Rep Barry Moore, R-Alabama.
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Former Alabama woman starts church in wake of anti-trans laws
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Trump not coming to Mobile after all
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