Every Republican in Alabama’s delegation to the U.S. House voted in favor of a bill Thursday to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes. Alabama’s two Democratic members, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile), also voted in favor of the measure. The Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, led by […]

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell believes that Alabama mothers who are still breastfeed their children should not be forced to sit through jury duty, and he’s once again pushing for the Legislature to act on the issue. In 2021 and 2022, when Sorrell was a state representative, he carried a bill that would exempt nursing mothers […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) praised President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General during the confirmation hearing Wednesday. Trump’s nominee Pam Bondi spoke and answered questions in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about how she would lead the Justice Department in the new administration. This was Britt’s first hearing as a part of […]

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is hoping that the Alabama Legislature will do more this year to combat violent crime in the state. “Violent crime was out of control in too many of our cities, streets, and neighborhoods in 2024,” Ainsworth said on X Tuesday. “That’s why I’ll push for increased funding for our District […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) had a chance to question President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, during a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday. “We’re in trouble. Our whole country is in trouble,” Tuberville said. “Thank God President Trump got elected November the fifth. We couldn’t kept down the same path. We could […]

State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) thinks the Alabama Legislature will act quickly to help President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda on immigration. Trump has promised to crack down on illegal immigration in the U.S. as soon as he takes office. Gov. Kay Ivey has committed Alabama in supporting Trump’s plans. Gudger, who recently was elected by Alabama […]

Opelika pastor Dean Odle announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor Saturday, deciding not to run for the top spot this go around. “After much prayer and discussion with my family, I felt the leading of the Lord to step back into the political fight,” Odle said. “I really did not want to do it again, […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is showing his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” ?It’s official! HISTORY was made today in Congress as we certified President-elect @realDonaldTrump & VP-elect @JDVance’s landslide victory! ?? pic.twitter.com/dd7eqdZOH8 — Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) January 6, […]

U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) reacted to President-elect Donald Trump’s sentence in his “hush money” trial, applauding the judge’s decision. Trump was sentenced by New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan Friday. Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records by a New York City jury last year. “This court has […]

The Alabama Policy Institute (API) is urging state lawmakers to safeguard the tax cut they passed for employees working more than 40 hours per week. API unveiled its 2025 BluePrint for Alabama, a comprehensive 30-point agenda designed to promote free markets, limited government, and strong families in the state in the upcoming 2025 state legislative […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is continuing the fight to protect women’s sports. Earlier this week, the senator reintroduced the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes. The bill would reverse the Department of Education rule that forces schools to allow males to share private spaces […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter is not willing to predict yet whether there is any momentum in the Alabama Legislature to attempt to pass a statewide lottery bill this year. The Alabama House passed a comprehensive gaming bill including a lottery, casinos, and sports betting, last year. The Senate scaled the bill down […]

Alabama’s State Director for Americans for Prosperity Adam Thompson believes the already high demand from parents to be a part of the state’s new school choice program reveals just how much it was needed. According to the Alabama Department of Revenue, more than 2,800 applications had been submitted for 4,800 children for Education Savings Accounts […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said he’s excited about the upcoming inauguration of President Donald Trump because he believes the President-elect will fight for the American dream. Trump will be inaugurated in front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 after successfully defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential election by […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is showing his support for President Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, arguing that she can bring much needed reforms to America’s education system. “Linda McMahon is the perfect pick to restore America’s education system,” Tuberville wrote in an op-ed for Newsweek. “Under her leadership, we will […]

The Alabama Republican Congressional delegation praised the certification of Donald Trump’s election as President Monday as they look forward to his inauguration on January 20, 2025. President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance were officially certified as the President and Vice President of the United States. Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in […]

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was reelected to be the House leader on the first ballot Friday afternoon after receiving an endorsement by President-elect Donald Trump. “A win for Mike today will be a big win for the Republican Party, and yet another acknowledgment of our 129 year most consequential Presidential Election!! […]

Many conservative organizations and activists are showing their excitement as Alabama’s new school choice program is already seeing thousands of families sign up. Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that parents can now apply to have their child or children entered into the state’s first-ever education savings account program, established by the CHOOSE Act passed in […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) believes every effort needs to me made to expand energy production and lower the cost of energy across the nation. Britt and 13 other members of Congress introduced a bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to block implementation of the Biden Administration’s Natural Gas Tax. The tax was […]

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) thinks the main reason Congress has had trouble passing a Continuing Resolution to fund the government is because of billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, renown entrepreneur and owner of the social media platform X, came out strongly against the CR that was introduced by House leadership earlier this week, criticizing it […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is coming out strongly against the proposed bill that would prevent a government shutdown before the end of the year. Congressional leadership unveiled the roughly 1,500 page bill Tuesday night that would continue to fund the government until March 2025. The legislation also includes some additions like a one-year farm […]

Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) thinks state taxpayers should continue to be able to keep more of their own money they earned from working overtime. The state lawmaker is fighting to keep the tax cut in place despite new concerns about it causing a larger shortfall in revenue going to the state’s Education […]

The Alabama Policy Institute is taking a note out of the upcoming Trump administration’s playbook and launching their own program to promote more efficiency in state government. “Today, API is proud to announce the launch of the Alabama Department of Government Efficiency, or ALDOGE, an initiative inspired by the principles of the national DOGE program […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) believes one of the lessons from Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 Presidential election is that the legacy mainstream needs to make some painful changes if they want to stay relevant. “I think the media, if they pay attention to what just happened in this election with Trump, they better […]