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Federal cost-cutting measures have reached Maxwell Air Force Base, leading to the cancellation of a Department of Defense contract, according to a social media post from the Department of Government Efficiency.
Auburn Tigers men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has never been shy about sharing his opinion when it comes to politics, especially when that opinion involves the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Anthony Daniels believes voters will not be happy with the GOP if they block his effort to extend the tax cut on overtime pay.
Just off the floor of the House chamber in the United States Capitol Building, in a stairwell leading to the gallery, hangs Howard Chandler Christy’s 1940 painting, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.
Governor Kay Ivey signed SB67 into law Tuesday, a measure aimed at restructuring the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs to enhance services for the state’s nearly 400,000 veterans.
According to the Alabama Political Reporter, tensions within the Alabama Democratic Party have escalated as Chairman Randy Kelley continues to accuse former U.S. Senator Doug Jones of soliciting donations in a misleading manner.
The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring post-election audits for county and statewide general elections, a measure supporters say will strengthen election integrity across the state.
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) believes it's time to stop the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from operating police outposts inside the U.S.
Today is the 15th legislative day of the 2025 regular session, which marks the halfway point allowed by the Alabama Constitution, and while much work still awaits us, the Senate has already approved several significant measures designed to make an already great state even better. It is my first session as Senate president pro […]
DuBose is defending her bill that would require each local board of education to allow elective credit for religious instruction.
The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a series of tax cut bills introduced by State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville), aiming to provide financial relief to residents by reducing taxes on groceries, retirement income and state income taxes. “Today we have the opportunity to reduce taxes on just about everyone in the state of Alabama,” […]
The ALGOP head is skeptical there will be any kind of successful effort to block a gubernatorial bid by Tuberville over a residency issue.
Longtime Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis has officially announced his candidacy for mayor, challenging incumbent Frank Brocatto in the city’s upcoming municipal election.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong said he feels confident Space Command will finally move to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. In an interview with 256 Today, Strong (R-Monrovia) said he recently met with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office.
President Donald Trump announced Monday evening that he has selected several notable names to serve on the U.S Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors. Among the prestigious group, is Senator Tommy Tuberville, who already has experience in matters of military oversight.
Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer turned conservative activist, is setting her sights on some Alabama lawmakers’ ongoing effort to reform the practice of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) within the state. This morning, Gaines utilized her platform to argue current proposed reform measures will levy a prescription tax at the expense of consumers. […]
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) is not planning on attending a town hall event that's scheduled in Athens on March 22nd.
My 6-year-old daughter looked sweetly but boldly into my eyes and said, “Dad, ‘May’ is what you say now, but I know it just means ‘No’ later.” She isn’t wrong. It is easier for me to tell my children, or anyone for that matter, that I “may” do something when I have already decided that […]
Two overlapping lawsuits pending against Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen have officially been dismissed. The legal actions, filed on behalf of several liberal organizations/private plaintiffs and the Biden Department of Justice, came after Allen ordered the removal of 3,000 non-citizens from Alabama's voter rolls just before the 2024 Presidential Election.
Alabama education officials were temporarily unable to access nearly $9 million in federal education funds Wednesday morning due to an unexpected shutdown of the U.S. Department of Education’s online funding portal. The brief closure, which affected the department’s “G5 portal,” delayed routine reimbursements and raised concerns about potential disruptions in federal education funding. State Superintendent […]
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey met with representatives of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation on Tuesday to discuss the potential effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the state’s automotive industry.
According to a report, there's new evidence that DEI initiatives were having a negative impact on NASA's Artemis moon mission.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is continuing to support school choice and religious liberty across the country. On Friday, Alabama's top law enforcement officer announced that he has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to address a pair of cases from Oklahoma that will decide if states that make funds available to charter schools can also discriminate against those with a religious mission.
Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen joined “Alabama Politics This Week” in studio yesterday to discuss some legislative topics — as well as some political ones. At the end of the interview, when asked if U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, who has been publicly mulling a run for Governor of Alabama in 2026 instead of re-election, Stadthagen […]

