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A federal judge in Alabama on Wednesday rejected a request by the ACLU of Alabama to stop an anti-DEI law passed by state lawmakers in 2024.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Monet Gaines granted a temporary restraining order on Tuesday against state enforcement of a recently passed vape law.

Colbert County Commissioner Tommy Barnes is challenging U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) in the Republican primary for Congressional District 4 in 2026.

GE Appliances announced on Wednesday that six refrigerator models would now be manufactured at its Decatur plant instead of in China.

Two Phenix City women were arrested on multiple charges of absentee ballot fraud on Wednesday.

Fresh off a Republican primary runoff win in a special election for House District 12 on Tuesday, a new poll shows Cindy Myrex would also be competitive in a hypothetical matchup with State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) in 2026.

The Pentagon is developing plans to start a new National Guard “reaction force” designed to suppress civil unrest.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his intent to name three U.S. District Judge nominees in the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. 

The FBI arrested six in Escambia County on Tuesday in an immigration enforcement action.

A group of “unlikely allies” is opposing the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay, according to a recent NPR report.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is officially running for U.S. Senate in 2026.

President Donald Trump is taking a “no-nonsense approach” to Washington D.C. law and order similar to recent policing efforts by state and local law enforcement in Montgomery, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Attorneys defending Gov. Kay Ivey asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis filed in June in response to his termination last year.

Another Moore from Alabama in Congress?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) criticized on Thursday the mainstream media’s narrative around the recent arrest in Leeds of Giovanna Martinez, a JSU graduate who worked with the Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama.

A federal court on Thursday barred Alabama from redrawing its current, court-ordered congressional map again until 2030.

Lawmakers on the Contract Review Committee delayed a $200,000 Alabama Department of Corrections legal contract for William Lunsford of Butler Snow on Thursday.

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the appointment of John Young as Marshall County Commission chairman.

The Alabama Grocers Association (AGA) announced on Thursday its endorsement of Corey Hill for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the upcoming 2026 election.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced on Thursday that Catherine Gayle Fuller will serve as his new chief of staff following the departure of Jess Skaggs, who will begin working for Senate President Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) later in August.

The Alabama Department of Corrections made a contraband arrest of Jesse Mainor last week near Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore. 

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 49 state attorneys general requested the Department of Justice increase its enforcement against illegal offshore gambling sites on Tuesday.

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dothan pastor Kenneth Glasgow, the half-brother of Al Sharpton, on Tuesday.

Members of the Public Service Commission unanimously approved the purchase of a natural gas power plant near Billingsley in Autauga County by Alabama Power on Tuesday.

Houston County Circuit Judge John Steensland III denied a temporary restraining order requested by Dothan pastor Kenneth Glasgow, the half-brother of Al Sharpton, on Monday to delay municipal elections in Dothan.

A House committee scrutinizing information related to Jeffrey Epstein subpoenaed former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) raised $722,427.65 in July in his 2026 campaign to be the next governor of Alabama.