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Alabama Department of Mental Health commissioner Kimberly Boswell, the subject of an ethics complaint filed in August by then-Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis, offered very little on the matter in an appearance on Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal."
During an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures" over the weekend, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) declined to say who he was backing to replace Mitch McConnell as Republican Leader until after the November election.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has joined an effort with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) questioning Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian for the treatment of Marine Corps veteran Catherine Banks, who was reportedly removed from a Delta flight for wearing a T-shirt that raised awareness about military suicides.
According to House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act undermined by the federal courts could get another look, if necessary.
According to a Montgomery Research survey, the contest for Alabama's second congressional district open seat is tightening.
Although the prospects for a possible Donald Trump return to the Oval Office are on the upswing, some state lawmakers are considering the possibility of Kamala Harris assuming the presidency and continuing Biden-era immigration policies.
"The invasion that wasn't," wrote Elaina Plott Calabro, a Tuscaloosa native and Yale graduate, as the headline for her nearly 4,000-word piece for The Atlantic on the news of Haitian resettlement in Sylacauga.
Tuberville told Roger Stone, a former Nixon campaign operative and Trump ally, that he considered the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential pairing the worst possible selection for Democrats.
Recently, the mayors of Alabama's biggest cities have made overtures about repealing the state's permitless "constitutional" carry law, which was passed by the legislature in 2022.
Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump discussed how he was confronted with the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on in-vitro fertilization (IVF), which posed issued to IVF clinics throughout the state and was used by Democrats to attack Republicans.
Earlier this week, multiple sources told 1819 News that State Sen. Vivian Figures (D-Mobile) would seek the open Mobile mayor seat up for grabs in 2025.
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's announcement last month that he would not seek another term as his city's chief executive shook up the political landscape in the southern part of the state.
State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) is the latest to comment publicly on ending the statutory obligation.
During a speech to the Eastern Shore Republican Women, Allen doubled down on an earlier criticism of the League of Women Voters and warned attendees not to be fooled by some of their alleged efforts.
Based on the Biden administration reportedly opting not to extend the Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans program, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) said he believes Baldwin County will get a reprieve from a potential Haitian migrant influx.
While much of the focus on improving Interstate 65 in Alabama has been on the chronically congested portion between Birmingham and Montgomery, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth argued the route merited attention because it offers access to and from the Gulf Coast.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), the chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee and member of the House Oversight Committee, criticized the Department of Homeland Security under the Biden administration for its response to Hurricane Helene.
According to a report from Washington, D.C.-based Axios, freshman U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is "exploring" a bid to lead the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the Senate GOP campaign arm.
SEC Network host Paul Finebaum suggested that his ESPN colleague Saban's remarks weeks before may have contributed to Vanderbilt's performance on Saturday.
With no clear front-runner in next month's presidential election, State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) is contemplating the possibility of a President-elect Kamala Harris in November.
Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's decision not to run for mayor in 2025 last week opened the door to a wide-open field of candidates seeking the position.
On Wednesday, the day after she served as a surrogate in the vice-presidential debate spin room on behalf of U.S. Sen. JD Vance's (R-Ohio) candidacy, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) appeared on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom" and offered a harsh critique of the Biden administration's foreign policy.
As localities around the state grapple with increasing crime, lawmakers are looking at ways the legislature can assist those localities. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood has some suggestions.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is playing a direct role in the effort to get former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) elected in November.
In 2011, the new Republican-controlled legislature struck a major blow against illegal immigration in Alabama by passing the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act (HB 56).
During his weekly appearance on Huntsville radio WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) said while he did not think there would be much opposition to a state ban on so-called Glock switches, it was distracting from a gang problem in the city of Birmingham.