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Trump Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville becoming Trump's staunchest ally in the U.S. Senate

Over his four years in office, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has gradually become President-elect Donald Trump's staunchest ally in the Senate.

State Sen. Chris Elliott Alabama News
Elliott backs Gudger in likely Senate Pro-Tem race

Signs point to a possible election for Alabama Senate President Pro-Tempore when the State Senate's Republican caucus meets in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Livingston Gudger Alabama News
State Senate Pro-Tem race to replace Greg Reed underway

The election for Alabama State Senate President Pro-Tempore could come as early as next week sources tell 1819 News.

Tommy Tuberville on Newsmax, 11/12/2024 Alabama News
Tuberville: Senate Majority Leader vote should not be secret ballot

Tuesday, during an appearance on Newsmax TV's "Rob Schmitt Tonight," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continued to make his case for U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to fill the void soon to be left by outgoing U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Rogers says expect no pushback from House Dems on Trump reversal of 'crooked' Biden Space Command HQ relocation

One potential outcome of President-elect Donald Trump's election win last week was the reversal of a 2023 Biden administration decision to relocate Space Command headquarters to Colorado over the Trump administration's pick of Huntsville.

AP24196822329207 Alabama News
What will Katie do? Alabama's junior senator could play pivotal role in Senate Majority Leader contest

The race for Republican leader of the U.S. Senate is down to three candidates, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).

Trump Tuberville Alabama News
'President Trump is huge for the state of Alabama': Tuberville says election outcome renews Space Command HQ prospects

President-elect Donald Trump's victory last week likely means a renewal for Alabama's prospects of landing the Space Command headquarters, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville says Thune has 'lead' in U.S. Senate leadership race but Trump will be the leader of the Senate

With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stepping down from his leadership post, the spot is up for grabs.

Selma Times Journal screenshot Alabama News
Manufactured cancel culture: Selma Times-Journal in crosshairs over newspaper's cotton bale picture on social media

Cotton is racist, allegedly.

I-65 Alabama News
Ainsworth vows to revisit Trump on I-65 widening pledge

More than a year ago, at the annual Alabama Republican Party winter dinner, former President Donald Trump pledged that one of his first orders of business would be to widen Interstate 65 from Huntsville to Birmingham.

Donald Trump, 11/6/2024 Alabama News
'Alabama will now have a partner, not an antagonist, back in the White House!': State's politicos react to Trump victory

Shortly after Fox News called the presidential election for former President Donald Trump early Wednesday morning, Trump took to the stage at his election night venue in West Palm Beach, Fla. to formally declare victory. With that came a slew of congratulatory messages for the president-elect from elected officials in Alabama.

Barry Moore Alabama News
Barry Moore anticipates gains for conservative House Freedom Caucus

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said the House Freedom Caucus could pick up seats in Tuesday's election, with all 435 U.S. House members on the ballot.

Kim Boswell on APTV, 11/1/2024 Alabama News
ADMH's Boswell on ADVA 'dust-up': 'I'm shaking the dust off my feet and moving forward'

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."

Tommy Tuberville on FNC, 10/27/2024 Alabama News
Tuberville says no decision on who he will support to replace Mitch McConnell until after the election

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.

Katie Britt Alabama News
Katie Britt goes on offense for alleged treatment of Marine vet reportedly booted off Delta Air Lines flight for T-shirt opposing veteran suicide

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. 

Ledbetter Alabama News
House Speaker Ledbetter calls 2011 immigration enforcement HB 56 'a good bill,' criticizes federal courts for overturning it

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.

Figures and dobson Alabama News
Poll: Dobson closes gap to within five points of Figures

According to a Montgomery Research survey, the contest for Alabama's second congressional district open seat is tightening.

Steve Marshall in Fairhope, 10/21/2024 Alabama News
AG Marshall suggests state role for immigration enforcement: 'A little bit different time than we were in 2012'

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.

Sylacauga Alabama News
The Atlantic finds effort to recruit Haitian migrants to Sylacauga, downplays concerns as 'panic,' 'conspiracy theories'

"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 Alabama News
Tuberville warns Obama, Pelosi, Schumer will be calling the shots in Harris-Walz administration

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.

Constitutional Carry Permitless Carry firearm gun Alabama News
State Sen. Elliott says 'no chance' of permitless carry repeal in 2025

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.

Katie Britt Alabama News
'The joke is on them': Katie Britt sounds off on media reaction to Trump 'fantastically attractive' comment about her

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.

Vivian Figures Alabama News
Vivian Figures denies decision to run for Mobile mayor as son competes for congressional seat

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.

Vivian Figures Alabama News
Sources: State Sen. Vivian Figures to run for Mobile mayor

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 Alabama News
'It subsidizes these small local papers, and it costs taxpayers millions of dollars a year': Elliott says 'past time' to reexamine newspaper legal notice statutory obligation

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) is the latest to comment publicly on ending the statutory obligation.

Wes Allen, 10/10/2024 Alabama News
Secretary of State Wes Allen doubles down on 'data mining' operation League of Women Voters — 'They’re liberal'

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.

Jerry Carl, 10/10/2024 Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Carl doubtful about Baldwin County Haitian influx: 'I just don’t see that thousand immigrants coming'

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.

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