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Former Alabama Republican Party chairman and GOP candidate for lieutenant governor John Wahl applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated verdict on Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's majority ruling on Wednesday restricting racially based congressional gerrymandering, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) urged the Alabama Legislature to promptly redistrict the state in favor of conservatives by redrawing two liberal leaning districts previously established to meet racial requirements found in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map.

Alabama is currently “not in position” to have a special session on redistricting, according to Governor Kay Ivey.

The Pentagon recently announced a nearly $49 million grant for Auburn University to advance research on aviation and missile modernization.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently announced legislation to fight against financial fraud in higher education by stopping so-called "ghost students" from receiving federal financial aid.

Stephanie Wisener, a longtime educator now serving as the Marshall County Alternative School’s supervisor, faced a ballot challenge in February after her Republican Party affiliation was questioned.

According to Robertson, a candidate for attorney general, Trump's positive impact in the Oval Office has caused factions of the left to support or engage in violence for political gain.

A 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court of the United States found the use of race-based redistricting to be unconstitutional in a Louisiana case on Wednesday.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with a quadruple homicide.

During a Tuesday interview on Huntsville WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) reacted to the report that Alabama teacher union payroll deductions are helping fund more than $660 million in contributions from national unions to far-left organizations and left-wing political groups, calling it "utterly ridiculous."

Governor Kay Ivey ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday, the day a Thomasville Police officer will be laid to rest.

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced the retirement of Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Commissioner John Hamm.

A Sumter County Water Authority Board member is raising concerns about more than $1 million in unpaid garbage bills.

Following a recent Madison County Republican Men's Club meeting, former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl, candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke to 1819 News about the growing presence of "dark money" from out-of-state gambling interests in Alabama's elections.

With multiple data centers now opening across Alabama, the Athens City Council addressed community concerns regarding the possibility of such facilities being constructed in the municipality's limits.

On Monday, the lawmaker announced his cosponsorship of legislation requiring President Donald Trump to designate the entire Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, while also directing the U.S. Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress regarding the designation no later than 90 days after the enactment of the bill.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified a man shot and killed by a security guard at Birmingham’s Greyhound bus station.

During a Tuesday Senate Labor, Health and Human Services subcommittee hearing, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) accused Brown University of violating the Clery Act, leading to the shooting death of student Ella Cook, of Mountain Brook, in December 2025.

The Sumter County Commission approved an extension of a 1% sales and use tax for the Sumter County Board of Education.

An arraignment hearing will be held in federal court in Montgomery on Thursday, May 7, in the Department of Justice’s case against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

The University of Alabama Young Americans for Freedom (UA YAF) chapter released a statement on Friday calling on the university to take action against a professor. 

A new report by Defending Education shows that Alabama teacher union payroll deductions are helping fund more than $660 million in contributions from national unions to far-left organizations and left-wing political groups. 

The historic home of Robert and Mary Holycross in Livingston was still smoldering Monday after a fire destroyed the Victorian-style house.

A fake GoFundMe account in the name of a Tuscaloosa County boy fighting cancer has been removed.

Despite hopes of slashed federal funding for progressive institutions, millions of state and federal funds continue to pour into an expanding network of non-profit organizations, including K-12 schools, medical centers, and more in the Birmingham area.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of National Day of Prayer which will be May 7. There are over three dozen events throughout the state. This years theme is “Glorify God Among the Nations, Seeking Him in All Generations.”