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With a bipartisan funding package allowing for the reopening of the federal government now having passed the U.S. Senate, members of the U.S. House of Representatives will soon be voting on the legislation as well.

The filibuster, frustrating as it can be, is consistent with the American framers’ view that the majority should not run roughshod over the minority, that in making policy all factions should have a voice. Eliminating the filibuster would undermine consensus and bipartisanship and marginalize minority parties. 

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch told FM Talk’s Sean Sullivan on “Midday Mobile” that Aniah’s Law, which allows judges to hold suspects accused of violent crimes behind bars until trial, has been “hugely successful.”

Strong said voters, including Democrats, can "see through" costly tactics used by the left to keep the government shutdown at the expense of everyday Americans.

At their first regularly scheduled meeting, the Hoover City Council, Mayor Nick Derzis, and Charlie Waldrep, the city attorney, emphasized the city’s renewed dedication to transparency.

Alabama conservative groups applauded on Tuesday the U.S. Senate, including a ban on “intoxicating hemp-derived drugs” such as Delta-8 THC in legislation to reopen the federal government.

State Sen. Josh Carnley (R–Ino) and State Rep. Matthew Hammett (R–Andalusia) announced on Tuesday their joint opposition to the proposed Pine Hills Carbon Storage Hub, a carbon capture and underground injection project planned for southern Covington County by Reliant Carbon Capture & Storage.

In the first meeting between the two programs since 2006, No. 22 Auburn basketball cruised to a 93-62 win over Wofford on Tuesday night at Neville Arena to cap off a three-game homestand. 

Auburn is now in Week 2 of the post-Hugh Freeze era, and athletic director John Cohen is in full search mode as he tries to find the right guy to lead the Tigers to success. 

According to a report from The New York Times' Devlin Barrett, the recently brokered bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government "would create a wide legal avenue for senators to sue" the federal government for searching their phone records without notification.

Is Nick Saban going to get out of retirement to return to a familiar sideline?

A pair of Etowah County Detention Center deputies ended up behind bars last week, and they're now facing felony charges.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Monday evening for a discussion touching on the filibuster and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) questionable political future post government shutdown.

If local banks lose deposits, it affects everyone. Those deposits are what banks use to make loans – for homes, for tractors, for business expansions, for all the things that keep a local economy moving.

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit made an arrest in connection with the shooting death of two sisters and the injury of a male teen.

What if a mere meme could be anchored in the unseen? What if, every time I heard “six, seven!” – I could laugh quietly, reminded of all the things 6-7 can mean?

An upcoming vote on extending the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, subsidies pushed by Democrats doesn’t address problems with the program, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Veterans from across Alabama announced on Monday their endorsement of Morgan Murphy for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in 2026.

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) endorsed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Monday for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

 Construction is underway for Mobile’s latest “Complete Streets” project along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Crews began working to rebuild the roadway from Butchers Lane to Broad Street.

The Birmingham Police Department arrested a 16-year-old male in connection to a Saturday afternoon shooting in the city’s West Precinct.

State Sen. Josh Carnley (R-Ino) announced on Monday he was running for re-election in 2026 to represent Senate District 31.

Birmingham Police chief Michael Pickett addressed the community following three homicides over the weekend.

At its November monthly meeting, Alabama Public Charter School Commission (APCSC) executive director Logan Searcy outlined how the state plans to use the federal grant announced last month.

Following eight Senate Democrats voting in favor of a House-passed continuing resolution on Sunday evening, the U.S. government looks to be on its way to reopening after a record 40-day shutdown.

Former Mobile Police chief Paul Prine will run for sheriff in 2026.

A Cullman wellness clinic that provides weight loss injections is under fire after Attorney General Steve Marshall accused the owners of injecting patients with research drugs.