Rise to the Moment of Truth Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Tag: TERRI SEWELL

Sewell Alabama News
Sewell goes on offense for embattled ActBlue, SPLC — Plays race card against Trump DOJ, says 'harassing black women with bogus lawsuits'

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) went on a tirade Wednesday against Republican-led efforts to investigate foreign donations made through ActBlue, accusing the Trump administration of maliciously targeting black women.

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Sewell, CBC attempt to extort SEC, ACC, NCAA on redistricting issue

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Hoover) joined 61 other Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members to block name, image, or likeness (NIL) reform, telling several conferences and the National Collegiate Athletic Association in letters that they cannot remain silent on current redistricting plans.

Black Voters Matter Sewell Alabama News
'Today is the death of the confederacy': Speakers repeatedly invoke slavery at Montgomery redistricting rally

Out-of-state members of Congress, activists, union organizers and progressive social media influencers descended on Montgomery on Saturday for the "All Roads Lead to the South" event.

Katherine Robertson Speaking Alabama News
'Democratic leadership has failed my hometown' – Robertson calls for 7-0 congressional map after left-wing protests

Chief counsel for Attorney General Marshall and current AG candidate Katherine Robertson recently used left-wing demonstrations as motivation to call on state leaders to secure a sweeping 7-0 Republican congressional delegation.

House Democrats Alabama News
‘Stop the steal’ — Terri Sewell joins state lawmakers in rally calling for Dems to maintain percentage in Congress

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) popped up in Montgomery on Tuesday morning, alongside Democratic state lawmakers, to bemoan the legislature's current efforts to clear a path for using congressional maps in the 2026 election cycle that have thus far been blocked in federal court.

Terri Sewell Alabama News
Sewell calls for all GOP districts to be eliminated in California, Illinois while Ivey declines to act

California and Illinois should restrict their congressional maps to get all Democrat representation in California and Illinois, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

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Indicted SPLC endorses Alabama Congressional Black Caucus members Figures, Sewell

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Action Fund endorsed U.S. Reps. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) and Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) on Monday.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Alabama News
Watch: 'You're just making stuff up' — RFK Jr. scolds Terri Sewell over false claims of racism

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) attacked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during a House Ways and Means Committee meeting, taking comments that were made almost two years ago out of context to portray them as racist.

U.S. Strikes against Iran, 2/28/2026 Alabama News
Alabama federal delegation Republicans back U.S. strikes on Iran; Figures, Sewell call on Congress to pass war powers resolution

Early Saturday, the U.S. military began major combat operations against Iran, including strikes that have resulted in the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Terri Sewell Alabama News
Terri Sewell on 'rogue actions' of ICE agents: 'Minneapolis today could be Birmingham tomorrow'

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) is calling for the Department of Homeland Security to face an independent investigation following the fatal shootings of two agitators by ICE agents in Minneapolis.

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'Allowed to kill with impunity and obstruct local authorities': Alabama Dems bash Trump administration, feds following fatal shooting in Minnesota

U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) are attacking both the Trump administration and federal authorities following the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday.

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Out-of-state sources exceed local sources in ActBlue campaign contributions for Democrats Sewell, Figures

ActBlue money, along with out-of-state donations, has raised questions about the agenda and loyalties of Alabama’s two Democratic Representatives, Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Montgomery).

ETF Orr Senate Alabama News
Orr says redistricting could happen in the near future to remove 'race-based redistricting,' removing Sewell and Figures

During Friday's episode of WVNN's "The Dale Jackson Show," State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) was asked when Alabama will join the national redistricting fight and remove U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) from their seats.

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Alabama congressional Democrats split on vote denouncing socialism

Alabama’s two Congressional Democrats cast different votes on Friday on a resolution denouncing the horrors of socialism.

Terri Sewell Alabama News
'An empty promise': U.S. Rep. Sewell displeased with Senate Dems as party capitulates in government shutdown

Following the passage of a continuous resolution in the U.S. Senate to help reopen the government, Democrats within the U.S. House of Representatives are condemning the progress and denouncing fellow liberals in the upper chamber who voted for the legislation.

Senate Alabama News
'This 40-day shutdown is finally nearing an end' — Senate advances deal to reopen government after Democrats cave; Sewell vows to oppose effort

The vote Sunday was the first step in passing the spending package and CR out of the Senate, at which point the issue would go back to the House for approval, then onto President Donald Trump’s desk. Once signed, it would reopen the government through Jan. 30, 2026, giving lawmakers time to negotiate and pass the remaining spending bills.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. Alabama News
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to speak at Birmingham town hall with Terri Sewell, Doug Jones

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will be in Birmingham this Saturday for a town hall event hosted by the Jefferson County Democratic Party and the liberal political action committee, Blueprint Alabama.

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'This is a problem of their own making' — Britt slams Democrats for playing 'politics,' blame game over Obamacare as shutdown lingers

At 22 days and counting, the current government shutdown is officially the third longest in history. Healthcare remains a major sticking point, with Senate Democrats refusing to pass a clean continuing resolution in hopes of negotiating an extension on Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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Alabama Democrats defend Figures, Sewell 'no' votes against bipartisan ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk,’ falsely accusing Kirk of being 'racist'

Calling it “wildly entitled and absurd” that anyone would even expect Alabama's Democratic members of Congress, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Prichard), to support the resolution for a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk," the Alabama Democratic Party and both lawmakers repeated false accusations that Kirk was racist.

Redistricting Alabama News
State Sen. Orr discusses scenario of Terri Sewell being drawn out of her congressional district

While the political world has been focused on the Texas redistricting fight, other states are watching with a contingency on how or if the federal courts might intervene, especially with the Louisiana v. Callais still pending in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: A tale of two Alabama Congress members and the 'OBBL'

While Aderholt, Sewell, and other Alabama representatives could lean on state leaders to make sure the Certificate of Needs (CON) Board utilizes that money properly, for the most part, their role in the story has ended. Now, it’s our turn.

U.S. Capitol Alabama News
Alabama’s federal officials weigh in on possible intervention in Iran: 'We remain committed to preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon'

Like most across the nation, members of Alabama’s federal delegation are waiting for the Donald Trump administration to make up its mind on whether or not to directly engage in hostilities with Iran after it was attacked by Israel last week.

Sewell Alabama News
Sewell blames Trump for violent LA riots — 'He wants to sow seeds of confusion and distraction'

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is blaming President Donald Trump for the chaos in Los Angeles, which is meant to be a distraction from what’s going on in Washington.

Sewell Alabama News
Terri Sewell on clean energy grant cancellations in Birmingham, Bessemer: ‘For the Trump Administration to cut them off is outrageous!’

The Department of Energy (DOE) cancelled two clean energy grants to Alabama companies last week.

McIver and Sewell Alabama News
Sewell defends NJ congresswoman: ‘Baseless’ ICE assault charge — Stark contrast to Dem lawmaker's rhetoric about J6 defendants

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) has come to the defense of New Jersey Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver after she was charged with assaulting a federal agent during an intense confrontation in front of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility earlier this month.

Carla Hayden Alabama News
Sewell says Trump's firing of woke Librarian of Congress 'latest in his ongoing attempt to whitewash our history'

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) tried to play the race card against President Donald Trump recently for allegedly trying to "whitewash our history" by firing the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden.

Sewell Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell files bill to reverse Trump’s tariffs: ‘Enough is enough!’

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) joined other House Democrats to introduce the Stopping a Rogue President on Trade Act on Thursday, a bill that would reverse tariffs placed on foreign countries by President Donald Trump.

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