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EXCLUSIVE — Republicans in Congress are renewing a push to combat noncitizen voting in federal elections, directing their attention to the registration forms used to vote by mail.
Republicans praised the Trump administration’s draft rewrite of a key Clean Water Act regulation, calling it a win for farmers, businesses, homebuilders and landowners who would see reduced permitting costs.
About half a dozen Republican lawmakers attended an event at EPA headquarters Monday announcing the rollout of the new proposed “waters of the U.S.” definition.
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On Friday, November 7 2025, local Veterans were honored at the Pelham Civic Complex during a pinning ceremony hosted by Gary Palmer, U.S.
Republicans in Alabama's congressional delegation voted in favor of the passage of a continuing resolution to end a lengthy government shutdown on Wednesday.
The House passed a clean government funding extension on September 19. However, Senate Democrats voted against it 14 times, leading to a 40-day government shutdown.
November 12, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to end the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL06) voted in favor of reopening the government.
Following Palmer's vote he released the following statement:
7. Republican New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the city on Jan. 1, daring Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his campaign pledge to arrest him under an ICC warrant for alleged Gaza war crimes.
The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.
UPDATE: 9:28 p.m. — President Trump has signed the measure.
Alabama’s Republican delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives hailed Wednesday night’s vote to finally reopen the federal government. It now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is helping sound the alarm over the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Palmer cosponsored a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives last week condemning the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria and supporting President Donald J. Trump's announcement to officially designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.
In an one-on-one interview with ABC 33/40, Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer raised concerns about the United States’ dependence on China for critical minerals and rare earth element refining, calling it a “critical moment” for national and economic security.