In the News
By H. B. Edwards
The House of Representatives passed eleven Committee on Oversight and Government Reform bills this week aimed at combating fraud and improper payments in federal programs, according to a June 11 announcement. The legislative package follows revelations of widespread fraud in federally funded, state-administered programs in Minnesota, California, and Ohio.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) scored a major win in the fight against government waste this week when his ZOMBIE Act cleared the House, forcing federal agencies to hunt down improper payments before taxpayer dollars walk out the door.
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure America Act to fund U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The roughly $70 billion package will fund the two agencies through the end of President Donald Trump's term. The Republican-led effort passed 214-212.
Alabama's congressional delegation praised the passage of the Secure America Act on Tuesday after the House approved the nearly $70 billion border security package on a 214-212 vote.
The bill funds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection through September 2029, locking in resources for the remainder of President Trump's term. The Senate passed the bill on a 52-47 party-line vote last week.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama’s Sixth District.
Ever Waites of Westminster School at Oak Mountain earned the top honor.
Sherri Blevins
Persistence and perseverance helped turn a near-fatal shark attack into federal legislation this week as Congress gave final approval to Lulu's Law - a bipartisan effort inspired by Mountain Brook teenager Lulu Gribbin's determination to help protect others after the devastating attack.
Contrary to what Democrats are saying, the current version of redistricting for partisan political advantage did not begin in Texas in 2025.
Drawing congressional district lines favoring one political party over another is almost as old as America itself.
In 1788, the same year the U.S. Constitution was ratified, Patrick Henry attempted to draw the lines of a Virginia congressional district to prevent James Madison from being elected to Congress.
Primaries in states like Indiana demonstrated that President Donald Trump retains an iron grip over Republican Party primary voters, and a series of recent interviews conducted by the Washington Reporter show that GOP lawmakers in both chambers are with the president on one of his signature foreign policy achievements.
Republican lawmakers in the Republican Study Committee (RSC) kicked off Tax Day by celebrating the successes of what one business owner called the “greatest bill to hit the floor in ages.”
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R., Texas), one of the GOP’s go-to tax experts, convened a group of lawmakers, business owners, and independent contractors to discuss the real-world impacts of the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC).