Fallen officers to be honored as part of National Police Week
This year, National Police Week is observed from Sunday, May 9, through Saturday, May 15, 2021.
Attorney General
Jeff Sessions addresses Southern Preparatory Academy supporters
Sessions praised the discipline and work ethic that the boys attending the school learn.
Sessions will speak at the Southern Prep Board of Trustees scholarship banquet
Sessions will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Southern Prep Board of Trustees banquet.
Biden addresses Unity Breakfast in Selma
Biden spoke to the Unity Breakfast in Selma via videotape and issued an executive order to improve voting access.
Committee OKs bill to make it a crime to lie to law enforcement
A bill to make it a crime to give a false statement to law enforcement advanced in the House Judiciary Committee.
House passes bill giving ALEA wiretapping authority in drug trafficking cases
HB17 passed the House by a vote of 80 to 14 with five members abstaining.
Alabama leaders reject Capitol Hill violence
“Today is a very dark day for our country,” said U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama.
Aderholt supports Texas AG’s lawsuit challenging election results
Aderholt is in the process of joining an amicus brief filed by members of Congress in support
Former Birmingham area psychology clinic employee sentenced for defrauding Alabama Medicaid
Heidi Robertson was sentenced for her role in a scheme to defraud Alabama Medicaid of at least $1.5 million.
Doug Jones under consideration as Biden’s attorney general
USA Today reports that President-elect Joe Biden is considering U.S. Sen. Doug Jones to head the U.S. Department of Justice.