Turnout for presidential election shatters record in Alabama
"The driving force had to unquestionably be driven by a fervor to vote for President Donald Trump."
President Donald Trump
122,000 Alabamians could lose health coverage if ACA is overturned, study finds
President Donald Trump’s administration and 18 states, including Alabama, are asking the country’s highest court to strike down the law.
UAB conducting clinical trials of COVID-19 drugs, therapies, including two given to the President
UAB physicians are conducting a trial of the drug company Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail.
Governor: Alabama will get 1 million rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
The state is to receive the Abbott Laboratories BinaxNow rapid tests in phases over the next few months. The initial shipment is set to include approximately 96,000 tests.
Sen. Doug Jones won’t support SCOTUS nominee before Nov. 3 election
“Certainly, power grabs are not uncommon in our political system, but few are accompanied by such blatant hypocrisy as we are witnessing now,” Jones said.
DOJ arrests leaders of nonprofit backed by Sen. Del Marsh
State Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, pushed a bill in 2019 that would have allowed Alabamians to send a portion of their tax refunds to We Build the Wall Inc., a nonprofit formed to build private sections of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced the arrest of the … Continued
Jones calls for fixes to USPS delays and reduced costs for election mail
“Like voting itself, the U.S. Postal Service is vital to our democracy," wrote Sen. Doug Jones and 46 other senators to the U.S. postmaster general.
Alabama Arise calls Trump unemployment order “Band-Aid over a gaping economic wound”
An Alabama nonprofit that advocates for low-income residents says that President Donald Trump’s executive actions to extend federal aid to Americans affected by the pandemic falls far short of what is needed. “These executive actions put a Band-Aid over a gaping economic wound,” Chris Sanders, communications director for Alabama Arise, said in a statement on … Continued
SPLC calls Trump census memo unlawful and unconstitutional
“Let’s make one thing clear: President Trump does not have the authority to order the census to exclude certain communities,” said Margaret Huang.
Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from apportionment
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that would bar undocumented people from being counted in the 2020 census for purposes of Congressional apportionment, a move that almost certainly will be challenged in court, as was his U.S. Supreme Court-blocked attempt to add a citizenship question to this year’s census. “I have accordingly determined … Continued