WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Statement on Democrat-Initiated Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Congressman Robert Aderholt released the following statement after Democrats shut down the government at 12:01, eastern daylight time. "It is now just past midnight on the east coast of the United States and the United States Government is shut down. Let's be completely clear, this has happened because Democr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Statement Condemning Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) made the following statement condemning the government shutdown: "Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. This shutdown is the result of their failure to lead and negotiate in a bipartisan manner to fund the government. I couldn't support the House Republicans' tempor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service announced it has received three separate applications for incidental take permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These permits address the potential impact of construction on the federally listed Alabama beach mouse (ABM) in Baldwin County, Alabama. Each applicant seeks an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to take the ABM incidental to construction activities. The applicants are New Era Development L  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Rogers: Democrats' Shutdown Hurts Our Troops and Weakens National Security Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) issued a statement condemning the Democrats' government shutdown for its detrimental effects on national security and the harm it is causing our troops. "Shutting the government down disproportional  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins National Report on Newsmax * "There is no doubt we are in this position because Democrats care more about politics than they do about the American people." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined National Report on Newsmax on the first day of a Democrat-led government shutdown. The Senator also discussed a recent Judiciary hearing which addr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Sean Hannity to Discuss the Selfish Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Hannity on Fox News to discuss the consequences of a Schumer Shutdown and Democrats' hypocrisy in refusing to keep the government open. On Democrats' selfish decision to put their radical, far-left base ahead of the American people: " Look, there  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominations for Third Circuit and Alabama District Courts, Along with Eastern Louisiana U.S. Attorney Nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Jennifer Lee Mascott, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, by a vote of 12-10; * Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., to be   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Strong Statement on Democrat Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Dale Strong (AL-05) issued the following statement after the Senate failed to pass the clean continuing resolution legislation to continue government operations: "It is disgraceful that Democrats have chosen to shut down the government and hold the business of the American people hostage to advance their partisan age  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Recognizes"Religious Education Week" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 26 of his GOP colleagues in introducing a resolution designating October 5-11, 2025, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate the importance of religion in the United States and to recognize the schools, churches, and other organizations offering religious education to many of Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds Judiciary Committee's Advancement of Alabama's U.S. District Court Judicial Nominees * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today attended a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where the committee voted to advance several of President Donald Trump's nominees for federal judgeships, including three nominees for judicial vacancies in Ala  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Highlights Deadly Consequences of Soft-on-Crime Policies in Democrat-Led Cities * 'Let's be clear--the problem that we're facing today was created by blue cities' WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to address the problem of crime in Democrat-run cities across the country. Witnesses in the hearing include  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Outlines Republican Plan for Government Funding, Urges Democratic Colleagues to Stop the Schumer Shutdown * '[T]he American people neither voted for this, nor [can] they afford it' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the government funding deadline at midnight to urge her Democratic colleagues to prevent a reckless   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH to host community symposium focused on maternal care, veterans health, mental health and AI in healthcare Light the way to better health at SHINE 2025: the Symposium for Health Innovation and Neighborhood Engagement. Hosted by the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), SHINE brings together community changemakers, health professionals and policymakers to spark innovation  more