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Protests against redistricting were held in Montgomery over the weekend, but, to the surprise of no one, George Soros’ fingerprints were all over the event. Leftwing activists showed up to Alabama’s capital city Saturday for the “All Roads Lead to the South” rally. Speakers there took turns calling state leaders “racists” over the new congressional map approved by the Legislature in the recent special session. Riders were bussed in from Oregon, Ohio, and points across the country. The national progressive coalition’s lead coordinator has been bankrolled by George Soros to the tune of $7.61 million. The organizers weren’t shy about...

Former college football coach and current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville has won the Republican nomination for governor in Alabama. Tuberville, who was the head coach at Auburn and three other major college programs, entered politics with his election to the U.S. Senate in 2020 and opted not to seek a second term. During his time in the U.S. Senate, Tuberville was closely aligned with President Donald Trump, who endorsed Tuberville in 2020 and has also backed his bid for governor. The November governor's race could feature a rematch between Tuberville and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, who became the last...

ATLANTA (CN) — An 11th Circuit panel on Friday unanimously overturned an $8.2 million jury verdict in favor of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in his defamation lawsuit against a Democratic super PAC, ruling the Republican politician failed to show the group knew there were implied falsehoods in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations against the 2017 U.S. Senate candidate. Moore claimed an advertisement created by the Senate Majority PAC (SMP) implied he solicited sex from Wendy Miller, a then-14-year-old girl who was working as a Santa’s helper at a shopping mall. The ad, which the group helped...

Big Creek Lake is a 3,600-acre man-made reservoir that holds 17 billion gallons of water and serves as the main source of drinking water for Mobile, Alabama, and other nearby municipalities, producing roughly 60 million gallons of potable water a day. Apparently, someone wanted to blow up the dam holding it all back. Divers conducting a routine repair at the dam hemming in the lake, which is also called the Converse Reservoir, discovered an explosive device hidden under water on Tuesday, according to Alabama's largest water utility, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. Following the discovery of an apparent...

The Supreme Court is continuing its agenda to allow states to impose race-neutral congressional district maps with a decision to allow Alabama to abandon a plan adopted by a lower court that demanded two black-majority districts, and the 6-3 majority left Sonia Sotomayor seething in rage. She claimed, as part of the minority, "The court today unceremoniously discards the district court's meticulously documented and supported discriminatory-intent finding and careful remedial order without any sound basis for doing so and without regard for the confusion that will surely ensue. As with all vacaturs of this kind from this court, the district...

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) called U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Associate Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom" and the "one who sold us out in Africa" after a recent redistricting ruling on Monday. SCOTUS struck down a 2023 federal court-ordered Alabama congressional map on Monday. The ruling paves the way for Republicans in Alabama to likely pick up at least one congressional seat in the 2026 midterms. Republicans currently have a narrow majority in Congress, and redistricting battles are happening in multiple states across the nation. A special master hired by a three-judge panel in Birmingham redrew the map for...

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has allowed the state of Alabama to move forward with their choice to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. BREAKING: The Supreme Court of the United States has just CLEARED THE WAY for Alabama to redraw their Congressional maps AHEAD of the 2026 midterms, 6-3 Another MASSIVE WIN for Republicans! 🔥 Go ALL THE WAY, Alabama GOP! We want a 7R-0D map — NOT 6R-1D. GET IT DONE! pic.twitter.com/dZDGk02wYR — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 11, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a lower court ruling requiring Alabama to...

🚨 BREAKING: Supreme Court just SLAMMED the libs – 6-3 decision vacates the ridiculous order forcing Alabama to draw TWO majority-Black districts! Alabama is officially MORE MAGA now. No more race-based gerrymandering to rig elections for Democrats. The Trump-era Supreme Court is delivering REAL justice and colorblind fairness. Liberals are melting down because they can't cheat with skin color anymore. America First wins again! 🇺🇸💪

The Alabama House recessed Friday morning after an Alabama redistricting protest erupted in the gallery during debate on the Senate companion redistricting bill, forcing security to clear spectators and escort a woman from the chamber. Protesters in the gallery began chanting and singing during House floor debate on SB1, the Senate version of the special session redistricting legislation. House security and state troopers moved to remove a woman from the gallery as the crowd chanted “stand up, fight back.” Two Democratic lawmakers attempted to intervene as the woman was escorted out. State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) and State Rep. Mary...

Despite chaos at the courthouse over the special legislative session, Governor Kay Ivey is anticipating a favorable outcome. After Ivey signed House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, which authorizes Ivey to call a special election in congressional and state senate districts if the redistricting legislation passes, the state has immediately petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to step in. In emergency filings, Alabama officials are requesting a stay that would allow the state to use its 2023 congressional map for upcoming elections. Right now, a court-ordered map remains in place after a federal panel ruled the state’s plan likely violated...

A University of Alabama student apparently picked the wrong ex-girlfriend to allegedly beat up — when the victim’s dad, a Long Island cop, showed up the next day on his porch and had things to say that got him arrested as well. Ryan DellaFranco, 20, allegedly attacked his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend inside his off-campus apartment, according to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, news outlets reported. Police have been tight-lipped about the details, but not social media, according to the New York Post, which featured one online account in its coverage. “He slammed her head into a toilet and was over top of...

Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter calls Supreme Court map decision a "gut punch" to democracy 06:41The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble across multiple southern states to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.Depending on how state officials proceed and whether courts intervene, legislators may try to split up Tennessee's sole Democratic district and eliminate one of Alabama's two blue seats.Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee convened a special session that will start Tuesday, writing in a statement Friday that lawmakers "owe...

The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Service committees on Saturday expressed they are “very concerned” about the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid President Trump’s feud with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump on Wednesday had announced that he was reviewing a possible reduction of U.S. troops in Germany. “We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S. brigade from Germany,” the chairs, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), said in a joint statement. “Germany has stepped up in response to President Trump’s call for greater burden sharing, significantly increasing defense spending...

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has called a special session on MONDAY to redraw Alabama’s Congressional map following this week’s HUGE Supreme Court win LET’S GO! 🔥 Democrats could potentially lose ALL US House seats in Alabama, with Republicans picking up 1-2 Several maps proposed make ALL districts safely Republican. Go hard, GOP.

A bad week for Iran, the SPLC, and the Left in general. hat description comes from Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist, and relates to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which was just indicted by a federal grand jury in Alabama. The SPLC was formed years ago to seek damages for KKK victims. Over the years, it amassed a fortune and used it and its connections with the media and the Democrats unfairly to tar and ruin the livelihoods and reputations of individuals and organizations with which it disagreed -- including groups like Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education....

A NASA nuclear scientist died after a fiery crash in a rural Alabama town last year, which at the time caused suspicion among family members. Joshua LeBlanc, 29, died in a fiery crash in his Tesla on July 22, 2025. The crash happened in Huntsville, Alabama where his Tesla was found burned beyond recognition at about 2:45 in the afternoon, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency told Fox News Digital. The vehicle collided with a guardrail, then several trees, before the vehicle burst into flames. At 4:32 a.m. on the same day, LeBlanc's family reported him missing, according to KLFY. He...

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center for making fraudulent payments of millions of dollars to members of the Ku Klux Klan and other neo-Nazi organizations. One leader of the 2017 Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Va., received roughly $270,000 over an eight-year period. Others had affiliations with the Ku Klux Klan, United Klans of America, Aryan Nations, the Nationalist Socialist Party of American Nazis and the Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club. Several of the informants were also being paid while simultaneously being featured in SPLC publications — including on its...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.The civil rights group faces charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought by the Justice Department in Alabama, where the organization is based.The indictment came shortly after SPLC revealed the existence of a criminal investigation into its program to pay informants to infiltrate extremist groups and gather information on their activities....

Mark Griffin won a $70 million verdict against Tyson Farms after wastewater from the company’s Hanceville plant polluted the Black Warrior River in Alabama, leading to a flesh-eating bacterial infection that changed his life. Tyson Farms is a part of the Tyson Foods family of businesses. "I want the people who are responsible for the spill in the river to have to be held accountable for what they've done," Griffin said. The long recovery Griffin contracted flesh-eating bacteria from the Black Warrior River six years ago after a pipe malfunction at Tyson Farms’ Hanceville plant released hundreds of thousands of...

That's the YouTube video "How Alabama Became Richer Than Canada" by Caleb Hammer (Front Page channel), uploaded March 23, 2026. It's a ~20-30 minute documentary-style piece that went somewhat viral for highlighting a surprising economic flip. Quick Summary The core claim: By 2024, Alabama's GDP per capita (~$63,000, PPP-adjusted) surpassed Canada's (~$44,000). This reversed a 2014 situation where Canada was ahead by about $10k per person. The video uses data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Statistics Canada, and a viral February 2026 Globe and Mail article about Huntsville, Alabama, that sparked memes. Alabama's success story (the "rise" part):...