Stephanie Azar, Alabama’s longtime Medicaid chief, has been unanimously chosen as the next CEO of the State Employees’ Insurance Board. #ALPolitics buff.ly/8Skx9oP

Nippon Steel finalizes $15B buyout of U.S. Steel with U.S. government oversight built in, aiming to boost domestic production and ease national security concerns. #ALPolitics buff.ly/Dmj8Vgd

Alabama’s prison system will miss a federal deadline to hire 2,000 more officers, but officials say pay raises and new recruiting efforts are driving progress. #ALPolitics buff.ly/wvVlwgG

The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender medical care for minors, siding 6-3 with state authority over gender-affirming treatments. #ALPolitics buff.ly/h6lQYhk

Trump says he’ll decide within two weeks whether the U.S. will enter the escalating Israel-Iran war, as strikes intensify and diplomacy hangs in the balance. #ALPolitics buff.ly/zrOUxSx

Alabama’s new healthcare high school in Demopolis has hired its top leadership team as it prepares to open in fall 2026 with support from Bloomberg and state funds. #ALPolitics buff.ly/4THIXJ3

On this week’s episode, Mary, Todd and Alexander break down Alabama’s 2026 election shakeups, from Tuberville’s governor bid to hot-button controversies and legal drama. #ALPolitics buff.ly/CcIPRbF

Secretary of State Wes Allen signs deal with DHS to verify Alabama voter citizenship through federal immigration database, aiming to bolster election security. #ALPolitics buff.ly/VT4aZwX

In response to recent political violence, Alabama lawmakers plan to remove home addresses from public records and boost State House security with $1.5M in new funding. #ALPolitics buff.ly/JSiezPn

Alabama’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.3% in May, while labor force participation hit a 12-year high at 58%, signaling continued workforce growth. #ALPolitics buff.ly/LAfQieP

Alabama’s hospitals are warning that cuts to Medicaid and the expiration of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits will harm the state’s already strained health care system. #ALPolitics buff.ly/5oSBxKC

The six-year term of Leigh Gwathney, chair of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, ends Monday. buff.ly/z1uJ4UJ

The Senate parliamentarian recently rejected a GOP proposal to transfer some food aid costs to states for funding tax cuts in the budget bill, a ruling that could save Alabama millions. #ALPolitics buff.ly/Wc9xCTk

U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in effect Tuesday after the deal initially faltered and the American leader expressed deep frustration with both sides. #ALPolitics buff.ly/sAYlZ6w

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives operations in Huntsville would remain unaffected by plans to merge the agency with the Drug Enforcement Administration. #ALPolitics buff.ly/mfJsO9D

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., highlighted the major role Huntsville will play in the development of the Golden Dome as senators introduce legislation to fund the initiative. #ALPolitics buff.ly/BRJkd0A

Alabama Republicans back President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran, while Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell joined a War Powers Resolution to require congressional approval of any further military action. #ALPolitics buff.ly/ZokBLM9

Tuberville calls for the Parliamentarian to be fired after she rules certain Medicaid provisions don’t meet Senate rules. #alpolitics

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., wants to ensure the country maintains its soft power as the Senate considers Trump's request to claw back $9.4 billion in foreign aid and public media funding. #ALPolitics buff.ly/72xF8DI

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected downgrade from its previous estimate. #ALPolitics buff.ly/MptJJ5k