Via Ariana Figueroa: The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to advance a border security bill as both parties seek to hone their messages on immigration policy in the runup to November’s elections. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/23/bip…

Via Ariana Figueroa: Voting by noncitizens, which has become a target of Republicans this year, is already illegal in federal elections and extremely rare. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/23/u-s…

Via @AmandaVHernan, Jennifer Shutt and Stateline: Many organizations and agencies that offer victim support services expect the cuts to force them to have to close locations, lay off staff and cut back on services. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/23/cri…

Birmingham-Southern College alum Conner Hayes eulogizes the school -- closing down next week -- as 'a sacred site ... where life’s foundational, formative experiences occurred over a vast, vibrant multi-generational tapestry stretching over 168 years.' alabamareflector.com/2024/05/23/a-e…

Via Jennifer Shutt: Senators from both political parties at a Wednesday hearing appeared to be on the same page about limiting presidential emergency powers, agreeing that Congress should take steps this year to rework a decades-old law. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/23/wid…

The Southern Poverty Law Center is looking to invest more money in advocacy training as the rightward shift of the federal courts has complicated its traditional approach to civil rights activism. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/23/as-… #alpolitics

Via Jane Norman: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on a call with reporters Wednesday strongly criticized a farm bill draft written by U.S. House Republicans, saying it would damage the coalition that traditionally has united behind farm bills. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/22/usd…

Via Jennifer Shutt: U.S. senators will go on record next month on a bill from Democrats that would guarantee access to contraception — a right currently upheld by two Supreme Court cases, but one that has been singled out by a conservative justice. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/22/mem…

Via Anna Claire Vollers and Stateline: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has become fodder in the bitter battle over abortion rights between Republican-led states and the federal government. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/22/new…

Via Jemma K Stephenson: The Alabama attorney general's office Monday moved to dismiss the lawsuit from civil rights groups, who said the new law could deny people the ability to vote. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/22/ala… #alpolitics

Via Ariana Figueroa: The bipartisan border bill is likely to fail in the Senate, months after Republicans in the chamber walked away from the deal. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/22/bip… #alpolitics

Via Ralph Chapoco: Members of the Alabama Legislature's education budget committees Tuesday began consideration of shifting to a new funding model aimed at better addressing a school's needs. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/22/law… #alpolitics

Via Ariana Figueroa: U.S. Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin and a coalition of medical officers advocated Tuesday for Congress to pass stronger gun safety laws. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/21/gun…

Via Jennifer Shutt: Trump said “things really do have a lot to do with the states. And some states are going to have different policies than others” after being asked if he “may want to support some restrictions, like the morning-after pill or something?” alabamareflector.com/2024/05/21/tru…

Via @ashley__murray: New York prosecutors allege that Trump covered up hush money payments to cover up an affair just before Election Day in 2016. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/21/tru…

Via Alex Brown and Stateline: Exposure to PFAS, chemicals that stay in bodies and the environment indefinitely, has been shown to increase the risk of cancer, decrease fertility, cause metabolic disorders and damage the immune system. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/21/sta…

Via Jemma K Stephenson: The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to allow some undocumented immigrants to attend the state's public colleges and universities. The Senate didn't. Here's why. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/21/wha… #alpolitics

Via Alander Rocha: Applications to OB-GYN residency programs in Alabama dropped over 20% after the state's effective abortion ban went into effect, and other fields saw similar declines. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/21/ala… #alpolitics

Via @ashley__murray: The criminal trial, the first ever for a former president, now in its sixth week, was poised to reach closing arguments as early as Tuesday. But the presiding judge indicated Monday that proceedings would stretch beyond Memorial Day. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/20/pro…

Via Ralph Chapoco: The move came after efforts in the Alabama Legislature to make Juneteenth a state holiday failed this year. The Alabama House passed a bill to do so, but the Senate did not take it up. alabamareflector.com/2024/05/20/gov… #alpolitics