WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Aderholt Joins Appropriators, Foreign Affairs Leaders to Investigate Escalating Religious Persecution in Nigeria * Washington, D.C. Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and Chair of the Values Action Team (VAT), joined House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz- more PR

MOBILE, Alabama, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Court Sentences Mobile County Man to 14 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking On December 1, 2025, United States District Court Chief Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced Charlie Alexander Hall to 168 months' imprisonment for Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine after Hall agreed to sell undercover agents approximately 8.5 ounces more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Joins Bipartisan Effort to Expand Early Stuttering Screenings and Therapy for Young Children * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (D-AL-02) joined Congressman Addison McDowell (R-NC-06) in a bipartisan effort to help young children who stutter receive early intervention. The Kidd's Stuttering Act will add mandatory stuttering screenings for children ages two to six and guarante more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Tommy Tuberville: It's Time To End The Filibuster * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in Breitbart calling for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster. In the piece, Sen. Tuberville explains his reasoning for ending the filibuster and proposes a list of "America First" policy directives for Senate Republicans to carry out once the filibuster is di more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARREST OF ROSA PARKS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks was arrested for courageously refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of protest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 381 days of strategi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 2 -- Mercer University issued the following news wrap up: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | December 2025 * College of Education Dr. Karyn Allee, associate professor of elementary education, and Ph.D. graduate Stephanie Moore, co-presented the session "Play as a bridge: Supporting multilingual learners through inquiry-driven, play-based learning" at the 2025 Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference in Athens on Oct. 30. Dr. Allee, with c more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Dec. 3 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: * * * Tuskegee University accelerates global strategy to increase enrollment Tuskegee has confirmed two developing opportunities in Belize and Liberia that are moving the university forward in pursuit of a wider global enrollment pipeline. Since its inception, Tuskegee's embrace has been global and that connection to the world continues, making us stronger together. "Our founding principal, Booker T. Washington  more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Dec. 3 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: * * * Tuskegee University Launches Mentorship Program Tailored to the Needs of Young Men Male students at Tuskegee University are getting a different kind of leadership support thanks to a new mentorship program. Tuskegee University recently hit a 10-year enrollment high at 3366 for the 2024-2025 academic year. But a deeper look at recent trends show that a gender gap in that enrollment is wide. For the current y more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 2 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB researcher receives prestigious award to better understand transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery * Demario Overstreet, Ph.D. Demario Overstreet, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, has been awarded substantial funding through the National Institutes of Health for his innovative research program, titled "Contempo more PR