U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, who represents Alabama's Seventh Congressional District, became the first Black woman to serve in the House Ways and Means subcommittee leadership Wednesday.

Before Sewell was selected Wednesday, no Black woman held a leadership position on the Ways and Means Committee in the panel's 236-year history.

Seven of the 11 Democratic senators up for re-election in 2026 voted to advance the bill, including Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Gary Peters of Michigan, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Mark Warner of Virginia, John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico.

Alabama’s bipartisan delegation returned to Washington with roles on several key committees. Sen. Katie Britt (R) joined the Senate Judiciary Committee, which evaluates all federal judicial nominations,

Alabama’s congressional delegation grabbed key committee assignments on Tuesday.

The House passed the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, with 61 Democrats voting in support of the bill.

Introduced by Sen. Katie Britt, the Laken Riley Act would require detaining 60,000 more undocumented immigrants and empower state attorneys general.

The Laken Riley Act, named for a Georgia nursing student killed by an illegal immigrant, is heading to the Senate as the GOP prioritizes border security.

Terri Sewell has been joined by Shomari Figures ... With the GOP in control of the House and Senate, they have stated their support for Trump’s future policies and even a few of his controversial statements. Although the Black caucus isn’t tied ...

The US Senate this week could vote on the Laken Riley Act and approve it in time for the incoming president to sign it into law on day one.

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

The Senate on Wednesday adopted the first amendment to the Laken Riley Act, as Republicans push for a legislative win to open the new Congress. The legislation in its current form would mandate ...