Author: 1819 Media

Alabama

• ALEA says road is clear in Pike county where 200 cars got stuck in snow
• AL Sheriff's Association says illegal alien arrests could strain facilities
• An illegal alien in Limestone county is charged with sexual abuse of minor
• Bill sponsored by Sen. Britt heads to WH for President Trump to sign
• Sen. Tuberville confident on US Space Command coming to Huntsville
• Congressman Aderholt offers bill to House the defunds Planned Parenthood

National

• 46 Dems vote for Laken Riley Act making it a bipartisan law
• Trump issues series of Executive Orders regarding US Mexico border
• Trump administration quickly dismantles Biden's gun control website
• Another secondary claim is issued against SecDef nominee Hegseth
• House speaker creates new committee on J6 and prior investigation
• New Secretary of State orders all flags removed except "Old Glory"
• Pastor at DC prayer service rebukes the Bishop for her rebuke of Trump

Prattville Pride, an LGBTQ+ organization, is set to participate in the city's February 1 Mardi Gras parade after securing a federal court order to join last December's Christmas parade.

James Cauthen, a 54-year-old battalion chief with Coweta County Fire Rescue died in Chambers County after being fatally shot while assisting a couple whose car hit a deer.

The fate of the girls at Pathway of Madison County in Owens Cross Roads is uncertain if city leaders revoke the facility's business license at a hearing on February 21. 

On his first day as the 47th U.S. president, Donald Trump signed over 100 executive orders aimed at reshaping American policies and institutions. These orders spanned a wide range of priorities, including border security, energy policy, immigration laws, and cultural issues. 

The Mobile City Council is set to vote on a resolution to exempt hearing aids from local sales tax.

Brookwood Middle School in Tuscaloosa County has been designated a priority school after receiving a D on the latest state education report card.

A growing trend called "hubbing" is affecting local TV stations. Weather information will now be provided by The Weather Channel in Atlanta rather than local meteorologists. 

Alabama man Dillon Herrington is set for a jury trial on charges of rape. 

Donald Trump is now the 47th President of the United States. Hear from 1819 News reporter Bryan Dawson who is in D.C.

• The Deep South is bracing for its first winter storm in 11 years. 
• An 18-year-old New Hampshire teen received a life-saving kidney transplant from a Foley woman. 
• Admiral Kent Davis, former Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs commissioner, is considering a run for state office after being fired by Governor Kay Ivey.
• President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. 

Alabama

• Wells Griffith of Mobile appointed by Trump to the Dept. of Energy
• Death row inmate seeks to stop scheduled execution by nitrogen hypoxia
• "In God We Trust" motto now installed on dais of the Alabama House
• Race for Birmingham mayor heats up as Juandalyn Givan talks the facts
• Illegal alien woman sentenced to prison for Identity and election fraud
• Susan B Anthony pro life scorecard gives A+ to Alabama's GOP delegates

National

• SCOTUS to make ruling today ahead of Sunday deadline on TikTok app
• US Treasury hacked with 3K files stolen including Secretary Janet Yellen's 
• Trump nominates Scott Bessent to be next US Treasury secretary
• Trump names Sean Curran to head up the US Secret Service
• FL governor appoints state AG Ashley Moody as Senator for Marco Rubio seat
• TX judge allows for lawsuit against FDA re: abortion drug to go forward
• More criticism of FEMA in NC comes from documentary filmmaker

Alabama

• Both US Senators praise the FDA and its ban on Red Dye #3 in food
• Governor Ivey has ended the emergency declaration for 37 counties
• President Stuart Bell at University of Alabama to retire this summer
• State lawmakers to consider pre filed bill HB 3, similar to Laken Riley Act
• Laura Clark of the ACLL weighs in on lawsuit filed against the state over its ban of DEI policies in state funded schools

National

• A ceasefire was reached between Hamas and Israel with help from Trump
• House speaker removes Mike Turner from chairmanship of House committee
• Thomas More Society petitions Trump for pardons of pro life protestors
• Pam Bondi was part of confirmation hearing in senate to be next AG
• Marco Rubio was part of hearing to become next Secretary of State

Alabama

• Sen. Tuberville asks Pete Hegseth about raising numbers & morale in military
• Sen. Britt sponsors amendment that places term limits on Congress
• State lawmakers approve the overhaul of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy
• The ACLU files lawsuit against the state for its ban on DEI policies
• City of Mobile approves the purchase of street bollards ahead of Mardi Gras
• Blount county DA Pamela Casey to run in 2026 for Attorney General
• AL delegates offer resolution on Redstone Arsenal & Space Command

National

• US House passes bill that protects women's sports from transgender athletes
• Donald Trump wants to create the "External Revenue Service" for foreign $
• Capitol One is being sued over its savings accounts promotion and rates
• LA Fire Dept had over a hundred firetrucks incapacitated due to budget cuts
• Pete Hegseth was first Trump nominee to enter the battle for confirmation

Alabama

• Both AL senators will offer the Constitutional Concealed Reciprocity Act
• Sen. Britt believes the Laken Riley Act will pass US senate this time around
• Congressman Moore co-sponsors bill for Trump to negotiate Greenland deal
• Governor Ivey orders flags to be flown full staff on Inauguration Day
• Opelika Pastor Dean Odle to run for Lt. Governor in 2026
• Chief Justice Tom Parker of State supreme court to retire at end of month

National

• Hearings start today in US senate for Trump's 13 Cabinet Nominees
• Pete Hegseth for SecDef kicks off with hearing in Senate committee
• Federal judge rules that Jack Smith can release report re: one Trump case
• CA wildfires continue, with reports of rental rates now being raised
• CA state lawmakers ignore fire and pass plan to oppose Trump agenda
• Jay Leno likens the CA destruction to that of Hiroshima
• Victor Davis Hanson dissects the systemic failure of government in CA

Alabama

• Incoming senate president talks about his priorities in new position
• 1819's Jeff Poor says this year is only time for re-offering of pro-gambling bill
• State lawmaker pre files bill re: recent spate of online threats to AL schools
• ALEA says a two car crash on I-65 was re: eluding police not snowy roads
• Inmate Johnston Taylor moved to Kilby to serve time for child porn conviction

National

• Fires continue in CA with looters now a problem at evacuated homes
• Death toll from fires now at 24 people with 12,300 structures destroyed
• Michael Cohen pleads with Joe Biden for pardon to avoid Trump retribution
• A walkable ventilated tunnel found leading from Mexico City to El Paso, TX
• VP-elect JD Vance talks more about Border plans when Trump is sworn in
• Don Trump Jr. talks more about his visit to Greenland, and his father's vision for that country

Alabama

• Governor Ivey makes emergency declaration for 37 counties ahead of storm
• EMA directors throughout the state are prepping for snow, sleet, and rain
• Northern AL leadership holds press conference about the storm prep
• Water main break in Birmingham to be repaired next week after storm
• Sen. Tuberville more confident about passing bill to protect women's sports

National

• More fires rage in CA, destroying tens of thousands of homes
• Trump pinpointed months ago the 2 things in CA causing the wildfire spread
• Criticism rages against CA governor and LA mayor for lack of prevention
• Joe Biden to cover 100% of disaster response coverage in CA, but NOT NC
• FEMA now ousting NC residents housed in hotels following hurricane
• US Senate votes the Laken Riley Act through a filibuster to senate floor
• A Comprehensive Border security plan from Trump to be put in place Day 1
• SCOTUS refuses to call off sentencing for Donald Trump that happens today