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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after voting to support the bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would have restricted further military action against Iran without congressional approval:
Alabama’s House delegation voted along party lines as a war powers resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran was rejected. Alabama’s house delegation all
The resolution failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on a 212-219 vote with four Democrats defecting to vote against the measure.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026: |
Mardi Gras in Mobile has always been about more than moon pies, mystic societies, and the sounds of bass drums echoing down Royal Street.
It’s a season when the city gathers residents and visitors alike to revel in tradition, spectacle, and the kind of communal joy that feels stitched into the Gulf Coast’s DNA.
This year, it’s also celebrating something far rarer: bipartisanship.
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A campaign of new construction and historic renovation in Mobile’s Africatown community will receive a $2.5 million federal allocation to continue its work, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures announced Friday.
To make the announcement, Figures and other state and local officials gathered on the front porch of one of three brand-new “forever homes” that the Africatown Redevelopment Corporation (ARC) is about to put on the market.
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - U.S. Representative Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) came to the historic Africatown community to announce $2.5 million in federal funding to support affordable housing.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, legendary civil rights leader and historic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at 84.
Jesse Jackson's influence on history is profound, as he not only witnessed it but actively shaped it, leaving a legacy that continues to resonate across the nation.
Alabama’s two Democratic representatives in Congress are reacting to the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84.
REP. TERRI SEWELL (D-DISTRICT 7)
“My heart breaks for the passing of Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Mardi Gras in Mobile has always been about more than moon pies, mystic societies, and the sounds of bass drums echoing down Royal Street.
It’s a season when the city gathers residents and visitors alike to revel in tradition, spectacle, and the kind of communal joy that feels stitched into the Gulf Coast’s DNA.
This year, it’s also celebrating something far rarer: bipartisanship.