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Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said. Eric Council Jr. is accused of helping to break into the SEC’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

More than a dozen states, including Alabama, and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against the social media platform TikTok, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Alabama and its top election official. Federal officials accused the state of illegally purging people from voter rolls too close to the November election.

The Black Warrior Riverkeeper is awaiting a ruling from the U.S. Department of Justice to see wither an Alabama mining company will be responsible for cleaning up unpermitted wastewater leakage from a dam into local waterways.

GOP House members Gary Palmer, Jerry Carl, and Barry Moore are defending Donald Trump following his federal indictment on four charges related to the “big lie” that the 2020 election was stolen, and his alleged attempt to remain in power after losing the Presidential election to Joe Biden.

Former President Donald Trump will be the main speaker during the Alabama Republican Party Summer Dinner in Montgomery, and embattled U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville will introduce him.

Alabama lawmakers say they have questions about Governor Kay Ivey's proposal to lease three megaprisons built by private companies as a partial solution…