Alabama Families Living in Poverty Hit Hard by Welfare Reform
A recent report by the public radio show, Marketplace, found that Alabama spends only 38% of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds on core areas. TANF, in its simplest terms is a federal welfare program designed for needy children and their caretakers. The number of families living in poverty in Alabama has risen, but the number of families currently receiving TANF funding has dropped. We talk more about this with Nick Patterson, editor of the weekly newspaper WELD. Patterson talks with WBHM’s Esther Ciammachilli about what’s really happening with the TANF program in Alabama.
Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population
The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.
How Trump’s big beautiful bill aims to ‘supercharge’ immigration enforcement
The bill includes a major federal investment for President Trump's mass deportation plans, while also limiting eligibility for some safety net programs based on immigration status.
DNC chair says Republicans sold ‘their constituents out to help billionaires’
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, about how Trump's massive tax and policy bill will figure into democratic messaging in the midterms.
U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency
A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.
Actor Michael Madsen, known for ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ dead at 67
His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.
Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons.
