Tuberville's Bill Targets Muslim Brotherhood

0:00It's April 28th. This is Birmingham News Today, your AI-powered local news. Senator Tommy Tuberville from Alabama is pushing a bill to label the entire Muslim brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. The measure would force President Trump to make that official designation and require the Secretary of State to report back to Congress within 90 days of the bill passing. Earlier this month, Trump signed an executive order kicking off the process by targeting specific chapters of the group as terrorist entities and global terrorists. The Muslim brotherhood started in Egypt back in 1928 and has grown into a network spanning the Middle East and further with some. Chapters linked to violence that hurts the region, Americans, and U.S. interests. Lawmakers see this as a big move against Islamist extremism, aiming to push Sharia law in places like the U.S. Tuberville calls it a step toward wiping. And it's gaining traction among Republicans worried about the group's influence here

1:02at home. He's teamed up with senators like Ted Cruz from Texas, John Boosman and Tom Cotton from Arkansas, Dave McCormick from Pennsylvania, Ashley Moody from Florida, and Rick Scott also from Florida. Over in the House, Representative Mario Diaz-Belart from Florida dropped a matching bill to keep the pressure on. This push builds momentum from Trump's order and could reshape how we handle these network stateside, locking in stronger defenses against their spread.