Longtime Alabama resident Scott Stantis is widely viewed as one of the best — if not the best — editorial cartoonists in the country. At one point he was the staff cartoonist for The Birmingham News. And although he’s now at The Chicago Tribune, which is one of the most high profile jobs in his […]

(Video above: Congressman Mo Brooks speaks on the House floor) WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) on Wednesday delivered a stinging rebuke of Congressional Republicans’ recent deficit spending, criticizing his colleagues for piling on debt after promising the American people they would move the country toward a balanced budget. “This Congress broke open our […]

(Video above: Rick Burgess explains his opposition to Alabama lottery proposals) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On the same day the Alabama House and Senate are both holding public hearings on lottery proposals, one of the state’s most influential conservatives made the case against expanding gaming in the state. Rick Burgess, co-host of the Alabama-based, nationally syndicated […]

WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme court on Tuesday granted a request by roughly two dozen states, including Alabama, to put the Obama administration’s power plant-targeting carbon rules on hold. The move is being viewed as a significant, albeit not final blow to the administration’s global warming agenda. “We disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision […]

(Audio above: Alabama Senate candidate supports giving illegal immigrants tax ID numbers) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — 33-year-old United States Senate candidate Jonathan McConnell told a local group of grassroots conservatives that plans to remove millions of illegal immigrants from the country are impractical, and he would instead propose giving them “tax ID numbers” so that companies […]

MANHATTAN — Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the leader of the GOP’s populist uprising, laid out five questions dealing with trade, immigration and law enforcement that he believes every Republican presidential hopeful must answer. On Monday, Donald J. Trump became the first candidate to address Sessions’ questions directly. In answers first provided […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=150&v=o8c8BZyfKbg (Video above: Cam Newton’s post-Super Bowl loss press conference) Former Auburn University standout and current Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton “dabbed” his way into America’s hearts this year with his infectious personality and MVP performance. But after losing to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, it was Newton’s dejected post-game […]

MADISON, Wis. — The perpetually offended atheists group that has routinely targeted Alabama towns and schools in recent years has now penned a letter to President Barack Obama demanding he “do something” about the “reprehensible prejudice and ubiquitous social stigmatization” of America’s “freethinkers, atheists and agnostics.” Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-presidents of the […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is not on the ballot in 2016, but his ideas on trade and immigration have dominated the Republican presidential primary in a way few could have imagined. On trade, Sessions was a vocal opponent of giving President Obama “fast track authority” to enter into international trade agreements that Congress […]

(Video above: Derrick Henry delivers closing prayer at National Prayer Breakfast) WASHINGTON — Heisman-winning University of Alabama running back Derrick Henry delivered closing prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. With President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama seated just to his right, Henry prayed “in Jesus’ name” for Americans who have fallen […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A lobbyist for the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) took to Facebook this week to ridicule a Republican senator’s bill to repeal Alabama’s so called “College and Career Ready Standards,” the latest attempt in a years-long effort by conservatives to roll back the state’s version of Common Core. Sen. Rusty Glover […]

(Video above: Dr. John Christy testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology) WASHINGTON — Alabama’s state climatologist during Congressional testimony on Wednesday warned members of the U.S. House that global warming projections, many of which have been used to justify the Obama administration’s climate agenda, have been wildly inaccurate when compared to […]

The “street life,” as Deanglo, a Birmingham resident, calls it, has become a pop culture phenomenon in recent years. The fascination with, if not outright glorification of violent criminal activity and the spoils that sometimes come with it permeates the entertainment choices of many Americans, even in the Bible Belt. Alabama sports website and liberal […]

According to the newly released Almanac of American Philanthropy, Alabamians are among the most generous people in America. The Almanac includes research into charitable giving and breaks it down by various geographical and demographic variables. According to the state-level data, Alabama is America’s third most generous state. Here is a look at the top 10 […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5) on Tuesday night had a simple response when asked whether he will vote for GOP Leadership’s current budget plan, which would set the country on a course for perpetual trillion-dollar deficits: “There’s not a snowball’s chance in hell.” Speaker Paul Ryan is facing the toughest challenge of his […]

For over fourteen months now, the state government of Alabama has been under a dark cloud of suspicion and accusations stemming from the indictment of House Speaker Mike Hubbard on 23 counts of felony public corruption. The Attorney General’s office says Mike Hubbard — once the Alabama Republican Party’s fastest rising star — could not […]

Your browser does not support iframes. (Video above: A time lapse of the SunTrust Park construction — Nov. 2015) Starting in 2017, when baseball fans in Atlanta close out the national anthem with “…the home of the brave(s),” that home they’re singing of will have been built in part by Alabama-based construction juggernaut Brasfield & […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The American Conservative Union (ACU) on Tuesday announced its annual list of Alabama’s most conservative and liberal lawmakers, and the organization’s scores may come as a surprise to some legislator’s constituents. ACU was founded in 1964 and refers to itself as the “nation’s oldest and largest conservative grassroots organization.” “I am pleased […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The American Conservative Union (ACU) this week is rolling out its annual list of Alabama’s most conservative and liberal lawmakers, and the organization’s scores may come as a surprise to some legislator’s constituents. ACU was founded in 1964 and refers to itself as the “nation’s oldest and largest conservative grassroots organization.” “For […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The American Conservative Union (ACU) this week is rolling out its annual list of Alabama’s most conservative and liberal lawmakers, and the organization’s scores may come as a surprise to some legislator’s constituents. ACU was founded in 1964 and refers to itself as the “nation’s oldest and largest conservative grassroots organization.” “For […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) on Monday announced Heisman-winning University of Alabama running back Derrick Henry will deliver the closing prayer at the upcoming National Prayer Breakfast, a yearly event in Washington, D.C., attended by every sitting U.S. President since Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s. “As co-chairman of this year’s event, I’m […]

Weston, Jackson, and I have some HUGE news to announce. We decided that the best way to announce it this year would be to incorporate the biggest movie out in 2015. Hope everyone enjoys the big news and the dedication to the star wars geeks out there like Weston. Thank you SO MUCH to Adam […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama House Democrats on Monday released their 2016 legislative agenda, and it echoes many of the priorities of the national Democratic Party, including raising the minimum wage and mandating so called “equal pay” for women. “Our focus is going to be on education, the economy and elections-the three E’s,” said House Minority […]

OPELIKA, Ala. — Bennie Adkins turns 82 today. Exactly 50 years ago, Mr. Adkins was in the jungles of Vietnam. He returned to the United States a legend among Army Rangers, and almost a half-century later was awarded the Medal of Honor for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty during […]