U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions Mary and I are profoundly grateful for our children and, all of sudden, 9 grandchildren – 3 having arrived this year! I also never forget how blessed I am to represent the people of Alabama in the world’s greatest deliberative body – the United States Senate. I am encouraged by our […]

WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Local NBC affiliate WSFA sent a reporter undercover with a hidden camera and exposed just how easy it can be to commit food stamp fraud in Alabama. “In Alabama more than 900,000 people receive food assistance,” according to WSFA’s report. “Most of them are in need of the […]

The guys over at “SEC Shorts” are out with another great video ahead of this weekend’s Iron Bowl. Check out the rest of their stuff over on YouTube.

HOOVER, Ala. — According to the Hoover Police Department, the manager of a substance abuse treatment facility in Birmingham was caught driving down Interstate 65 smoking a crack pipe with a 5-year-old in the vehicle. Bari Joy Williams, a 44-year-old Gardendale resident, was charged will multiple felonies after being arrested Nov. 20, but was released […]

WASHINGTON — Reaching a deal to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions once again proved to be impossible this week, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced negotiations will be extended for another seven months. This is the second time this year the talks — which have been ongoing for the past dozen years — have […]

ESPN is pulling out all the stops for the 2014 edition of the Iron Bowl. College GameDay will broadcast throughout the day from Tuscaloosa, the second time it has done that in the past three weeks. ESPN’s flagship station will then for the first time since 2007 air the Alabama-Auburn matchup, which kicks of Saturday […]

The Birmingham City Council in early August used a loophole in Alabama’s open meetings law to go into a “closed door executive session” to discuss doling out $275,000 to Democratic lobbyists to help the city land the 2016 Democratic National Convention. City leaders said a public discussion of the contracts could hurt its chances of […]

The editors of the influential conservative publication National Review are urging Senate Republicans to keep Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as the chairman of the Budget Committee when they take control of the Senate in January. Until last week, it was widely assumed that Sessions would chair the powerful committee. After all, Sessions has been the […]

Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama’s state government needs more revenue to sustain its current operations and to deal with increasing costs. “It’s going to require more revenue,” Bentley told the Associated Press. “Is everyone going to be happy? No, they’re not.” That may be an understatement. Alabama has a well-earned reputation for being of the […]

Alabamians love the Second Amendment. And we love to exercise our Second Amendment rights, as well, whether it’s on our state’s famed hunting lands or, if we have to, in defense of ourselves or our homes. Legislation with names like the “Second Amendment Preservation Act” and constitutional amendments reiterating that bearing arms is a “Fundamental […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Western Carolina head football coach Mark Speir had something he needed to get off his chest during the post game press conference after his Catamounts fell 48-14 to top-ranked Alabama on Saturday. Earlier in the day during ESPN’S College GameDay, analyst Kirk Herbstreit, a former college quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejt939QXko (Video above: President Obama lays out his planned executive actions on immigration during a speech at the White House Nov. 20, 2014.) WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday evening delivered a speech describing the executive actions he plans to take on immigration, and it didn’t take long for Alabama’s Republican lawmakers to pounce. Here […]

According to the White House, President Obama on Thursday plans to announce that he will go around Congress and act unilaterally to grant legal status and work permits to up to five million immigrants in the United States illegally. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL02) responded preemptively to the President’s announcement, saying that such an “ill-advised” action […]

Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight has been cast to play Paul “Bear” Bryant in the upcoming high school football movie titled “Woodlawn,” according to a report by Variety. Birmingham filmmakers Jon and Andrew Erwin — commonly referred to as simply “the Erwin Brothers” — are the creative force behind the movie, which is currently […]

Each week during the college football season, USA Today’s “For the Win” (FTW) blog poses a poll question to college football fans. Last week, they wanted to know what the fans think is the best tradition in college football. The overwhelming response was that Auburn’s tradition of rolling Toomer’s Corner takes the cake. Here’s what […]

It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Republicans in the United States Senate. After a fierce battle for control of the “The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body,” Republicans’ newly-claimed majority could balloon to 54 votes if Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) finishes off Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in their runoff Dec. 6, which it looks like […]

WASHINGTON — After the White House announced that President Obama will lay out his unilateral immigration actions on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) declared that the President might as well change his title to Emperor. “President Obama previously said he could not issue an executive amnesty because ‘I’m the President of the United States, I’m […]

Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell spoke to the University of Alabama football team before their victory over then-No. 1 Mississippi State. We would normally write something to go along with this, but this time you just need to drop everything you’re doing and watch. UPDATE from the Sporting News: “Alabama’s digital media licensing partner, XOS […]

Attending the @BHMBizAlliance Governor's Luncheon with @GovernorBentley #bham #jobs #innovation pic.twitter.com/ZOrNHHTzkj — Innovation Depot (@innovationdepot) November 18, 2014 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Oxford Pharmaceuticals LLC announced on Tuesday that the company will invest $29.4 million to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Birmingham that will immediately create 61 jobs when it opens in 2016 and […]

WASHINGTON — Late last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted against a proposal by Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL03) that would have partially lifted the ban on earmarks that Republicans put in place when they took the majority in 2011. During a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, the group voted 145-67 against […]

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday evening blocked the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project supported by conservatives and business groups but staunchly opposed by environmental activists. Fourteen Democrats crossed party lines to join all 45 Republicans in voting in favor of the bill, leaving it just one vote shy of the 60-vote […]

It has long been assumed that New York’s anti-gun policies drove Remington Arms to expand into Alabama, rather than in Ilion, NY, where the company has operated since the early 1800s. Now there’s confirmation. From the New York Daily News: The company says one reason behind its decision to open a new plant in Alabama […]

PINE HILL, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s efforts to thwart the unionization of the Golden Dragon Copper Tubing plant in Wilcox County failed by one vote, according to a report by the Montgomery Advertiser on Monday. Earlier this year, Bentley participated in the grand opening of the plant, which was the culmination of an […]