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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) says the Mayor of Los Angeles should be arrested for attempting to shut down a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on Monday. Video shows LA Mayor Karen Bass at MacArthur Park talking to ICE officials conducting the operation. “They need to leave and they need to leave right now,” […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has introduced a bill that he says will fight back against the rise of antisemitism across the country. The congressman’s “Define to Defeat Act of 2025” would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism to the enforcement of civil rights laws. “From the halls of our […]

Before President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ passed both chambers of Congress, some pundits recognized U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) as one of the better messengers when it comes to promoting the positives of the legislation. The Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Tuesday after a vote-a-rama that lasted over 24 straight […]

Yaffee: Earn this Independence Day

On every Independence Day, we often remember these words from the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are […]

In a recent report in the Atlantic, Alabama’s legal defense of it’s ban on gender transition surgeries and procedures is credited as a crucial turning point in the fight against the practice. “The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine” catalogues how some of the more radical theories on transgenderism were able to become mainstream […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is joining with law enforcement leaders in the state and calling on Governor Kay Ivey to keep the current chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. Marshall wants Ivey to reappoint Leigh Gwathney, whose seat on the board expired Monday, despite pushback by some progressives who believe she […]

According to his latest TV interview, Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl is leaving the door open to possibly run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. Since U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville officially announced his intention to be Alabama’s next governor, there’s been speculation that the Tigers’ head coach would campaign for the open seat. Sunday on […]

A progressive non-profit in Alabama is lobbying hard against President Donald Trump’s tax and spending package that is currently making its way through the U.S. Senate. Alabama Arise, which according to their website is a “member-led organization advancing public policies to improve the lives of Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty,” held a press conference […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) believe the U.S. Supreme Court ruled correctly on a case dealing with religious freedoms for students in public schools. In a 6-3 decision, the court decided that a Maryland school district must give parents the opportunity to remove their children from LGBTQ-related lessons that […]

Several Alabama political officials are praising a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that curbs the ability of lower courts to implement nationwide injunctions. On Friday, the court ruled in a 6-3 decision to allow lower courts to issue injunctions only in limited instances, effectively preventing many from putting forward nationwide injunctions against the Trump […]

Conservative activist Riley Gaines believes former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson is the right man to be Alabama’s next U.S. Senator. Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer turned conservative activist, announced her endorsement of Hudson this week. “Hi, it’s Riley Gaines. You may know me for standing up to protect women’s sports. I didn’t […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) praised President Donald Trump this week after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries committed to spending more on their national defense. During the recent summit attended by Trump, the majority of NATO countries agreed to raise defense spending to 5% of each country’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is praising the efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice in combating a rise in antisemitism seen across the country recently. RELATED: Alabama Republicans condemn anti-Semitic terror attack in D.C. as ‘evil, ‘Ungodly’- Sewell, Figures silent The Justice Department launched Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7) in March, an […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore’s (R-Enterprise) latest piece of legislation allowing for the deportation of any illegal alien who has been convicted or admitted to the offense of driving while drunk passed the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday. “Today’s vote in the House sends a clear message,” Moore said. “If you are a guest in this […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has said multiple times in the past week that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should lose his job after the latter decided not to lower interest rates. The senator hasn’t been happy with the chairman since he announced Wednesday that rates would remain between 4.25% and 4.5%. Tuberville believes interest […]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a man from the Islamic Republic of Iran on Sunday who “never adjusted his status,” according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS announced on Tuesday that Ribvar Karimi of Blount County’s Locust Fork is being detained and is currently facing deportation. Karimi reportedly served as an Iranian […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is praising the U.S. military’s successful operation in the Middle East that destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities. “Operation Midnight Hammer” included B2 bombers that saw the first ever deployment of the massive ordinance penetrator (MOP). Additionally, 30 Tomahawk missiles launched from a submarine struck two of the facilities. RELATED: Alabama Republicans […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) believes that his latest piece of legislation will prevent liberal states like California from putting dangerous illegal aliens, charged with certain crimes, back on American streets after being arrested. Moore’s bill, the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025, passed the […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) thinks it’s time for Congress to prevent sanctuary cities from getting in the way of enforcing federal immigration law. Britt joined several Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate in telling Fox News that it’s time for legislation to pull funding from sanctuary cities like Los Angeles. RELATED: Alabama’s U.S. Senators […]

Republican officials across the Yellowhammer State are lauding President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. Trump announced the decision to send B-2 bombers to the region with the goal of destroying Iran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon. pic.twitter.com/wu9mMkxtUg — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2025 Gov. […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer is praising a recent move by Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to make elections more secure in the Yellowhammer State. Allen signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) to gain access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is showing his support for Israel’s air strikes against Iran because there is intelligence that indicates the Middle Eastern country would be able to produce nuclear weapons in the not too distant future. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide within the next two weeks on weather the […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) wants Congress to hold members of President Joe Biden’s administration accountable for covering up the president’s mental and physical decline. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from former first-term Trump administration officials during a hearing on Biden’s decline on Wednesday. Democrats are currently boycotting the proceedings. “[I]t is clear that […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is celebrating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a statewide ban in Tennessee of certain “gender-affirming” procedures for minors. The 6-3 decision in the United States v. Skrmetti case came down Wednesday and upheld Tennessee’s law imposing age-based restrictions on access to sex-change procedures against an Equal Protection Clause […]