Posts by Yaffee — Page 35
America’s university system is broken, and no, I’m not talking about the college football playoff. College tuition is too expensive and leftist indoctrination is too prevalent on campuses across the country. Just last week, the presidents of three of the most prestigious Ivy League institutions in American couldn’t condemn the anti-Semitic calls for genocide seen […]
U.S. Senator Katie Britt criticized the mainstream press Thursday over how it has covered the migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border. Senate Republicans were able to block a funding bill for Ukraine and Israel aid Wednesday because of the lack of border security funding. Britt (R-Montgomery) joined several of her GOP colleagues in a […]
Prominent Republicans and conservatives are showing their gratitude to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville for his fight against the Biden administration’s abortion policy for members of the military. Tuberville (R-Auburn) had been placing holds on unanimous consent of military promotions over the Department of Defense’s policy of paying for travel expenses for members of the military […]
Chairman of the DeSantis campaign in Alabama said she’s happy with the Florida governor’s debate performance at the University of Alabama. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis squared off against former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in Tuscaloosa Wednesday night. Terry Lathan, former ALGOP Chair and current leader […]
State Sen. Chris Elliott believes elected officials should have more of a say over the actions of the Alabama Department of History and Archives (ADAH). In response to a controversial LGBTQ event held by the ADAH this year, Elliot (R-Josephine) has pre-filed a bill that will change the process of appointing members to the department’s […]
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he is ending his blockade of military promotions at the three-star level and below. Last February, Tuberville (R-Auburn) placed holds on unanimous consent of military promotions over the Department of Defense’s policy of paying for travel expenses for members of the military seeking an abortion. “I’m not going […]
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville got some much needed support from a group of House Republicans this week who wrote a letter to the senator saying they stand with him on the military holds. Tuberville (R-Auburn) has maintained procedural holds on unanimous consent of military promotions over the Department of Defense’s policy of paying for travel […]
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) made it clear this week that he’s not thrilled with the new Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “[T]he new boss is the same as the old boss,” Palmer said on X. “They continue their refusal to answer basic questions and ignore the facts to push their agenda. […]
With the help of Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to freeze $6 billion in funds to Iran. The No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act, introduced by the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, passed 307-119 with only one Republican voting against it. The bill blocks […]
According to Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is preparing to end his blockade of military promotions. Tuberville (R-Auburn) has maintained procedural holds on unanimous consent of military promotions over the Department of Defense’s policy of paying for travel expenses for members of the military seeking an abortion. NEWS—Tuberville told Senate R’s […]
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) blasted the Alabama Democrats after accusing U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) of wanting the U.S. Military to “look like” Nazi Germany. “Tuberville is speaking in code here,” the Alabama Democrats posted on X. “Time to call it what it is. ‘Wokeness’ refers to a military that has black, brown, red, yellow, […]
U.S. Senator Katie Britt said she’s “proud” to cosponsor the PRINTS Act, directed at stopping cartels from using children to abuse the asylum process. The Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act is a law put forward by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) which gives U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said President Joe Biden’s border policies could result in future terror attacks in America. The House Homeland Security Committee released transcripts this week of depositions with Border Patrol Chiefs claiming they have seen an “unprecedented surge” in illegal immigrants coming to the U.S. in 2023. Tuberville (R-Auburn) reacted to the news […]
It is late September, the year is 1777. The Congress of the states who recently declared independence from the British is meeting in a town called York, a hundred miles from Philadelphia. Why were they meeting there? Well, September had been a brutal month for General George Washington and his army. After losing the Battle of Brandywine in […]
According to Alabama’s two U.S. Senators, the Biden administration is to blame for your turkey and cranberry sauce costing more this year. The American Farm Bureau Federation statistics do show that costs for Thanksgiving have gone down slightly by 4% in 2023 compared to 2022, but are still 25% higher than they were before the […]
Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl is expressing appreciation for the help from Governor Kay Ivey as he continues to fight against sexually explicit books being available to children in libraries across Alabama. Wahl, in his capacity as a member of the Alabama Public Library Service (ALPS) board, pushed forward a motion to adopt Gov. […]
Former U.S. Attorney Jay Town thinks a new ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals could result in another change to Alabama’s congressional map by 2026. The federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday declaring that only the U.S. government can sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case […]
Republican leaders on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee are renewing a push that would see the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, despite a recent controversial decision to locate it in Maryland. A bipartisan group of legislators are calling for an Inspector General investigation into the recent decision to put the […]
State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) believes the current state of the world requires Americans to defend their traditional values, and he’s putting forward a piece of legislation that would help in that effort. The Alabama lawmaker has pre-filed a bill that would make it illegal to fly certain flags on public property. Allen recently discussed […]
Several Republican senators again implored U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville into the early hours of Thursday morning to lift his blockade on military promotions. “If you do not believe these holds aren’t having an effect on the military, I don’t question your sincerity. I question your judgment,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on the floor of […]
As some in the Democratic Party are calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and President Joe Biden called for a “humanitarian pause” — Casey Wardynski said those are simply not realistic options for the Jewish State. Wardynski, who served as the assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs under President […]
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer thinks it’s time for federal government employees to return to the office. “You know I grew up on a farm,” Palmer (R-Hoover) said during an Oversight Committee hearing, “and we kind of understood that when the bees leave the hive, they’re not making honey.” When the bees leave the hive, they're […]
Leaders in the Democratic Party are pushing back against one of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s ideas to end the stalemate over the Pentagon’s abortion policy. Tuberville (R-Auburn) continues to place holds on unanimous consent of military promotions over the Department of Defense’s policy of paying for travel expenses for members of the military seeking an […]
As the Republican Party is still trying to determine what exactly went wrong in last week’s off year elections, Alabama’s GOP leader says the party nationally needs to look at the Yellowhammer State for lessons on how to win in the future. The GOP suffered some major election defeats Nov. 7 in key states such […]

