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The New York State Legislature this week legalized abortion up until a woman's due date, a move that has been met with widespread criticism from...

Two north Alabama school systems close because of flu

Two North Alabama school systems are closing as the number of flu cases in both systems increase. AL.com reports Albertville City Schools will be closed Friday and Monday, while Fayetteville City Schools will close Friday.

Senator Doug Jones is facing criticism back at home after the junior senator from Alabama voted against advancing a bipartisan compromise that would...

On Thursday afternoon, Sen. Richard Shelby voted "yes" and Sen. Doug Jones voted "no" on a key procedural vote on the "End the Shutdown and Secure the...

Governor Kay Ivey has announced the selection of retired Rear Admiral W. Kent Davis as the new commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs.

Alabama-based Protective Life Insurance Co. is purchasing the Colorado-based Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Protective Life says the buyout announced Thursday is the largest acquisition in company history. The deal is the fourth completed since Protective became a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc. in 2015.

Congressman Mo Brooks is not happy with President Trump's decision to delay his State of the Union Address, calling the president's seeming acquiescence...

On Thursday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman announced that she is seeking re-election to a third term. The ALGOP's intraparty elections will be held...

While President Trump tweeted Wednesday night that he would delay the State of the Union until after the current partial government shutdown ends so he...

Wednesday on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) discussed the ongoing federal government shutdown and the prospects for ending it so that some furloughed federal workers could be paid. Palmer said he was hearing from some of those federal workers and they were telling him to “stand his ground” on the shutdown, which at […]

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks "strongly condemn[ed]" Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to not allow President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the...

Congressman Bradley Byrne Wednesday announced that he will continue to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and the Education and Labor Committee...

Brooks reintroduces EL CHAPO Act

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) reintroduced the “Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act,” more familiarly known as the “EL CHAPO Act,” House companion legislation to Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Senate bill by the same name on Wednesday. The EL CHAPO Act reserves approximately $14 billion in assets forfeited to the United States […]

Frontier Airlines will offer direct flights from coastal Alabama to Chicago and Denver later this year. News outlets reported Frontier will offer the service from a new passenger terminal using the Downtown Mobile Airport.

Details have been announced regarding conservative media commentator and writer Ben Shapiro's scheduled speech at the University of Alabama this spring.

The best of humanity often shines in the worst of tragedies. A "Good Samaritan" went out of his way to perform an act of kindness that he never imagined...

Alabama releases 2019 list of 'failing' schools

Alabama education officials have released the 2019 list of schools labeled as “failing” because of low test scores. Seventy-six schools were labeled as failing on the list released last week by the Alabama Department of Education.

On Wednesday, Congresswoman Martha Roby spoke on the House floor to honor individuals in Elmore County who experienced devastating loss when a tornado...

Funeral set for Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder

The funeral for an Alabama police officer who was slain in the line of duty is being planned in Mobile. Officials say Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder will be remembered during a ceremony set for 11 a.m. Friday.

Congressman Mo Brooks is letting people know what he thinks of recent media coverage regarding the Covington Catholic High School students at the...

Senator Richard Shelby Tuesday applauded another successful rocket launch for United Launch Alliance (ULA) after the Alabama manufacturer helped launch...

In an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Tuesday, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore discussed time since his December 2017 election loss to now-Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and what the future could hold for him. Moore looked back at the 2017 special election and pointed to inconsistencies, which he said might […]

Students, parents, educators and elected officials continued their participation in School Choice Week with a discussion about some of the innovative approaches to education made available through school choice. At a recent event in Mobile, State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) and State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) took part in a panel discussion hosted by the National […]

Leaving both The Wonkey Donkey and Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild in its wake, Cliff Sims’ new book Team of Vipers reached number six on Amazon’s best sellers list by late Tuesday. Team of Vipers chronicles Sims’ time working in the Donald Trump White House, including his daily encounters with the president and those around him. Tantalizing excerpts […]