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Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels said this week he will be finishing out the remainder of his term in the Alabama House of Representatives, reinvigorated after his bid for the Democratic nomination to Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District earlier this year. Daniels (D-Huntsville), has served in the Alabama Legislature for nine years, and as leader […]

The June Jam XVIII music festival hosted by legendary country group “Alabama” drew thousands of fans from across the nation to Fort Payne on Saturday, but it also attracted a decidedly more influential and political set of attendees, as well. Many politicos have noted the rising political influence of the north Alabama region of the […]

On Monday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt delivered a speech on the Senate floor ahead of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s partisan vote on Democrats’ “Right to Contraception Act” scheduled for Wednesday. Over the weekend in announcing the vote, Schumer (D-NY) wrote “Democrats will be putting reproductive freedoms front and center.” Britt coined Democrats’ overarching rhetoric on […]

A group of North Alabama farmers gathered late last week to take part in the ‘Enough Is Enough’ tour, a nationwide initiative meant to apply pressure on Congress to pass an annual farm bill that transfers power back to America’s producers. Speakers addressed government policies that are forcing the consolidation of the food system by […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) grilled President Joe Biden’s top law enforcement officer over what he believes is the politicization of the justice system in a recent hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. https://x.com/RepBarryMoore/status/1798055671558238680 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testified Tuesday as money Republican members of Congress have been critical of the prosecutions against […]

The conviction of former President Donald Trump was not only shameful for the Democratic Party but also a sad day for America. President Trump was found guilty on 34 different counts due to the weaponization of our justice system under the Biden Administration. This Administration has had a lengthy history of using our courts against […]

As the overall cost to operate a small business continues to rise nationwide due to increased federal regulations, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt has introduced a bill that she said could help navigate through the financial difficulties. “I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing this commonsense legislation to alleviate burdens on small businesses, who already […]

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is saying firmly that the American people will see through the corrupt prosecution of former President Donald Trump and once again elect him in November. Reacting to the verdict Monday on Talk Radio 102.3’s “Yaffee Live,” Blackburn said the guilty verdict against Trump was unfair. “It is something that is not […]

U.S. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is joining some of his Senate colleagues in a vow to block certain legislative priorities and judicial nominees in response to the guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump. A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Thursday. It was the first time […]

Fifteen states are suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency created a new rule that would alter the Affordable Care Act’s ban on discrimination based upon sex to also include “gender identity.” The policy would would force medical providers to perform surgeries and administer hormone drugs to both children and […]

On June 1, a comprehensive package of ten new laws to benefit active-duty military service members, veterans, and their families went into effect. Passed by state legislators during the 2024 legislative session, signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey, and announced on Monday by Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, the new laws include measures providing tax […]

In testimony that resembled a pep talk, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt offered high praise last week for Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center and its administration. Britt (R-Ala.) participated in a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 NASA and National Science […]

As Alabamians, it’s important to remember that the national security issues we face as a nation often end up at our front door. That lesson has been reinforced more in recent years as our adversaries’ cyber capabilities have made it possible to target critical infrastructure here in the U.S., and Alabama specifically. However, few national […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl is worried about the future of the country because of the guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump. A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Thursday. It was the first time in American history that a former President has ever […]

U.S. Sen Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) once again blasted the anti-Israel protests on college campuses after they received an endorsement from the leader of Iran. Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, posted on X Wednesday, praising the students who have been occupying universities because of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. “Dear university students in the […]

Thursday afternoon, former President Donald Trump was convicted in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The verdict made Trump the first-ever former president to be convicted of a felony. Generally, the betting market is a fairly good indicator of who the next president will be. In 2020, just days before the […]

Alabama officials react to Trump verdict

On Thursday afternoon, a New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former U.S. president ever to be found guilty of a crime. The conviction was handed down in a Manhattan courtroom, where Trump had been on trial since April 15. After more than nine […]

Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter believes state lawmakers were able to accomplish some excellent things for Alabamians during the 2024 legislative session. On Thursday, he spoke more in depth about bills expected to be revisited in the next. Ledbetter says among those that will remain a priority next year is reforming the state ethics […]

This weekend, Young Republicans in Alabama will have the opportunity to meet and connect with other young leaders and state officials within Alabama’s Republican Party. On May 31st and June 1st, The Alabama Young Republican’s will kick off their Biannual State Committee Meetings in Birmingham. Included in the Biannual State Meetings is the YRFA Summer […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt is striking back with a group of her fellow Republican colleagues to eliminate the Biden administration’s controversial natural gas tax put in place by the Inflation Reduction Act. The new tax is being levied by the EPA against various American energy companies who are deemed to have violated the newly established […]

Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen says his recent legislation will effectively keep the United Auto Workers (UAW) and large union interests away from Alabama, because when employees cast secret ballots, they do so without coercion or fear of retaliation. Earlier this month, an vote among workers at the Alabama Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facility resulted in […]

State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) is praising the hard work of students and teachers for the improvement in reading scores among Alabama students. “I think it’s a massive improvement in reading over the last five years,” Collins said Tuesday on WVNN. “I think we’ve seen gains since 2019 that we’ve never seen before. And I’m […]

U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are working together on legislation that would protect lower income Americans from rising energy costs and chart a path to American energy independence. Cruz’s bill, sponsored by multiple Senate Republicans, will repeal the Natural Gas Tax found in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. The new, controversial […]

The Republican nominee for Congress in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District believes that her party can win over many former Democrats in the hotly contested race. First-time political candidate Caroleene Dobson defeated former State Sen. Dick Brewbaker in a primary runoff election to become the Republican nominee for newly redrawn district earlier this year. She now […]