WASHINGTON, D.C. — After dismissing a similar effort from Texas, the Federal Government is now taking efforts to block Alabama’s lawsuit that would prevent the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state. Both the Lone-Star and Yellowhammer States sued the Federal Government in January to prevent the refugees from settling within their borders. After the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year ago last Friday, American citizen Kathryn Steinle was killed in San Francisco by an illegal alien and Alabama’s Senators are demanding action be taken to ensure her death was not in vain. “Today’s anniversary of the tragic death of Kathryn Steinle serves as a reminder that we must take action […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The State of Alabama is on pace to collect a record amount of taxes this year, according the Revenue Department, but some government officials are still sounding the alarm that it might not be enough. “At the end of the fiscal year I expect to break 10 billion dollars,” state Revenue Commissioner […]

WASHINGTON – In response to FBI Director James Comey’s press conference regarding Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) sent a letter to the U.S. Dept. of Justice warning that following the FBI’s recommendation to not prosecute Clinton “could set a dangerous precedent for not holding a public official accountable for reckless […]

OPELIKA, Ala. — State prosecutors are recommending convicted former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard serve one year in prison for each year he was speaker, followed by over a dozen years of probation, bringing his total sentence equal to the number of years he was a member of the House. Additionally, the state’s recommendation is […]

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and longtime conservative U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) are close allies these days, with Sessions often mentioned as a potential vice presidential running mate for the billionaire real estate mogul. But back in 2002, the pair were not quite as close. In fact, Trump donated $1,000 to Sessions’ […]

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Thursday lifted the ban on transgender troops openly serving in the United States military, prompting a fiery response from Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), a member of the House Armed Services Committee. “It is frustrating the Pentagon now has a strategy for transgender service members but they still lack an actual […]

Immigration has been perhaps the most discussed public policy issue of the 2016 election cycle, with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton proposing to increase the flow of immigrants into the country and presumptive Republican nominee Donald J. Trump proposing to slow it, or cut it off all together from certain regions. In congress, immigration […]

The United Kingdom’s historic referendum to exit the European Union last week sparked worldwide reaction. It is safe to say that world markets did not react positively to Britain’s future exit from the EU, which will be negotiated over the course of the next 24-plus months. Once the initial shock wears off, economists are mixed […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an interview with The Montgomery Advertiser on Wednesday, Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) declared her support for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, but offered the candidate some advice regarding his tone and message. “The temperament in which he is working under, I would suggest, needs to be a little more […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) took a swipe at presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, calling one of her proposed policies “a concept that has been recycled by industry year after year as ‘immigration reform,’ and would damage the job prospects of U.S. students.” As part of her immigration reform initiative, […]

(Video above: Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) discusses Benghazi Committee’s report) WASHINGTON — A report two years in the making on the 2011 terrorist attack in Benghazi provides conclusive evidence that the United States government “failed its people and lied to the public,” according to U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2), one of the members of the […]

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi, including Alabama’s own Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2), have concluded their two-year investigation and released new facts on the failures of the White House, State Department, CIA, and Department of Defense to keep Americans safe in one of the most dangerous regions of the world. “I […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to conservatives’ long-held belief that the Obama administration is abusing executive power, one Alabama congressman has decided to launch a plan to prevent executive branch agencies from circumventing the will of the People and their representatives in congress: take away their money. In his recently introduced Agency Accountability Act, Rep. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton has a plan to relocate global refugees to the United States, and it does not come cheap. According to an analysis fist obtained by LifeZette, the price tag for Clinton’s proposal is north of $400 billion. The Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, headed […]

WASHINGTON — With a single ruling, the United States Supreme Court may have given the abortion industry an opportunity for a resurgence in Alabama, where lawmakers had previously passed regulations making it difficult for abortionists to do business in the Yellowhammer State. By a 5-3 vote, the high court on Monday struck down a Texas […]

NASHVILLE, Ten. — Besides the scandals engulfing each of Alabama’s three branches of government, the issue of tax hikes has dominated the state’s political arena. In 2015, when the state faced a General Fund crisis, Gov. Robert Bentley (R-Ala.) proposed over $100 million in tax increases to temporarily fix the problem, many of which were […]

WASHINGTON — The pro-nationalist, anti-globalist sentiment is spreading in the wake of Brexit, the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union (EU), and one Alabama congressman is hoping it could spur the United States toward exiting the United Nations (UN). Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL3) has long been one of the most vocal opponents of […]

The British people, our special friends and allies, deserve our full support following their sovereign and considered decision to leave the European Union. The people spoke from their hearts and with conviction. They considered deep and critical issues never discussed by the international elites. Their strong vote arose not out of fear and pique but […]

Today’s decision in United States v. Texas is not just a victory for Texas, Alabama, and a majority of the States in this great nation who challenged the lawless actions of the Obama Administration, but a victory for the American people and for the rule of law. In November of 2014, the Obama Administration announced […]

WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court on Thursday effectively struck down President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, which would have unilaterally granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. The high court’s vote was a 4-4 tie, which upholds the ruling of a lower court striking down the president’s order. The decision is a […]

Birmingham-based talk radio host Leland Whaley took to Facebook on Thursday to lay out the absurdity of Congressional Democrats’ publicity stunt aimed at forcing a vote on more stringent gun control measures. Democrats have called for a “No Fly, No Buy” bill that would prevent individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list from purchasing firearms. […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL7) joined her Democratic colleagues on the House floor tuesday for a sit-in designed to force Republicans to vote on more stringent gun control measures. Several proposals that would have expanded background checks in various ways failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to push forward in the Senate, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A study from the Education Intelligence Agency revealed that union membership for Alabama teachers is down 31.6 percent over the last five years, and 16 percent in the 2014-2015 school year alone. The MacIver Institute of Wisconsin noted that the trend is reflective of what is occurring nationwide. According to MacIver, twenty-eight […]