WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supreme Court Chief Justice, and two time Obamacare swing-vote John Roberts rejected a plea Thursday to block a contentious air pollution rule for power plants in a huge win for the Obama administration. Roberts’ order on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards came despite his court’s 5-4 decision last year in the […]

NEW YORK, NY – Republican presidential frontrunner Donald J. Trump on Thursday announced Senator Jeff Sessions, who has advised the GOP frontrunner on issues such as trade and immigration and endorsed Mr. Trump on Sunday in Alabama, will serve as Chairman of Mr. Trump’s National Security Advisory Committee. Senator Sessions has been on the Armed […]

Martha Roby cruised to re-election on Tuesday, defeating well-known tea party leader Becky Gerritson to earn a fourth term in Congress with 67% of the vote. It was an impressive win for Roby, whose close ties to Republican congressional leadership made her a prime target for a grassroots primary challenge from her right. But on […]

Americans who grew up during the Cold War probably do not recognize the United States’ current policy with regard to communist regimes, particularly Cuba. The U.S. first imposed a trade embargo on Cuba in 1960, roughly two years after Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution that threw out the Batista regime in favor of what […]

In late February U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions raised eyebrows when he came out and endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States. “This isn’t a campaign, this is a movement,” Sessions said to a roaring crowd in north Alabama. “Look at what’s happened. The American people are not happy with their government… There is […]

WASHINGTON — As of today, President Barack Obama has received the Alabama Crimson Tide football team at the White House four times during his eight years in office. “I’ve got a lot of these jerseys,” he joked as the team captains from the Tide’s latest National Championship squad ceremonially gave the President Alabama gear to […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After a year without holding the highest office in the Student Government Association, the University of Alabama “Machine” struck back in a big way. Chi Omega Sister Lillian Roth won the Presidency outright, avoiding a runoff despite competition from two well-known independents: Patrick Fitzgerald and Caroline Morrison. Roth, a rising Junior from […]

By: Senator Clay Scofield and Senator Rodger Smitherman As members of the Alabama Senate, it’s our job to be good stewards of our constituents’ tax dollars. As members of opposing political parties, we don’t always agree on the best course of action to fulfill this duty, but, when it comes to government-owned broadband, we do […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hillary Clinton handily defeated Bernie Sanders on Tuesday in Alabama’s Democratic Presidential Primary, garnering just shy of 80% of the vote. The Clinton family’s decades-old ties to leaders in the state’s African-American community proved valuable as the former Secretary of State received the backing of Alabama’s Black Legislative Caucus. “Hillary Clinton is […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As Donald J. Trump’s outsider candidacy reached its pinnacle Tuesday night, including in Alabama where he dominated a five-man field on the way to 40-plus percent of the vote, Yellowhammer State voters opted to re-elect incumbents in every notable race. United States Senate: Senator Richard Shelby took home roughly two-thirds of the […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — United States Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) easily won re-election to a sixth term Tuesday evening, closing out a contentious primary battle that was one of the nastiest in the country. Shelby hovered around 67% of the vote throughout the night, and precincts are continuing to report their results. “Tonight’s about the future,” […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Associated Press declared Donald J. Trump the victor in Alabama’s Republican presidential primary, just moments after the polls closed Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. central time. Reports from around the state indicated particularly high voter turnout, suggesting the billionaire real estate mogul may be driving new and infrequent voters to the […]

(Video above: Adler from the Rick & Bubba Show attends the Donald Trump rally in Madison, Alabama) Rick & Bubba producer Chris Adler attended Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s north Alabama rally over the weekend and captured the chaos on video. Before even entering the stadium, Adler interacts with Bernie Sanders supporters and immigrant protestors, […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is serving as Senator Ted Cruz’s Alabama campaign chair, but in addition to his support for Cruz, he is making it clear that there is one Republican candidate he could not endorse in good conscience. In an interview with Alabama sports website and liberal political blog al.com, Brooks […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It is safe to say that Governor Robert Bentley will not be voting for Donald J. Trump in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary. Bentley harshly criticized the Republican frontrunner today and reaffirmed his support of Ohio Governor John Kasich, who he endorsed early in the race last year. Kasich is currently polling at […]

A new Monmouth University poll shows that Donald Trump has a commanding lead in Alabama, while his primary competitors, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, are fighting to make the delegate cut-off. Only candidates who exceed the 20% threshold share in the delegate allocation. For instance, if candidate A receives 40% of the popular vote, candidate […]

1. Trump is positioned to win, but Rubio and Cruz have a chance to grab delegates. Alabama has 50 delegates up for grabs in the Republican race. Those delegates will be awarded proportionally, meaning that if a candidate gets 20% of the vote, he will also get 20% of the delegates. However, there are some […]

A recently released Field Poll shows the deep blue state of California has someone in mind to replace their longtime liberal U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.), but it is probably not anyone you would expect. Alabama native and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received the highest level of support of any potential candidate […]

MADISON, Ala. — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has ended months of speculation about who he would formally back in the Republican presidential primary, officially throwing his support behind billionaire real estate mogul Donald J. Trump. During a massive campaign rally at a high school football stadium, Sessions said Trump can be trusted to solve the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Attorney General’s office on Friday announced that concealed carry permit holders in the Yellowhammer State are no longer required to undergo additional background checks each time they purchase a firearm. The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has agreed to the state’s request for an […]

With the upcoming SEC Primary on Tuesday, Alabamians will finally have their chance to impact the 2016 Race in a substantive way; or so they think. Donald Trump already maintains a large polling lead in Alabama, but the votes cast for lower-tier candidates might end up aiding the real estate tycoon even more, thanks to […]

(Video above: CNN gets an inside look at the Missile and Space Intelligence Center) There is a small group of Alabamians who wake up every morning and devote their lives to preventing terrorists from getting their hands on missiles and reacquiring them if they do, and you probably don’t even know they exist. Huntsville, Alabama, […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Thursday released a stunning chart illustrating that over 96% of the illegal alien minors arrested in the United States are being allowed to stay in the country, rather than deported back to their country of origin. According to a release from The Senate Subcommittee on Immigration And The […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An independent poll of Alabama’s Republican presidential primary shows billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump with a large lead heading into the state’s March 1st primary, with Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in second and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) in third. The “flash survey” conducted by Master Image, a Homewood-based political consulting firm, […]