Aniruddh Chaturvedi came to the United States from India to study computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn. Once he got here, a few things took him by surprise. Chaturvedi recently answered the question “What facts about the United States do foreigners not believe until they come to America?” on Quora, a question-and-answer […]

The most talked about Scott Walker interview Sunday was with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, where the union-busting Wisconsin governor said that Republicans should turn to chief executives for both positions on their ticket in 2016. But in an interview with USA Today’s Susan Page, which also posted on Sunday, Walker took another glancing swipe at 2012 GOP […]

The U.S. State Department under the leadership of Secretary of State John Kerry wants to allow Russia to build facilities in the United States that would help them improve their version of the American Global Positioning System (GPS), the satellite network that guides American missiles to their targets with pinpoint precision. The U.S. intelligence community […]

First-term Shelby County Commissioner Mike Vest is considering jumping in the Republican primary for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District seat, which is coming open in 2014. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, announced in late September that he will not seek re-election. Vest was elected to his seat on the commission in 2012, defeating an incumbent who […]

Paul Ryan admitted it took him a good six months to get over his loss to President Obama and Joe Biden. And a year later, the wounds on the former GOP vice presidential nominee still seem raw. At a fundraiser for Gov. Terry Branstad in Iowa Saturday night, the Wisconsin congressman bemoaned the 2012 defeat […]

(Above: the final moments of the House vote on the “Keep Your Health Plan Act”) On Friday afternoon, the U.S. House passed the Keep Your Health Plan Act, allowing individuals to keep their private health insurance plans even if those plans don’t meet the ObamaCare coverage requirements. Every Republican in Alabama’s congressional delegation voted in […]

Birmingham is in the middle of numerous revitalization efforts focusing on our urban communities. Many of them have been quite successful in transforming the outward appearance of distressed areas of the city. Refurbished houses, apartments, schools and business districts give areas a more appealing look. The hope is that these cosmetic changes will entice businesses […]

Tennessee Valley Authority, the United States’ largest public utility, announced on Thursday that it plans to close six coal-fired units in Alabama due in large part to the Obama administration’s economy-crushing environmental regulations. Five units at the Colbert Fossil Plant in northwest Alabama will be closed. Another unit will be closed at the Widows Creek […]

In a 6 to 2 vote on Thursday, the Alabama Board of Education approved a resolution to reaffirm that Alabama — not out-of-state entities — has control of their College and Career Ready standards, also know as Common Core. The board voted to end a 2009 Memorandum of Agreement with the National Governor’s Association and […]

It’s only been a couple of weeks since State Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress, but three Republicans have already jumped in the race to succeed him. House District 46, which includes portions of Hoover, Homewood and Mountain Brook, is home to some of the state’s most affluent residents and […]

(Above: Rep. Martha Roby shares constituent’s ObamaCare horror stories on the floor of the U.S. House) WASHINGTON – After asking constituents to send her their ObamaCare horror stories last week, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, this morning took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and detailed some of the stories to her colleagues. Roby began […]

Ted Cruz’s 21-hour pseudo-filibuster handed him a moment that vaulted him to the top of the polling pack. Now it’s Chris Christie’s turn at the top. Except that his reward is the first public general election poll of 2016 showing Hillary Clinton trailing. Quinnipiac University, which dove into the field the day after Christie’s 22-point reelection […]

Only 624 Alabamians signed up for ObamaCare through the federal exchange during its first month in operation. The minuscule number of Americans who signed up nationally (106,000) could almost all fit inside Bryant-Denny stadium… More on that in a minute. Before we get to that, here are some more numbers to consider. According to the […]

The Alabama Public Service Commission recently concluded a series of historic rate reduction hearings that will soon result in lower utility bills and direct savings for customers of Alabama Power Company, Alabama Gas Corporation, and Mobile Gas. Just as importantly, the hearings were held in a manner that saved taxpayer dollars, provided complete openness and […]

(Above: A local CBS affiliate’s report on the shocking new game that’s catching on among teens) A new “game” known simply as “knockout” is growing in popularity among teenage boys in the northeastern United States. The game consists of choosing a random, defenseless person on the street and attempting to knock them out in one […]

Sen. Jeff. Sessions, R-Mobile, released the following statement today after receiving word that his longtime friend and staffer Chuck Spurlock had passed away after a bout with cancer. I am heartbroken over the passing of my friend and State Director, Chuck Spurlock. Chuck loved life, had high ethical and moral standards, and always reflected the […]

Alabama’s junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has led the charge against so-called comprehensive immigration reform over the last several months, but he got a big hand earlier this week from fellow Alabamian, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, who took amnesty supporters to task during an interview with Breitbart News. Brooks warned that a flood of immigrants […]

(Above: Dr. Ben George takes credit for the “Boycott Byrne” signs lining the Mobile causeway) The runoff election between Republican congressional hopefuls Bradley Byrne and Dean Young was held over a week ago with Byrne winning by a solid margin. Calls for unity among south Alabama Republicans have grown louder in the wake of Byrne’s […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., outlined a humble foreign policy doctrine at The Citadel Tuesday, stressing the objective of peace through strength in an attempt to allay fears among some Republicans about his commitment to the military. The libertarian-minded freshman’s goal before this decorated audience was twofold: To assert his support for the […]

According to a new Gallup survey, Americans’ approval of Congress has dipped to 9 percent, the lowest level in Gallup’s 39-year history of polling the question. Congress’ approval rating dropped to 10 percent twice in 2012, the lowest level previously recorded. Gallup explained their findings further in a release today: Congress approval fell to 11% […]

Environmentalists spent millions upon millions of dollars in a “shadow campaign” to buy the Virginia gubernatorial election, according to a stunning new report by POLITICO. “Tom Steyer is Virginia’s $8 million man,” the story says of the billionaire leftwing environmentalist. That’s how much Steyer spent to elect a global warming alarmist to the Virginia governor’s office […]

(Above: Dothan resident Allyson Strickland tells Fox News host Greta Van Sustren her ObamaCare horror story) Allyson Strickland, a homeschooling mother of four whose husband works in the construction industry, appeared Friday on Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Sustren” program sharing that her family’s premiums have more than doubled from $440 to $920 […]