Posts by Yaffee — Page 30
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) believes the United States Postal Service (USPS) is falling short of its responsibility to the American people. Aderholt is leading a bipartisan effort to investigate growing problems with the country’s mail system. The congressman discussed the issue Friday on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program.” “The service has gotten worse,” Aderholt said. […]
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is sounding the alarm over the Biden administration after uncovering a mass effort to register non-citizens to vote. Allen said his office conducted an investigation into a program that results in non-citizens and illegal immigrants receiving voter registration forms. “We got some complaints from Alabama residents about their deceased relatives […]
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) called out her Senate colleagues on the other side of the aisle for voting against her bill that she believes would help mothers across the country. Britt introduced the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act in May that would have provided support to women during pregnancy and beyond, […]
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is criticizing President Joe Biden’s new Executive Order that would effectively give amnesty to thousands of illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. https://x.com/SenTuberville/status/1802798096969003048 The president announced the plan Tuesday that will fast track a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who’ve been living in the country illegally […]
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is showing support for U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s idea of adding warning labels for parents on social media. “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged as an important contributor,” Murthy said in a guest essay published by The New York Times. […]
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen condemned President Joe Biden’s new plan that would give amnesty to thousands of illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S. “Today, Biden issued an EO to offer mass amnesty to illegal immigrants currently residing in our country,” Allen said. “Couple this with his previous voter registration EO and it […]
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) blasted anti-Israel protests on college campuses Monday, calling them “antisemitic” and “anti-American.” https://x.com/USRepGaryPalmer/status/1802805727993442318 In response to the demonstrations, Palmer put forward a resolution to disapprove of the protests and those funding them. “The protests plaguing our college campuses are not only antisemitic, but anti-American,” Palmer said. “My resolution not only denounces […]
Alabama Republican Chairman John Wahl is cautiously optimistic that a Republican can win the newly redrawn Second Congressional District in the Yellowhammer State. The GOP nominee for AL-2, Caroleene Dobson, will face off against Democrat Shomari Figures in November. Newly released polling showed that once voters learn about both Dobson and Figures’ background and issue […]
Alabama Democratic Party vice chairwoman Tabitha Isner blasted former President Trump for how he reacted to his guilty verdict in New York and criticized Republicans for continuing to back him. Isner took to Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” to condemn Trump, Alabama’s Attorney General, and the Republican party as a whole. ‘[I]n the sense that […]
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hit back at President Joe Biden Wednesday after the White House put out a statement mentioning Alabama. https://x.com/SenTuberville/status/1800987078739509688 The administration released a statement in support of Senate passage of S. 4445, the Right to IVF Act. “When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, it paved […]
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong criticized the Biden administration Wednesday for coming out against a plan that would raise the pay for junior enlisted servicemembers. “President Biden supports a $15 minimum wage, which comes out to several hundred dollars more a month than our junior enlisted currently make in basic pay,” Strong (R-Monrovia) posted. “Why is […]
State Rep. Mike Shaw (R-Hoover) is hoping that cryptocurrency will have a place to thrive in the Yellowhammer State. The lawmaker put forward a bill in the last session that would prohibit the state from restricting the use or storage of digital assets, levying additional taxes on digital assets, restricting digital asset mining, or enacting […]
The jury in the Hunter Biden gun trial on Tuesday found him guilty on all three federal charges in connection with the purchase of a gun in 2018. The president’s son was found guilty of making a false statement on the gun application and being in possession of firearm while being a drug user. “As […]
State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) is sharing a more in-depth account of state lawmakers’ inability to pass legal gambling and lottery legislation during the 2024 session. Whitt, who chairs the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, was charged with looking at gambling within the state by Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter last year. On […]
As the war in Ukraine continues to drag on, it shouldn’t be surprising that it’s become more of a divisive issue in today’s politics. This divide isn’t just between left and right though, like most issues, but there’s also a divide within the Republican Party itself over continuing to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia. U.S. […]
Many of Alabama’s public officials are honoring the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by allied troops in WWII. https://x.com/Robert_Aderholt/status/1798705101261148667 On June 6, 1944 troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries landed on the beaches of northern France that was at the time occupied by the armies of Nazi Germany. […]
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blasted President Joe Biden Thursday for being an “EMBARRASSMENT” for America at the WWII memorial ceremony in France. The senator was a part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation traveling to Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day allied invasion in the war. Tuberville posted a picture of the […]
Alabama’s Republican Congressional delegation blasted the White House on Tuesday after the administration announced new executive actions to deal with a border crisis many argue President Joe Biden’s policies have helped create. Biden announced a new Executive Order he says “will help us gain control of our border.” “Now, these actions alone that I’m going […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]

