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Sessions and Shelby blast ‘CRomnibus,’ vote no citing its funding of ‘executive amnesty’

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RELATED: Everything you need to know about the Alabama House delegation’s ‘cromnibus’ votes WASHINGTON -- The $1.1 trillion "CRomnibus" passed the U.S. Senate Saturday night,...

GOP lawmaker says if Bentley wants to be ‘courageous,’ he should lead massive budget reform

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Gov. Robert Bentley issued a bold challenge to Alabama legislators on Thursday: "Don't cower away from the difficult things we've got to face." Bentley, discussing...

Everything you need to know about the Alabama delegation’s ‘cromnibus’ votes

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WASHINGTON -- House Republican leadership, with the help of a chunk of Democrats, pushed through a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Thursday that will...

Sessions flanked by law enforcement officers: ‘We will not yield’ on illegal immigration

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http://youtu.be/BQCdjdhAt-M (Video Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014) WASHINGTON -- Flanked by leaders from the U.S....

Here’s how Jeff Sessions is giving Republicans a blueprint to win back the White House

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Here are two statements, both made on the floor of the United States Senate. One of them was delivered by the U.S. Senate's most...

UPDATED: Alabama senator arrested on domestic violence charges

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OPELIKA, Ala. -- The Lee County Sheriff's office has confirmed to WSFA that Republican state senator Tom Whatley has been arrested and charged with...

Byrne: Obama’s executive actions should be ‘frightening to all Americans,’ clearly not Founders’ intent

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http://youtu.be/mEFhYLe3-3Y (Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) speaks out against President Obama's executive actions on immigration on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives...

Roby pushes VA mental health reforms as 22 veterans commit suicide every day

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Marine Cpl. Clay Hunt watched a fellow Marine die after being shot in the throat by a sniper in Iraq. Weeks leader Hunt was...

Armistead will not seek third term as ALGOP Chairman

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In an email to the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee, ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead broke the news that he will not seek a third...

Americans for Tax Reform hits Bentley for trying to ‘raise taxes on Alabama families’

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WASHINGTON -- Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), the country's leading anti-tax group, on Monday criticized Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley for proposing the elimination of...

Sessions: ‘We don’t have enough jobs for Americans,’ much less 5 million amnestied illegals

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http://youtu.be/-zQiOgaYqbA (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) interviewed on America's News HQ on Fox News) WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) over the weekend continued his...

Rogers: Democrat’s effort to slash U.S. nuclear stockpile shows ‘disregard for reality’

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL3) on Monday slammed Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.), current chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, for her effort...

2016 presidential contender Sen. Rand Paul coming to Alabama

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will be the keynote speaker at The Alabama Republican Party Victory Celebration and Winter Dinner in...

Sessions urges Congress to block funds for Obama’s ‘illegal amnesty hiring spree’

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s7PmiIPvEU (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks on the Senate floor urging Congress to block funds for Obama's "illegal amnesty hiring spree.") WASHINGTON -- Executive...

(Video) Byrne skewers govt. bureaucrat for damaging Alabama’s massive red snapper industry

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcLUbeoja5w&feature=youtu.be (Video above: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) grills a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official during a Congressional hearing Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.) Samuel D. Rauch...

Lindsey Graham backs Sessions for Budget Chairman

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Two senior Senate Republicans are preparing for a rare intraparty showdown over who will lead the Budget Committee, testing how big a platform the...

Sims: Bentley’s claim that eliminating deductions isn’t a tax hike is ‘absurd’

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Yellowhammer CEO Cliff Sims took to Twitter on Wednesday to criticize Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's recent claim that eliminating tax deductions...

Alabama joins lawsuit challenging Obama’s executive actions on immigration

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange on Wednesday joined a lawsuit filed by the State of Texas challenging the President’s recent immigration...

Sessions bucks Boehner, demands Congress defund Obama’s ‘illegal amnesty’ now

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday blasted a plan by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that would fund the government through next...

Rogers: Obama’s ‘illegal executive order’ opens immigration system up to ‘fraud and exploitation’

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL3) on Tuesday peppered Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson with questions as the secretary defended President Obama's recent...

Hiring Sessions & Heritage staffers signals Palmer’s intent to be staunch conservative

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If Congressman-elect Gary Palmer's recent staffing decisions are any indication, he'll be charting a staunchly conservative course in his new job...

GOP leaders urge Alabama Supreme Court to rule school choice law constitutional

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Republican leaders of the Alabama House and Senate filed a motion Tuesday asking the state's Supreme Court to expedite its...

AEA’s future looks a lot like its past, minus the power and influence (opinion)

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After spending millions of dollars to influence Alabama's Republican legislative primaries, and in spite of the state's increasingly conservative electorate, it appears that the...

Activist calls for ‘revolution’ to ban toy gun sales in Alabama

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Remember playing "cowboys and Indians" or "cops and robbers" when you were growing up? If one liberal political activist has his...
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