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WOW: This is what’s engraved on the podium Bentley stood behind to discuss affair

"I want everyone to know though that I have never had a physical affair with Mrs. Mason," Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said defiantly in...

CARTOON: Slick Willy backs Bentley

As a proud son of Alabama, I found myself called to draw on the most recent episode of Redneck Governor Theater. "I did not have...

SOURCES: Lt. Gov has been preparing for possible Bentley resignation for months

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey and a close circle of advisers are mapping out a transition plan in case Gov. Robert...

AUDIO: Listen in on Governor Bentley’s romantic conversation with mistress

(Video above: Hear the audio recording of Governor Robert Bentley having an inappropriate conversation with Rebekah Mason.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A clip of the audio...

Bentley addresses affair allegations: ‘I made a mistake’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday apologized for having an inappropriate relationship with his senior advisor Rebekah Mason, but denied that...

Alabama’s former top cop: Bentley mistress was ‘de facto Governor’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Spencer Collier, the former head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), said Wednesday that he has seen and investigated text...

EXCLUSIVE: Bentley had illicit affair with staffer in Governor’s office, audio recordings reveal

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Audio recordings reveal that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley carried on an illicit affair with a staffer that included sexual encounters inside...

Congress acts to help Alabama family save their son who ‘doesn’t know he’s dying’

WASHINGTON -- A 10-year-old Alabama boy who already inspired the Alabama legislature to take action to help individuals suffering from terminal illnesses has managed...

(Video) Byrne confronts Obama’s SecDef for breaking law, not delivering strategy to defeat ISIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBK9GS23ZTw (Video above: Congressman Bradley Byrne demands Secretary of Defense Ash Carter release strategy to defeat ISIS) WASHINGTON -- Just hours after the terrorist attacks in...

Sessions: Brussels attack shows radical Islam must be confronted with clarity and resolve

The entire world extends its sympathy to the people of Brussels who have suffered such terrible loss. My pain is particularly acute, having...

Alabama legislature considers bill to train teachers to not have sex with students

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bill that would require Alabama public school teachers to go through training on inappropriate relationships with students cleared its first...

Bentley: 70 percent of Alabamians would support a lottery to pay for Medicaid growth

MONROEVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama Governor Robert Bentley says a statewide lottery may be the only way to fund the state's growing Medicaid program, which...

Trump reveals ‘unabashedly non-interventionist’ foreign policy team led by Sessions

WASHINGTON -- In a Monday meeting with the Washington Post, GOP Presidential front-runner Donald Trump announced the members of his foreign policy team, which...

Here’s how the presidential candidates’ tax plans would impact Alabamians’ paychecks

A recent Gallup poll showed that, for once, Republicans and Democrats agree: the economy is the number one issue of the 2016 Presidential Election....

Alabama Minority GOP Chairman: Black churchgoers are conservatives, should be Republicans

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The head of the Alabama Minority GOP believes the overwhelming majority of black churchgoers are conservatives, but continue to shy away...

Conservatives circulate lists of Trump’s Alabama supporters to ‘blackball’

WASHINGTON -- Several conservative opinion leaders are circulating lists of prominent Donald J. Trump supporters, including some from Alabama, and vowing to "blackball" them...

Kids agree with Alabama congressman on Michelle Obama’s school lunches: ‘I hate them all’

WASHINGTON -- Alabama congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) has been trying to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch initiative for years, and he now has...

Unfunded liabilities in Alabama’s pension system have increased 500% since 2003. It’s time for reform.

An overwhelming majority of economists believe that, without pension reform, states will be forced to resort to austerity budgets, federal bailouts, and/or default. This...

Alabama mayor says $30k bill for hosting Trump rally was ‘worth it’

MADISON, Ala. -- Despite the city being left with a $30,000 bill, the Mayor of Madison has no regrets hosting Donald Trump last month. Mayor...

Alabama Senate passes bill to get the state out of the marriage business

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to get the state out of the marriage business. The legislation would abolish...

Protesters’ efforts against Donald Trump backfire, just like they did with George Wallace

Donald Trump's rise has been fueled by his ability to tap into populist anger and frustration. His disdain for "political-correctness" and willingness to "tell...

Shelby, Sessions pledge to oppose Obama’s anti-gun SCOTUS nominee, again

WASHINGTON -- Alabama Senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby already have a history of voting against President Obama’s nominee to replace Supreme Court justice...

Despite Obama, McCain obstruction, Navy still wants Alabama-built littoral combat ships

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The years-long battle over Alabama-built littoral combat ships continues to wage, but new insight from the Secretary of the Navy might...

Alabama congressional delegation: ISIS is committing genocide against Christians

WASHINGTON -- Alabama's congressional delegation and their colleagues in the US House of Representatives have unanimously passed a resolution declaring the so called Islamic...