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Alabama congressional delegation: ISIS is committing genocide against Christians

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

Alabama chief justice accuses American Bar Association of punishing religious attorneys

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is accusing the American Bar Association of working to “forcibly elevate sexual behavior, appetites...

Shelby votes against Obama Ed. Secretary: He supports Common Core, liberal agenda

Cliff Sims -
WASHINGTON -- Alabama's U.S. Senators on Monday voted against President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Education, with Senator Richard Shelby expressing concerns that...

CHEAPENING DIPLOMAS: Alabama HS graduation rate soars, student achievement drops

Jordan LaPorta -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Last month, Tommy Bice announced his plans to step down as Alabama’s superintendent of education. Looking back on the entirety of...

Sessions hails Scalia as ‘one of the greatest Justices ever,’ slams ‘living’ Constitution theory

Jordan LaPorta -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Monday took to the Senate floor to remember the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who...

Obama’s environmental agenda now includes targeting over 40 Alabama racetracks

Jordan LaPorta -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In addition to liberal elitists and Hollywood snobs, racing enthusiasts have a powerful new nemesis: The Obama administration. The Environmental Protection Agency...

Number of Alabamians working reaches highest point since 2008

Jordan LaPorta -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January 2016 unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is up slightly...

Everything you need to know about the growing chaos in Alabama’s prisons

Cliff Sims -
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Sessions: It’s time for Republicans to unite behind Trump

Cliff Sims -
WASHINGTON - With winner-take-all primary elections set to take place on Tuesday in several large states, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) believes it is time...

Data shows Cruz would crush Trump one-on-one, but Trump would have still won Alabama

Jordan LaPorta -
This year's election cycle has left many voters asking "what if?" What if lower-tier candidates had dropped out sooner? What if the primary had...

Sessions: Clinton is even more lawless on immigration than President Obama

Sen. Jeff Sessions -
Last night, Secretary Clinton not only made clear that she would not take action to restore our immigration system, but that she would go...

Byrne warns Republican Party bosses not to rig nominating process to stop Trump

Cliff Sims -
MOBILE, Ala. -- On the heels of multiple reports that top Republican Party leaders and donors have been meeting to discuss last-ditch efforts to...

Sessions grills Obama’s AG for not prosecuting drug traffickers

Cliff Sims -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opNwY8QgBDc (Video above: Senator Jeff Sessions grills U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch) WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions on Thursday had a four-word response to Attorney General...

LOCKED & LOADED: Alabama women on track to set record for pistol permits in 2016

Mitchell Kilpatrick -
Annie, get your gun. Because Janie’s already got one. Jefferson County is on track to issue almost 63% more pistol permits to women this year...

Obama administration asks judge to throw out Alabama’s refugee resettlement lawsuit

Cliff Sims -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The U.S. Justice Department has filed a motion in federal courtasking a judge to dismiss Alabama's refugee resettlement lawsuit. DOJ lawyers argue...

Alabama liberals revive call for tobacco tax hike

Jordan LaPorta -
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Liberal activist group Alabama Arise is calling for a 75-cents-a-pack increase in the state cigarette tax to help fund the Alabama...

Trump leaves taxpayers in one Alabama town with $30k bill

Jordan LaPorta -
MADISON, Ala. -- Donald Trump's massive Alabama event in Madison was huge for his campaign in the state, as he picked up the endorsement...

Sessions: Obama’s lawless immigration policy is allowing cartels to flood U.S. with heroin

Cliff Sims -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46tZMbNtJUY (Video above: Senator Jeff Sessions on the Senate floor discussing the heroin epidemic) WASHINGTON -- Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday took to the Senate...

Two phone calls by Nick Saban made suicide prevention a priority in the Alabama legislature

Cliff Sims -
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Teen suicide rates are on the rise nationally and no one is exactly sure why, but the lack of attention the...

Alabama House passes budget with significant raise for teachers, support personnel

Cliff Sims -
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed a $6.3 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget that includes significant pay raises...

Immigration flip-flops leave Sessions wing of GOP wondering, ‘Is Trump really one of us?’

Cliff Sims -
From the moment Donald J. Trump became a presidential candidate, he has carved out a position as the hardest of immigration hardliners. “When Mexico...

Alabamians’ ObamaCare deductibles are rising again in 2016; here’s how much

Cliff Sims -
Alabamians' ObamaCare deductibles are expected to rise by an average of $158 in 2016. Coming on the heals of an expected 28% premium increase,...

Bernie: 400k white Alabamians living below the poverty line ‘don’t know what it’s like to be poor’

Jordan LaPorta -
FLINT, MI. -- During Sunday evening's Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) insisted that white people do not know what it's like to be poor,...

Alabama judge says state’s death penalty structure is unconstitutional

Jordan LaPorta -
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A Jefferson County judge has ruled that Alabama's capital murder sentencing scheme, which allows judges to override jury recommendations of life...
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