Politics Archives - Page 322 of 369

The time an Alabama senator mistook his wife’s panties for a handkerchief, in public

Cliff Sims - November 24, 2015

Washington Post national political correspondent Karen Tumulty was packing up some of her things to move to a new office when she unearthed some...

Alabama moving toward zero-based budgeting, requiring agencies to justify spending

Cliff Sims - November 23, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama House and Senate budget chairmen signaled Monday they are preparing to move the state toward zero-based budgeting, which would ratchet...

Obama Admin. shoots back at Bentley, says Syrian refugee vetting is ‘extraordinarily thorough’

Cliff Sims - November 23, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Two top Obama administration officials sent a letter to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Friday insisting the federal government's system for vetting...

Byrne: We’re at war with radical Islam, whether Obama wants to acknowledge it or not

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne - November 23, 2015

On November 13, humanity paused as we learned of a string of terror attacks in Paris, France. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the...

Thoughts from a UA student: There are no ‘safe zones’ in real life

Jordan LaPorta - November 23, 2015

College is a time of great growth; at least it is supposed to be. It's an environment where people from all across the globe...

Sessions: Obama is hiding the immigration history of 72 terrorists

Cliff Sims - November 20, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuKefLibk-w&feature=youtu.be (Video above: Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks on the Senate floor regarding the Obama administration's Syrian refugee policy. The full speech can be viewed here.) During...

Shelby rips Obama over Syrian refugees: ‘We don’t need those people in this country’

Cliff Sims - November 19, 2015

During an interview on with conservative talk radio host Matt Murphy on Thursday, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) pointed to the crisis in Syria as...

Alabama’s lone Democrat joins Republicans, bucks Obama on Syrian refugee program

Cliff Sims - November 19, 2015

Defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, Alabama's congressional delegation unanimously backed legislation to halt the influx of Syrian refugees and intensify the...

Task force signals Bentley moving toward major expansion of govt. healthcare in Alabama

Cliff Sims - November 19, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley's Alabama Health Care Improvement Task Force on Wednesday recommended expanding Medicaid, the government healthcare program designed to provide...

In spite of misinformation campaign, AL lawmakers are trying to save state employees’ retirement

Katherine Robertson - November 18, 2015

By: Katherine Green Robertson, Dr. John S. Jahera, and Dr. James R. Barth On November 9, a newspaper in North Alabama published an editorial suggesting...

White House refuses Bentley’s request for classified info on Syrian refugees coming to Alabama

Cliff Sims - November 18, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Top White House officials refused requests from Alabama Governor Robert Bentley to be granted access to classified information about Syrian refugees...

Byrne introduces bill to ‘eliminate all funding’ for Syrian refugee resettlement

Cliff Sims - November 18, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday introduced legislation that would defund the Syrian...

Illegal immigrants assault, bite Alabama police officer in drunken attack

Cliff Sims - November 18, 2015

(Video above: WKRG reports on the assault of a Summerdale police officer) SUMMERDALE, Ala. -- With a population of less than 1,000, the quiet south...

Bentley to Obama: Evil exists, Alabama cannot risk accepting Syrian refugees

Cliff Sims - November 17, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday officially informed President Barack Obama of Alabama's decision to not participate in the resettlement of Syrian...

Shelby, Sessions tag-team Obama’s Syrian refugee program, move to revoke its funding

Cliff Sims - November 17, 2015

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday unloaded on President Barack Obama's refugee resettlement plan, creating a powerful...

Trump set to return to Alabama for another massive campaign rally

Cliff Sims - November 17, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Billionaire businessman and Republican presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump is coming back to Alabama, hoping to build on the momentum he...