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Sessions warns Paul Ryan: No amnesty or job-killing trade deals

Cliff Sims - October 23, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Sessions on Friday warned likely incoming House Speaker Paul Ryan not to use his new post to pursue "amnesty" or...

Alabama, coalition of states sue Obama’s EPA to stop assault on coal

Elizabeth BeShears - October 23, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama joined a lawsuit Friday to challenge President Obama's Clean Power Plan which opponents say would drive up energy costs while...

Benghazi hero to deliver keynote at upcoming Alabama event

Elizabeth BeShears - October 23, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Kris “Tanto” Paronto, a surviving member of the CIA Annex Security team that responded to the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack...

Roby incredulous at Clinton’s laughing response to Benghazi question: ‘I don’t find that funny at all’

Elizabeth BeShears - October 23, 2015

Clinton laughs when @RepMarthaRoby asks if she was home alone all night during #Benghazi https://t.co/Yz04hlSwH7 https://t.co/FhhzIPAaoj — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 22, 2015 WASHINGTON -- During...

Brooks: Paul Ryan has the ‘absolute worst record’ on border security

Casey Cappa - October 23, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Freedom Caucus member and Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) says that he still has reservations when it comes to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)...

Alabama House Speaker race heats up with allegations of ‘bullying,’ inappropriate legislation

Elizabeth BeShears - October 23, 2015

https://youtu.be/epmbDcPQypw (Video above: State Rep. Phil Williams (R-Huntsville) discusses his bid for Speaker on Yellowhammer Radio) State Rep. Phil Williams (R-Huntsville) is seeking to oust Alabama...

Laura Ingraham: ‘We need all Republicans to be like Jeff Sessions’

Cliff Sims - October 22, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- During a speech at the Alabama Policy Institute's annual dinner, conservative talk radio host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham unloaded...

Alabama congressional Republicans condemn Obama’s veto of vital defense spending bill

Elizabeth BeShears - October 22, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month Congress passed on a bipartisan basis the $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) funding the country's military and...

Roby grills Clinton: State Dept. staff said Hillary was clueless on Benghazi diplomatic mission

Elizabeth BeShears - October 22, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CS34juiFXg&feature=youtu.be (Video Above: Congresswoman Martha Roby questions former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton) WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State and current Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton...

Alabama Congressmen vote in support of bill ensuring United States never defaults on its debt

Casey Cappa - October 22, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - On October 21, the Default Prevention Act was voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives, with notable support from Congressmen in Alabama. The H.R. 692,...

STUDY: Alabamians give more to charity than those in almost any other state

Elizabeth BeShears - October 22, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A new study from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) reveals Alabamians seem to have embraced one of the tenets of...

Roby: Clinton is ‘just one piece of a much larger investigation’

John James - October 21, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ianLjp53mfE (Video Above: Representative Roby (R-AL) on CNN's "New Day" program with Chris Cuomo) WASHINGTON -- Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL2) appeared on CNN's "New Day" program Wednesday...

Sessions blasts Senate Democrats for blocking sanctuary cities bill

John James - October 21, 2015

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday on the controversial "sanctuary cities" bill which, if passed, would have allowed the federal government to withhold...

Williams pledges to dramatically decrease his own power if elected Alabama House Speaker

Cliff Sims - October 20, 2015

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Paul Ryan and Republicans in Congress are soaking up all the media attention this week, but the Alabama House of Representatives...

Alabama congressman would impeach ‘socialist’ Hillary Clinton on first day of her presidency

Cliff Sims - October 20, 2015

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- During an interview with talk radio host Matt Murphy, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL05) warned that he would move to impeach...

‘Racist’ Alabama Republicans give the most campaign cash to African-American candidate Ben Carson

John James - October 20, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Over the last few months many presidential candidates from both parties have visited Alabama hoping to generate support for their campaigns, participating...

Roby: Clinton to testify Thursday before Benghazi select committee

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby - October 19, 2015

This coming Thursday, October 22, my colleagues and I will be questioning former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she appears before the Select Committee on Benghazi. Her testimony...

Byrne: It’s time to lift the oil export ban (Opinion)

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne - October 19, 2015

Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated a major power play in an effort to exert control over Ukraine, a sovereign nation to Russia’s...

Bernie Sanders: Alabama Republicans are ‘cowards’ for implementing voter ID requirement

John James - October 19, 2015

Socialist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who is running in the Democratic primary, declared via twitter Sunday that Republicans in Alabama are "cowards" for "suppressing" the votes of...

Alabama Policy Institute: Alabama needs real hope, not a state lottery (Opinion)

Alabama Policy Institute - October 19, 2015

There are a number of policies, particularly those that stimulate economic growth, that are proven solutions to poverty. Just as easily identifiable are policies...

Alabama’s poor are richer than Europe’s middle class

Elizabeth BeShears - October 19, 2015

AUBURN, Ala. -- According to the Auburn-based Mises Institute, a free-market think tank named for the famed Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, lower income Americans,...

Bentley and Clinton spar over whether Alabama Republicans are racists

Cliff Sims - October 19, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. -- Speaking to the predominantly black Alabama Democratic Conference on Friday, Hillary Clinton slammed Alabama Republicans for requiring proof of citizenship to...

Hillary fakes southern accent during campaign stop in Alabama (Video)

Cliff Sims - October 18, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. -- Speaking at the Alabama Democratic Conference convention over the weekend, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton delivered a familiar stump speech with...

Bentley seeks end to Cuba embargo, eyes trade opportunities with Communist regime

Elizabeth BeShears - October 16, 2015

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Governor Robert Bentley endorsed an effort this week to lift the decades-long trade restrictions with Cuba, signing a letter with...

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