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

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

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)

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

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

Mental health patients at scandal-ridden Central Ala. VA waiting over 2 months for care

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - New data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs shows the already-long wait times for veterans seeking mental health services in...

AEA’s national affiliate praises Obama’s executive amnesty, urges citizenship for all illegals

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After passing the nation's toughest anti-illegal immigration law in 2011 and having one of its U.S. senators lead the charge against...

Hidden camera report uncovers Alabama food stamp fraud costing state millions

WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Local NBC affiliate WSFA sent a reporter undercover with a hidden camera and exposed just how easy it...

Byrne: Stop unproductive nuclear negotiations with Iran, double down on crippling sanctions

WASHINGTON -- Reaching a deal to curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions once again proved to be impossible this week, as U.S. Secretary of State John...

Bham not a finalist for DNC in spite of spending $275k of taxpayer money on Democrat lobbyists

The Birmingham City Council in early August used a loophole in Alabama’s open meetings law to go into a “closed door executive session” to...

Influential conservative publication urges GOP to ‘Keep Sessions as Budget Chairman’

The editors of the influential conservative publication National Review are urging Senate Republicans to keep Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as the chairman of the...

Bentley calls for more revenue, but ‘No New Taxes’ campaign pledge leaves few options

Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama's state government needs more revenue to sustain its current operations and to deal with increasing costs. "It's going to require...

After Tide victory, WCU coach hammers Herbstreit, praises Bentley & Saban, proclaims ‘Roll Tide’

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Western Carolina head football coach Mark Speir had something he needed to get off his chest during the post game press...

Sessions: It is time to stand strong for the American people

President Obama’s executive amnesty violates the laws Congress has passed in order to create and implement laws Congress has refused to pass. The...

‘Illegal,’ ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Unconstitutional’ — Ala. Republicans unload after Obama’s amnesty speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejt939QXko (Video above: President Obama lays out his planned executive actions on immigration during a speech at the White House Nov. 20, 2014.) WASHINGTON -- President...

Roby: Obama believes he ‘rules the country,’ is above the law, above the Constitution

According to the White House, President Obama on Thursday plans to announce that he will go around Congress and act unilaterally to grant legal...

Sessions may get nudged out of Budget chairmanship. Here’s what you need to know

It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Republicans in the United States Senate. After a fierce battle for control of the "The World's...

Sessions: Obama acting like ‘Emperor of the United States’ by issuing executive amnesty

WASHINGTON — After the White House announced that President Obama will lay out his unilateral immigration actions on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) declared...

(Opinion) Increasing gambling isn’t the answer to Alabama’s budget woes

With spiraling mandatory spending and reduced tax revenues threatening to send one or both of the state's budgets into proration, the options of raising...

Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers tries, fails to bring earmarks back to Congress

WASHINGTON -- Late last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted against a proposal by Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL03) that would...

Shelby: Democrats blocked ‘tens of thousands of new jobs’ by opposing Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats on Tuesday evening blocked the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project supported by conservatives and business groups but...

Oil spill recovery continues, $9.6 million earmarked for Alabama Gulf coast restoration

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday announced that in a second round of grants from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, the...

Roby: Conservatives in Congress remain committed to dismantling Obamacare

Five years after its passage, the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare, is as unpopular as ever – only 37 percent of Americans...

Alabama congressmen defy environmental groups, unanimously back Keystone XL pipeline

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline with bi-partisan support that included every member of Alabama's...

Laura Ingraham on her love of Alabama, Jeff Sessions & why Bear Bryant ‘represented the best of America’

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Nationally syndicated radio host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham, a Connecticut native who is perhaps the country's most unlikely Alabama...