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Pro-life advocates, business leaders line up for Shelby Co. legislative seat

The race for Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin's Alabama House District 43 seat is starting to get crowded, with 4 Republicans already having announced their...

VIDEO: Even Bama’s wide receivers annihilate opponents

(Above: Alabama Wide Receiver Christion Jones obliterates Mississippi State's Brandon Holloway) Most of the water cooler conversations on Monday morning will center around "The Prayer...

5 things that surprised this Indian student the most about America

Aniruddh Chaturvedi came to the United States from India to study computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn. Once he got here,...

Walker: All 30 current GOP governors are more conservative than Romney

The most talked about Scott Walker interview Sunday was with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, where the union-busting Wisconsin governor said that Republicans should turn to...

Rogers opposes allowing Russia to build monitor stations in U.S.

The U.S. State Department under the leadership of Secretary of State John Kerry wants to allow Russia to build facilities in the United States...

Shelby Co. Commissioner Mike Vest eyes sixth congressional district seat

First-term Shelby County Commissioner Mike Vest is considering jumping in the Republican primary for Alabama's Sixth Congressional District seat, which is coming open in...

Ryan bemoans 2012 loss, leaves 2016 door cracked

Paul Ryan admitted it took him a good six months to get over his loss to President Obama and Joe Biden. And a year later,...

Alabama Republicans unanimous in support of ‘Keep Your Health Plan Act’

(Above: the final moments of the House vote on the "Keep Your Health Plan Act") On Friday afternoon, the U.S. House passed the Keep Your...

A call to Birmingham’s business leaders

Birmingham is in the middle of numerous revitalization efforts focusing on our urban communities. Many of them have been quite successful in transforming the...

ObamaCare Layup

Enviros ‘satisfied’ with closure of six coal-fired units in Alabama

Tennessee Valley Authority, the United States' largest public utility, announced on Thursday that it plans to close six coal-fired units in Alabama due in...

School Board tries to ease concerns that Alabama is ceding control of education policy to out-of-state entities

In a 6 to 2 vote on Thursday, the Alabama Board of Education approved a resolution to reaffirm that Alabama -- not out-of-state entities...

A trio of Republicans gun for DeMarco’s state house seat

It's only been a couple of weeks since State Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress, but three Republicans have...

Roby shares Alabamians’ ObamaCare horror stories on floor of US House

(Above: Rep. Martha Roby shares constituent's ObamaCare horror stories on the floor of the U.S. House) WASHINGTON – After asking constituents to send her their ObamaCare horror...

Christie rises in national poll

Ted Cruz’s 21-hour pseudo-filibuster handed him a moment that vaulted him to the top of the polling pack. Now it’s Chris Christie’s turn at the top. Except...

5 things Alabama’s 624 ObamaCare enrollees could do together for fun

Only 624 Alabamians signed up for ObamaCare through the federal exchange during its first month in operation. The minuscule number of Americans who signed...

OPINION: Consumers served well by historic hearings that reduced utility rates

The Alabama Public Service Commission recently concluded a series of historic rate reduction hearings that will soon result in lower utility bills and direct...

You won’t believe the shockingly violent ‘game’ that’s catching on among teens

(Above: A local CBS affiliate's report on the shocking new game that's catching on among teens) A new "game" known simply as "knockout" is growing...

Sessions ‘heartbroken’ over death of longtime friend and staffer Chuck Spurlock

Sen. Jeff. Sessions, R-Mobile, released the following statement today after receiving word that his longtime friend and staffer Chuck Spurlock had passed away after...

Rep. Mo Brooks blasts amnesty supporters

Alabama's junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has led the charge against so-called comprehensive immigration reform over the last several months, but he got a...

Mystery solved: Young supporter claims credit for ‘Boycott Byrne’ signs

(Above: Dr. Ben George takes credit for the "Boycott Byrne" signs lining the Mobile causeway) The runoff election between Republican congressional hopefuls Bradley Byrne and...

The Rand doctrine: Peace through strength

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., outlined a humble foreign policy doctrine at The Citadel Tuesday, stressing the objective of peace through strength...

Congressional approval rating plummets to all-time low

According to a new Gallup survey, Americans' approval of Congress has dipped to 9 percent, the lowest level in Gallup's 39-year history of polling...