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Syria resurrects GOP foreign policy fissure

The foreign policy fissure in the Republican Party is being hoisted back into the spotlight as the United States lays the groundwork for military...

Holtzclaw asks for book with references to incest, child molestation be removed from Alabama’s school reading list

Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, Wednesday asked Alabama Superintendent Tommy Bice to exercise his discretion and remove a controversial book from the State Common Core...

New GOPAC TV ad says Fincher ‘wins the tough ones’

A new television ad produced by GOPAC touts AL-01 congressional candidate Chad Fincher's ability to win tough legislative battles. Alluding to Fincher's sponsorship of the...

Stimpson unseats incumbent Mobile Mayor Sam Jones

When Mobile Mayor-elect Sandy Stimpson first expressed his interest in taking on incumbent Mobile Mayor Sam Jones over a year ago, there were very...

‘Tell me why’ the Backstreet Boys are in the Bama weight room

Backstreet's back, but not anywhere you might expect --- the University of Alabama football weight room. Yes, Alabama's football team got a visit from members...

7 things we learned about Nick Saban from his GQ profile article

GQ magazine recently commissioned Warren St. John, the author of the definitive Alabama fan book Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, to write a profile piece...

Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin retiring, potential successors emerge

Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin, R-Indian Springs, one of the most ardently pro-life members of the Alabama legislature, is retiring at the conclusion of her...

Perry, Jindal & Walker test drive messages

I was in Greenville, S.C. yesterday for a Daily Beast piece on the state of play of Gov. Nikki Haley’s reelection prospects.  The draw, of course,...

GOP Rep. Steve King seeks 2016 kingmaker role

Iowa Rep. Steve King — one of the most polarizing conservative voices in Congress — is seeking to influence the 2016 GOP presidential primary...

Rachel Maddow misunderstands Alabama GOP amendment vote

On her Monday night MSNBC program, Rachel Maddow reacted to the weekend’s proceedings at the Alabama Republican Party summer meeting, primarily the party’s decision...

Confusion over active shooter at Faulkner Univ. sends Hoover middle school into lockdown

Faulkner University was put into lockdown earlier today after reports of an active shooter on campus were disseminated through the University's emergency information system. The...

Signers of the Declaration of Independence probably not as old as you think

Almost half of the Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence were 40-years-old or younger, the youngest being 26. Two of them went...

House of Cards star Kevin Spacey delivers wakeup call to the TV industry

(Above: Highlights of Kevin Spacey's keynote address at the Edinburgh Television Festival) Since 2006, political drama junkies have been relegated to watching old reruns of...

Mobile Mayor Sam Jones goes racial, calls Stimpson campaign ‘a mockery’ to MLK’s dream

On Sunday morning, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones took a shot at Sandy Stimpson, his competitor in the upcoming Mobile mayoral election set for Tuesday. One...

Major state groups staying neutral in AL-01 race

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) and the Alabama Association of Realtors have both decided to not get involved in the Alabama First Congressional District...

Barbee joins crowded PSC race to unseat Terry Dunn

Alabama Republican Party interim press secretary and communications professional Jonathan Barbee has announced his candidacy for Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2. “After much consideration...

Senate budget chairman Arthur Orr announces re-election bid

Alabama State Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, announced Monday that he will seek re-election. Orr is the chairman of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee,...

The ’16 cavalry is coming for Cuccinelli

Despite polls showing him sliding behind in the Virginia governor’s race, it appears the 2016 GOP cavalry is coming to the aid of Ken...

Auburn ranked “happiest place to work”

Could Auburn University take the "Happiest place on earth" title away from Disneyland? Okay, probably not, but working around Toomer's Corner and Jordan-Hare Stadium...

5 takeaways from the ALGOP summer meeting

Well heeeeeeere we go. @ALGOP executive committee meeting. pic.twitter.com/xlKmm0oKP5— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) August 24, 2013 The state executive committee does not like being told what...

EXCLUSIVE: One-on-one with Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint

It has been roughly eight months since Jim DeMint left the United States Senate. His reason for leaving the world's greatest deliberative body was...

South Carolina GOP votes to ban CNN, NBC debates

The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to ban CNN and NBC from conducting presidential primary debates in the state ahead of the 2016...

Cruz rallies GOP: ‘Stand up, win, don’t blink’

Ted Cruz acknowledged to an audience in New Hampshire Friday the plan to defund Obamacare has been dubbed “deceptive, deceitful, nuts, crazy, stupid and...

Rays of light for GOP in Colorado

Colorado — the second-tier battleground state that has sided with the White House victor in the last four presidential elections — looks antsy once...