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How fitting: Christie and Rand sit atop of New Hampshire
Given their impromptu squabble over the direction of the party, it’s fitting that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul should...
McClendon posts massive fundraising haul, Fielding not backing down
One of the most interesting legislative races of the 2014 election cycle pits two Republicans against each other in Senate District 11, which after...
Jo Bonner: University of Alabama job wouldn’t have waited
Bonner on leaving House, new job
Former Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, gave a wide-ranging interview to Mobile Fox-affiliate WALA’s Bob Grip, during which he discussed...
Heritage Action wants your voice to be heard in Birmingham
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Heritage Action for America is hosting a town hall event in Birmingham featuring former U.S. Senator and current Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint.
Here's what...
Liberals already pressuring Hillary on Social Security
A cadre of leading national liberal groups are set to unveil Iowa polling Tuesday to pressure Democratic candidates for president — namely Hillary Clinton...
Peggy Noonan: Christie is wrong
It appears that popular opinion within the Republican Party has reached a tipping point against Chris Christie in his spat with Rand Paul.
Peggy Noonan weighs in strongly against the...
Walker’s donor base shifts
The Cap Times in Madison produces a handy interactive map showing how Gov. Scott Walker’s donor base has shifted since he limited collective bargaining rights.
The...
9 takeaways from last night’s AL-01 congressional candidates forum
Yellowhammer and the Baldwin County Young Republicans teamed up last night to host a forum for congressional candidates in Alabama's First District. Seven candidates...
Governor Bentley signs legislation to combat prescription drug abuse in Alabama
Gov. Robert Bentley ceremonially signed three bills into law Monday in the Old House Chambers of the State Capitol to decrease the abuse of...
Hillary: ‘Dishonest, ambitious, intelligent’
Dishonest, ambitious and intelligent.
Those are the words voters most often conjured up when asked to describe Hillary Clinton, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday.
The...
Bentley announces official timetable for AL-01 race
Gov. Robert Bentley issued a formal proclamation over the weekend calling for a special election in Alabama's First Congressional District.
In the proclamation, Bentley laid out an...
Majority of Republicans say Party needs to move in ‘more conservative direction’
Conservative and moderate Republicans may disagree on a game plan for their Party moving forward, but they agree on one thing: the Grand Ol'...
In South Carolina Lowcountry, more love for Rand than Christie
You can’t go wrong with a table of old guys.
That’s been a rule of thumb of mine as a reporter when I’m entering a...
This weekend’s 5 most important headlines from governors who may run for president
Most are in Milwaukee for the National Governors Association summer meeting.
Others were courting the base at the RedState conference in New Orleans.
One even quietly...
U.S. Senate candidate Nancy Mace invokes Rand, Cruz in announcement
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Nancy Mace — the first woman to graduate from The Citadel — became the second Republican primary challenger to South...
Pro-gun group sends warning to Gov. Christie
Pro-Gun New Hampshire, an organization for Granite State Second Amendment champions, is warning New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie against signing four gun control measures into...
Shelby: ‘ObamaCare is a failure’
WASHINGTON – Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, took to the Senate floor on Thursday to attack President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care reform law, better...
Bonner recalls mixing up the words ‘insect’ & ‘incest’ in his first House floor speech
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, gave what would be his last speech on the floor of the U.S. House as a...
Can Jindal prove he matters?
It’s a big weekend for Bobby Jindal, but can he seize the moment?
The Louisiana governor is the featured evening speaker Friday at the Redstate gathering in...
Randy Davis exits AL01 race, will run for re-election to State House
Republican State Representative Randy Davis, R-Daphne, says he will not run for the congressional seat left vacant by U.S. Republican Jo Bonner of Mobile.
Davis...
Ted Cruz torches ObamaCare in two sentences
"According to federal agency estimates, Obamacare will add paperwork burdens totaling nearly 190 million hours or more every year. And, Mr. President, to put...
Bentley campaign now has over $1 million cash, no legitimate opposition
Sources close to Bentley campaign say he will report over $1 mill raised in June & July, over $1 mill cash on hand -...
Is Burton LeFlore the Democrats’ pick in AL-01?
The prevailing wisdom in the First Congressional District is that it's going to be an all-GOP race with no Democrats willing to offer themselves...
Iran continues imprisoning Christians for ‘actions against national security’
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Iran continues to live up to its anti-Christian reputation, recently arresting 8 Christians and sentencing them to prison. The believers plan on appealing, but as it...