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Billionaire megadonor Sheldon Adelson hosts Chris Christie in Nevada

Today’s a day Barbara Buono could more plausibly hit Chris Christie for drifting away from the concerns of New Jerseyans. The New Jersey governor is in Las...

Warren’s on the rise in potential 2016 Democratic presidential primary

When Jonathan Karl asked Elizabeth Warren last fall if she was interested in running for president, she said ‘no’ a full five times. But that was in...

Rand Paul leads “The Chase”

Chris Christie’s not gonna like it. Neither is Jennifer Rubin. And Peter King would object too. But Rand Paul is now the leader of the herd of...

Hillyer Time: Journalist-turned-candidate with national backing makes his case

MOBILE – He’s been described as the anti-establishment establishment’s candidate, having not only scored support from household conservative media names including Weekly Standard editor...

AL01 GOP candidate Wells Griffith drops new web video

On Thursday, Wells Griffith, a Republican hopeful to fill the seat Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, is soon to vacate, made his first big splash...

The D.C. political class thinks it’s time to take a bite out of Apple

People are mad at Apple. No, not the hundreds of millions of people who have their iPhone attached to them literally everywhere they go, or...

Yellowhammer & Young Republicans to host AL01 congressional candidate forum

Yellowhammer and the Baldwin County Young Republicans have teamed up to host a candidate forum featuring all of the currently declared Republican candidates for...

Alabama is the land of great possibilities

In 2002, in the early days of the war in Afghanistan, I had a great conversation with an Afghan man on the outskirts of...

EPA chief buries head in sand, says there is ‘no war on coal’

Has new EPA chief Gina McCarthy had her head buried in the sand for the last five years? Remember in 2008 when President Obama while...

Mike Rogers launches bi-partisan ‘Infrastructure Caucus’ with Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, announced that he and Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. would be launching a bi-partisan effort to...

GOP civil war battle lines becoming clear

Chris Christie ignited a firestorm when he essentially called Sen. Rand Paul and his fellow libertarian-leaning conservatives "dangerous" for their apprehension to the National...

Sessions on NSA snooping: ‘If it can’t be done constitutionally then we don’t need to be doing it’

In an interview with Mobile CBS affiliate WKRG that aired Sunday night, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, reacted to the controversy surrounding the National Security...

GALLUP: 52% of Americans back legalizing gay marriage

According to a newly released Gallup poll, 52% of Americans say they would vote in favor if legalizing gay marriage nationally if given the...

An inside look at Alabama House leadership

Mike Hubbard, Speaker of the House Hubbard has become one of the most imposing figures Alabama state politics has seen in recent years. While he...

Sessions cites immigration, overregulation and energy costs as flaws in Obama economic policy

In a speech Thursday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, attacked President Barack Obama on the economy, just as...

24th anniversary of the greatest House floor speech of all time

24 years ago today, then Congressman, now Senator, Dick Durbin gave the most stirring speech in defense of America's favorite pastime in the history...

FBI admits to using drone surveillance in Alabama

Questions about the government's use of drones on American soil became part of the national conversation in March after Sen. Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster...

Wetumpka Tea Party’s Gerritson slams Obama for ‘fake,’ ‘phony’ scandal monikers

Above: Becky Gerritson on Fox News Channel's 'Your World' “I think it’s like the captain of the Titanic calling the iceberg phony,” she said. “I...

Study ranks Alabama 'most honest state'

Alabama and Hawaii are the most honest states in the country according to a study by Honest Tea, a beverage company who recently conducted...

Shelby derides 'stale Obama policy leftovers' during Senate floor speech

Above: Sen. Shelby's full remarks from today on the floor of the U.S. Senate On Thursday, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, gave a wide-ranging speech on...

Liberal media criticizes Alabama PSC for opening meeting in prayer

Above: minister John Jordan opens the Alabama Public Service Commission meeting in prayer Right Wing Watch, a media outlet "dedicated to monitoring and exposing the...

Auburn police officer fired for speaking out against ticket and arrest quotas

Above: Reason TV reports on the firing of Auburn police officer Justin Hanners A video report by Reason TV regarding the firing of former Auburn,...

Republicans move to prevent taxpayer funded bailout of Detroit

Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history last week — $18 billion in debt with thousands upon thousands of creditors. The filing...

Bush shaves head to support young leukemia patient

According to the office of George H.W. Bush, the former president has shaved his head in support of Patrick, a 2-year-old boy battling leukemia....