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December 14, 2022 – MONTGOMERY, AL – most Alabamians are busy preparing for Christmas and most Republicans are anxiously awaiting the return of President Donald J. Trump (R). Democrats on the other hand are mostly dreading the second Trump administration. Little noticed by most Alabamians, the Alabama Legislature is spending this time preparing for the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session which begins on Tuesday, February 4. This will be the third year of the quadrennium meaning that thi...
December 4, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke on the Senate floor about the urgent need to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA – like the budget – is supposed to be passed before the start of the fiscal year – October 1; but yet again Congress as a whole and especially the Senate has not done their work and gotten this done. In his speech, Sen. Tuberville highlighted key conservative wins in the NDAA, inc...
December 11, 2024 – WASHINGTON. D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) told reporters that he wants, "To do what is best for President Trump" in the ongoing budget negotiations. Presently the government is operating on an 80-day continuing resolution (C.R.) that kept the government funded to just before Christmas. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) chose not to bring up the budget bills prior to the election so that the budget would be in place on October 1 – as the law requi...
December 12, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R joined 23 other states in urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm President Trump's nominee, Kash Patel, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Republican attorney generals argue that Patel is a proven leader who will restore integrity to the FBI. Patel served as National Security Advisor to the House Intelligence Committee, where he uncovered Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse and...
FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced that he will resign ahead of President Donald J. Trump's inauguration. President-elect Trump had made it clear that he was planning on firing Wray when he announced that Kash Patel was his choice to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Trump's dissatisfaction with the FBI was a major issue during the campaign. Under Wray's leadership, the FBI investigated traditional Catholics, parents who spoke out at local school board meetings, and other...
December 6, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) in demanding answers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after reports found that an NIH-funded researcher intentionally withheld scientific data from the American public showing puberty blockers do not improve the mental health of children with "gender dysphoria." "The events in England serve as a warning about the dangers of researchers withholding their fin...
November 27, 2024 – HAWAII - the Auburn University men's basketball team defeated Memphis in the championship game of the Maui Invitational tournament. Auburn, the number four team in the country, improves to 7 and 0 on the season – including three wins against top 15 teams. Auburn defeated Memphis 90 to 76. Auburn got out to an early lead over Memphis winning the first half of the game 47 to 31. Memphis got its offense on track in the second half; but never could stop Auburn. Both teams sco...
Pearl Harbor is an important U.S. Navy base in Hawaii; however, on Dec. 7, 1941, war erupted on this idyllic island when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked and destroyed most of the U.S. Pacific Fleet based there. Thousands of American soldiers and sailors were killed on that day. Japan had not declared war on the United States prior to the surprise attack. World War II began on September 1, 1939, when the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler invaded Poland defying international treaties he had made...
December 6, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recognized the fallen sailors, including Joshua Kaleb Watson of Alabama, who were killed in a terrorist attack on December 6, 2019. "Today, on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, we honor the heroism of Alabamian Joshua Kaleb Watson, who ran towards danger, knowingly risking his own life, to save others. Ensign Watson was a true American hero who...
December 7, 2024 - President-elect Donald J. Trump (R) joined French President Emanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. The historic cathedral was largely destroyed by a Muslim arsonist in 2019. Rebuilding the historic cathedral in Paris has been a major effort on the part of the French government. "It is a great honor for French people to welcome you five years later and you were at that time president the first time," said...
December 5, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) hosted 96 Correctional Officer Trainees (COTs) set to graduate from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Academy. No job is more in short supply in the state of Alabama and no need is more critical in this tight labor environment for state government. The governor was thrilled to greet this massive class of graduates, the largest during her tenure, on the front steps of the Governor's Mansion. After the governor offered he...
December 3, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) met with former Congressman Doug Collins, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). Improving the performance of the Veterans Administration at delivering services to veterans has been a priority for Sen. Tuberville in the four years that he has served om the Semate. During the meeting, they talked about streamlining and cutting regulations in the VA to ensure every veteran gets the best care pos...
December 8, 2024 – DAMASCUIS, SYRIA – the Syrian capital of Damascus fell without a fight after longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, along with his wife and three children, got on a plane and left the country for Moscow. The Russians say that he has left the country and left instructions with them on the transfer of power. The Assad family rose to power in Syria on November 11, 1970, when Hafez al-Assad seized power in a coup over other factions of the Ba'ath party and ruled with an iro...
December 8, 2024 – the University of Alabama will not be playing in the playoffs. Alabama fans' dreams of winning a national championship in 2024 are now officially over. The committee chose SMU over the Tide for the last available playoff spot. At one point this season, Alabama, coming off a stunning victory over Georgia, was the number one team in the country; but the wheels began falling off the next week with a loss to Vanderbilt. Bama almost lost to South Carolina the following week and t...
December 14,2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke with Linda McMahon – President-elect Donald J. Trump's (R) pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education. "I enjoyed meeting with Linda McMahon this afternoon," said Sen. Tuberville in a statement. "She is a strong advocate for school choice, and the right person to clean out the bureaucratic nightmare at the Department of Education." On Wednesday, Sen. Tuberville spoke about his meeting with McMaho...
December 13, 2024 – MORGANTOWN, WV – Jacksonville State head football Coach Rich Rodriguez was been named the 36th head football coach at West Virginia University. "We are thrilled to welcome Coach Rich Rodriguez and his family back home," Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. "Coach Rodriguez understands what it takes to win at West Virginia, and I believe he will pour his heart, soul and every ounce of his energy into our program. I am convinced Coach Rodriguez wants wha...
December 14, 2024 – NEW YORK, NY - ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos have agreed to settle a defamation suit brought by President-elect Donald J. Trump. The networks has agreed to issue a public apology and pay the Trump presidential library $15 million. The settlement avoids the specter of a sitting President of the United States having to testify in a civil trial. The settlement was reached prior to the beginning of court-ordered depositions in which both Trump and Stephanopoulos w...
December 11, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke with Alabama reporters and journalists about his recent meeting with Kash Patel, President Donald J. Trump's choice to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). "I met with Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee to be the FBI director," said Sen. Tuberville. Sen. Tuberville has been a critic of the FBI's conduct under outgoing Director Christopher Wray: the raid on President Tru...
December 15, 2024 – AUBURN, AL – the Auburn Tigers are not in a bowl game; but they are busy trying to improve their roster for next season. Oklahoma Sophomore Quarterback Jackson Arnold has left the Sooners and is transferring to Auburn after just two seasons at Oklahoma. Arnold has played in nine games for Oklahoma this season. Arnold had 1,421 yards in passing with 12 touchdowns and just three interceptions (Auburn had some QBs with 3 INTs in a game this year. He also showed that he can win...
December 16, 2024 – AUBURN, AL – Auburn athletics chaplain and former standout linebacker Chette Williams passed away suddenly Saturday after he fell into the water on Lake Martin while attempting to bridge the gap between the dock and his boat. Williams went under the water and his companion was unsuccessful in pulling him out of the water. ALEA recovered his body that evening and pronounced Williams dead. Auburn coaches, players, staff, and fans were all shocked by Rev. Williams' passing of...
December 17, 2024 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks at a CSIS Aerospace Security Project event reflecting on the Space Force's accomplishments and mission five years after its creation.. "It's hard to believe five years have passed since we created the Space Force," said Chairman Rogers. "That period of time around its creation was certainly unique. Complete with a Netflix series to poke fun at it...
December 17, 2024 – GULF SHORES, AL – a self-proclaimed local militia leader was shot and killed by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who were conducting a search warrant of his home. Randles had posted a manifesto, he entitled as the Paul evere Report, in which he accused the Baldwin County Sheriff's Department, the District Attorney's office, the Foley Police Department, and other courts and government entities in Baldwin, Mobile, and Ohio of exceeding their con...
December 17, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C.. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently spoke with Alabama reporters about his ongoing efforts to reform college athletics. Sens. Tuberville and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) introduced legislation in this Congress to address issues with athletic collectives, name image and likeness, and the ballooning gaps between the haves and have nots in college athletics. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) effectively blocked that bill fro...
December 18, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL - On Saturday, Randolph Taylor Jr, age 48, was shot to death during an argument with another man on the West End Walking Trail in West End. Jhontaye Dior Cobb was arrested and charged with capital murder in the case. Most of the deaths are from gunplay. At least 139 of the killings were with guns. Gun violence has just become engrained as part of the culture. Sadly, the newsworthy part of this is not that a murder occurred in Alabama or even in the City of B...
December 18, 2028 – MONTGOMERY, AL – the Alabama Legislature is already hard at work introducing bills to consider ahead of the legislative session. State Representative Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) has introduced legislation to give the City of Birmingham stricter gun laws that the rest of the state. House Bill 69 is bill that would provide state criminal penalties if someone who is federally barred from possessing firearms possess them in a Class 1 municipality. That is already fed...
