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After Trump-Putin Summit, Byrne says Russia is an adversary

President Donald J. Trump (R) held his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.  The two world leaders met alone for two hours and then held a news conference. President Trump has been widely criticized for his comments at the meeting; by analysts who thought he was not tough enough in his comments … Continued
July 17, 2018

Brooks: Trump is right to demand NATO allies spend more on defense

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) announced his support for President Donald J Trump’s (R) efforts to have North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies contribute more to Europe’s defense. Brooks says that the U.S. pays more of its domestic product than any other NATO nation. “America cannot afford to be the cop on every street corner in … Continued
July 12, 2018

Shelby returns from trip to Russia

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, returned on Saturday from his recent trip to Russia. Shelby led a congressional delegation trip to Russia, which included meetings with high-level U.S. government and Russian officials. The eight member, all Republican, congressional delegation was led by Sen. Shelby. “During a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the United … Continued
July 9, 2018

Shelby’s subcommittee reviews U.S. Navy and Marine Corps budget request

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, conducted a subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer, Admiral John Richardson and Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller all appeared before Shelby’s committee for an update of U.S. Naval operations, and … Continued
April 25, 2018

Sessions warns White House that he could resign if Rosenstein is fired

The Washington Post is reporting that Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) has told the White House that he might have to leave his post if President Donald J. Trump (R) fired Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. Sessions angered the President when he recused himself from the investigation into controversial allegations that the 2016 Trump … Continued
April 23, 2018

ICYMI | Trump orders missile strikes against three Syrian targets

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the U.S. military to attack targets in Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in Syria by Bashar Al-Assad’s Syrian government. Congressmen Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, and Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, both expressed support Friday night for the president’s actions. “President Trump is right to respond … Continued
April 16, 2018

Funding our government

There is no more important function of the federal government than to provide for our common defense.  Unfortunately, for nearly seven years, Democrats have held funding for our military hostage, and as a result, we are facing a serious readiness crisis in our military. We have planes unable to fly and ships that cannot sail. A … Continued
April 2, 2018

Willful American stupidity: How Russia rigged the U.S. election

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter This is how Russia manipulated a U.S. presidential election. On Tuesday, my Facebook feed began filling up with posts about the Florida high school students who are leading the gun reform charge following the deadly shooting on their campus last week. Most of those posts were people in awe … Continued
February 22, 2018

Ivey appointed to National Space Council advisory group

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Vice President Mike Pence appointed Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to the National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group Wednesday after her nomination by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama. NASA recently established the Users Advisory Group to advise and inform the National Space Council on a broad range of aerospace topics, … Continued
February 22, 2018

Mueller is crooked? It’s true, if you want to believe it

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Robert Mueller is corrupt. That’s right. The war hero/military superstar/Republican appointed FBI director is really a liberal plant working to upend the Trump presidency because … well, there’s not a theory on why just yet, but there’s a reason out there somewhere! A good one, too! Regardless, though, Mueller … Continued
December 18, 2017