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Tuberville and Aderholt to join group seeking to overturn election results

Tuberville and Aderholt join the election challenge
January 3, 2021

Phyllis Schlafly Eagles’ President Ed Martin endorses Bill Hightower for Congress

Wednesday, Bill Hightower’s campaign for Congress announced that Phyllis Schlafly Eagles’ President Ed Martin is endorsing Hightower. In addition to serving as President of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, Ed Martin also co-authored Phyllis Schlafly’s last book: ‘The Conservative Case for Trump.’ Martin succeeded Schlafly after her death late in 2016. She was 92. “In the tradition … Continued
May 28, 2020

National Right to Life endorses Bill Hightower

Former state Senator and First Congressional District candidate Bill Hightower, R-Alabama, announced open Wednesday, that his campaign has received the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). The NRLC is the nation’s oldest and largest pro-life advocacy organization. The NRLC’s leadership called Hightower “a strong advocate for life” and a “leader in Alabama’s … Continued
May 21, 2020

Ted Cruz endorses Bill Hightower

Thursday the Bill Hightower campaign announced that Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had endorsed Hightower in the First Congressional District Republican primary runoff. Hightower is a former state Senator and former GOP candidate for Governor. “I am proud to endorse Bill Hightower for Congress in Alabama’s 1st congressional district,” Senator Cruz said in a statement. “Bill … Continued
May 15, 2020

College Republicans urge colleges to cut ties with Confucius Institutes

Monday, the College Republican Federation of Alabama released a statement urging higher-education institutions in the state of Alabama to reconsider the presence of Confucius Institutes. The CRFAs charge that the Confucius Institutes are funded and operated by the Communist Chinese government. Currently, the state of Alabama has Confucius Institutes embedded within two public universities. “Many … Continued
May 12, 2020

Andrew Brasher confirmed to 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm former Alabama Solicitor General Andrew Brasher to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Court. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, voted for Brasher’s confirmation; but Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, voted against. “Andrew Brasher’s confirmation to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh … Continued
February 12, 2020

GOP candidates for Congress in 2nd District support term limits

U.S. Term Limits, the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praised candidate and former Republican Attorney General Troy King for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. King is a candidate for Alabama’s open 2nd Congressional District. Previously, both Republican candidates Will Dismukes and Barry Moore … Continued
October 16, 2019