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Byrne Says World Must Respond With Solidarity and Strength to Terrorist Attack in France

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 14, a terrorist drove a truck through the crowded city streets of Nice, France at speed intentionally killing dozens of people. The driver reportedly fired guns into the crowd before he was finally gunned down by French police. As of press time 84 people were reported killed … Continued
July 15, 2016

Sessions and Shelby Help Defeat Bill to Prevent Americans on Terror Watch List From Buying Guns

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, June 20, the US Senate narrowly rejected a Democratic gun control bill, which would have prevented persons on the government’s terrorist watch list from being able to purchase firearms. The bills had the necessary votes for passage, but failed to reach the 60 vote threshold necessary to … Continued
June 22, 2016

Terrorist Attacks Gay Club in Orlando: 50 Dead

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, June 12, 2016, a first generation American of Afghan descent, Omar Sadiqqui Mateen attacked a popular Orlando gay men’s club at around 2:00 AM. In the carnage that followed, at least 50 people were killed, including Mateen, and another 53 were wounded. A number of Alabama’s leaders commented … Continued
June 13, 2016

Sessions Asks: Who Runs Congress? Elected Representatives or Lobbyists?

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 14, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) said on the floor of the Senate: “It’s time for us to represent the national interest. The time for the special interests is over on this subject. Congress has spoken repeatedly. The American people are getting tired of this. I’m getting … Continued
April 15, 2016

Byrne Says Obama Lacks Cohesive Strategy to Defeat ISIS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, March 31, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) responded to the release of an overdue report from President Barack H Obama’s Administration outlining a strategy to defeat ISIS: “Strategy for the Middle East and to Counter Violent Extremism.” The report was released a week after Congressman Byrne questioned Secretary … Continued
April 1, 2016

Byrne Says Give Us an ISIS Plan Now

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 22, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on Brussels Belgium that killed 34 persons and wounded over 220. Later that same day in Washington, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) demanded that US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter produce an overdue report to Congress outlining the US … Continued
March 23, 2016

Shelby, Rogers and Byrne Say Prisoners at Guantanamo Pose a Threat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, February 23, President Barack H. Obama announced plans to remove the remaining prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay to prisons on the US mainland. US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), US Representatives Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) and Mike Rogers (R-Saks) all released statements blasting President Obama’s plan to close down … Continued
February 24, 2016

Zeigler Claims of Push to Take Guns Away

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter   On Sunday, the ‘New York Times’ used its front page for a Sunday editorial attempting to make the case that Americans giving up some of their unprecedented Second Amendment gun liberties to make mass shootings like the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California less frequent. State Auditor Jim … Continued
December 7, 2015

Sessions: Refugees Already Caught Plotting Terrorist Acts in US

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, November 24, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) released 12 examples of individuals who were admitted to the United States as refugees who were publicly implicated in terrorism investigations in 2015. According to information provided by Sen. Sessions’ office, on February 5, 2015, Abdinassir Mohamud Ibrahim a Somali … Continued
November 30, 2015

American SAFE Act Passes House, Sessions Skeptical

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, November 19, 2015, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced that he had voted in favor of HR4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015, which passed the US House of Representatives with bipartisan support despite the threat of a Presidential veto. Congressman Byrne said in a statement, “I’m committed … Continued
November 20, 2015