When Republicans finally took control of the Alabama Legislature in 2010, they put a conservative stamp on Alabama’s legislative process and lawmaking. They have made sure that Alabamians, and for that matter the rest of the country, know that Alabama is a ruby red Republican state, both socially and fiscally.
Folks, 2026 is shaping up as one of the best political years in memory in Alabama.
It has been 3 months since President Trump has entered the White House. In less than 100 days, President Trump and his administration have already identified more than $155 billion in government waste, fraud and abuse that has gone unchecked for decades.
For the casual observer, taking a cursory look at our political leaders reveals that may we have some pretty old folks in positions of power.
We are officially over 50 days into the Trump 2.0 White House, and I can confidently say the Swamp is draining more and more by the second.
As President Donald Trump looks to expand the world’s real estate that’s under control, my students in a political science class and I wondered about U.S. Presidents and their legacy, in a discussion of hypothesis tests. We look at the presidents who added territory during their tenure, and compared them to a random sample, as well as those presidents who gave some territories their freedom, independence, or a return to another country.
Today is President’s Day, but many forget the true meaning of this holiday.
Much of the coverage of Donald Trump has focused on his plans to shutter the Department of Education. But with his choice of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon as his Secretary of Education, Trump can not only keep the Education Department open, but also make it the best it’s ever been, defying the critics, by extending the private voucher system to higher education, solving two crises at once. Here’s how they can do it.
In a historical comeback, Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States.
One of the most important jobs Congress has is funding the government. There is a specific process for doing so, but Congress keeps missing the mark. I am committed to righting those wrongs. On the Senate floor last month, I stood up with Republican colleagues and again asked Senate Democrats to put the bipartisan committee-passed appropriations bills on the floor for consideration, starting with the Fiscal Year (FY25) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and the FY25 Defense Appropriations Act.
