12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1122+ words) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House narrowly passed the annual defense policy bill last week, authorizing an unprecedented $1.15 trillion in defense spending. The historic and intentional increase is the brainchild of House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers. House passage marks a win…...

13+ hour ago   (319+ words) President Donald Trump used his speech to the White House Correspondence Association dinner to go after familiar targets, including members of the media and Democrats. But his attacks – ostensibly meant to be jokes – were especially biting toward CNN’s Kaitlan Collins,…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (189+ words) Did you catch Capitol Journal this week? Alex reports from Washington on the National Defense Authorization Act, plus “Reconciliation 3.0,” the proposed Tuskegee Airman memorial and how both national parties are focused on AL-2. Jeff Sanders reports on the controversy over…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (781+ words) Not everybody can afford to buy a big boat or hire a charter captain for an offshore adventure, but Alabama anglers don’t need to head offshore or spend a fortune to catch giant fish. Typically ignored or even held in…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (407+ words) The Bulldogs received 88 of 164 votes to reach the title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in early December. Texas was the second choice, with 57 votes, and Mississippi a distant third with six. Texas A&M, Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU and Kentucky…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (746+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama’s State Department of Education needs to better document how it makes certain contracting and school funding decisions, according to a state audit that also found payments to two vendors exceeded amounts authorized in their contracts by nearly…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1043+ words) Shortly after the new attacks were announced, Iranian state media reported explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas, a critical hub for moving military supplies as well as trade cargo, where two people were reportedly injured. Blasts were also…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (926+ words) The withdrawals in U.S. District Court followed a remarkable back-and-forth between a visibly irritated Judge Arun Subramanian and government lawyers. They come at a time when the Trump administration is vigorously going after news organizations whose reporting and coverage it doesn’t…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (285+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Tommy Tuberville for governor campaign on Thursday announced it has formed a transition team ahead of the November election. Dubbed the “Golden Age Action Team,” the group of nine will be tasked to review the operations of…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (607+ words) Schools that discipline students of color at higher rates than white students won’t be in violation of federal civil rights law for that disparity alone, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday. The Education Department’s regulatory changes prohibit the agency’s…...