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The War Powers Resolution is one of the most misrepresented statutes in modern American politics.

The wicked game the devil plays is to pretend he is the morning star most high, that his legions will forever torment the world, and that the best a man can hope for is to see his enemies, himself, and the world die. But the true Morning Star Most High teaches us neither indifference nor despair – but to love and pray for all, even our enemies, caught in the devil’s snares....

Strength is not measured in numbers, but in the will to stand fast when all logic says to flee. 

Moses does not belong to 1956, to Hollywood, or even to the screen. He belongs to the long-unbroken thread of people who needed to believe that the hopeless could be delivered – and who, to their astonishment, found that they were right.

If Alabama wants stronger families, churches, and civic life, it will need stronger institutions of higher learning, including private colleges. 

Remove unfair barriers, apply equal laws, and people will rise based on their own effort and merit.

I’d say the biggest problem facing this country is typos. Typos are cropping up everywhere. In advertisements, in emails, and even within the very words you're reading now.

For too many women in Alabama, what follows cancer surgery brings a second battle, not against disease, but against their own health insurer.

If districts are formally asserting that digital platforms harm children, why are elements of that same ecosystem embedded into the mandatory structure of the school day?

This is the time to give greater scrutiny to who is responsible for education administration in our schools. With each cultural shift, it becomes evident that administrations often have no intestinal fortitude or direction.

HB347 recognizes that our legal framework must evolve alongside technology. The bill strengthens consumer protections related to illicit material, clarifies enforcement mechanisms, and ensures meaningful consequences for those who profit from or facilitate this kind of harm.

A little over a week ago, I was running as a Republican in State Senate District 10 and was told by multiple sources that I was winning in the polls against incumbent Andrew Jones. That was before the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee kicked me off the ballot.

As I reflected on the past six and half years since Jeffrey Epstein was arrested, I couldn’t help but ask: where have these people been? Where were they when we were going to see “Sound of Freedom,” a movie that was generally panned by the mainstream critics as a QAnon conspiracy theory? Or when we surmised quite rationally that – since he was involved with such high-level people – Epstein might not have killed himself at all?

Trump continues to demonstrate his commitment to law enforcement and working Americans, as he highlighted in this week’s State of the Union Address. We proudly stand behind him.

The rules matter. Integrity matters. And protecting the Republican primary process matters.

But cyberspace, coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), presents new threats and raises new issues in protecting children from porn. ... All pornographers need to do is find a photo of an innocent person, generate a nude body to go with it, and they’re in business.

To suggest SB298 is simply an attempt to take power away from a black mayor is laughable. 

I will pray for Ivey, not to sway her will to my own – but that she may carry the sword of authority as a cross – with wisdom and fortitude to do God’s will as one so made in His image.

People often compare filling out their tax forms to learning a new language because of how stressful and confusing it can be. However, this year, I’m proud to say that Alabamians will be bringing home more money than ever thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts.

Leadership positions exist at the consent of the majority caucus. Yet silence has prevailed. The reluctance to act proves exactly why grassroots involvement matters, because insiders protect insiders. 

The Republic’s commercial institutions need not choose between principle and profit. They need only remember which principles their charters were designed to serve. 

Without independent oversight, power operates in darkness. And history has shown, time and again, that darkness is where corruption grows. Transparency is not an attack on leadership – it is a protection of it. It strengthens the integrity of our institutions and preserves the trust of the people.

The purpose of high school sports – helping students learn and grow as people – is what we are here to protect and preserve for generations to come.

As the martyrs sang on the ice, so let us proclaim from housetops: Christ is King! Deny Him before men, and He denies you before the Father. But acknowledge Him, and eternal glory awaits.

Emergencies will come again, and federal pressure will certainly follow. The only question is whether Alabama will be prepared next time.

It all started in third grade. My teacher read to the class from a book. A mass-market paperback. A book about angels. They were stories of impossible rescues, and unlikely redemptions. Then, she told a story of her own.

If Reed wants the state to stay out of his city’s business, then he should immediately admit he has a problem and publicly embrace a pro-law enforcement, pro-law-and-order philosophy.