7. Coronavirus vaccine should cover other variants Assistant Secretary for Health Administration Brett Giroir recently spoke about the new strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom, and said that they “have every reason to believe that the vaccine will be effective against any variant that we’ve seen, including the new variant in the U.K.” […]

It has become quite a normal, and boring, thing for America’s social media users to seize on innocuous things and attempt to out-ridiculous each other in pretend outrage. Apparently, we are very upset that people are getting vaccines.

7. Birx latest public health leader to not follow own advice White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told people to limit their holiday gatherings for Thanksgiving to “your immediate household,” but now it’s been found out that she didn’t follow her own advice. The day after Thanksgiving, Birx went to Delaware where […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Have a majority of Republican lawmakers, including U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), accepted that the 2020 election results are not going to change? — Will U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) help […]

7. State Rep. Jim Hill prefiles to create a second parole board State Representative Jim Hill (R-Moody) has prefiled a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would create an additional parole board to help the system deal with parole hearings more efficiently. Hill said that there’s a backlog that’s built up, especially because of […]

7. Mike Pence will get the vaccine on national television Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the White House coronavirus task force, will be joined by second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams when he receives the coronavirus vaccine on Friday morning, and he is asking American television networks to carry it. The […]

7. Walmart closes third Alabama store After what appears to be a coronavirus outbreak related to the Walmart located on South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville, the big-box giant has decided to close the store until 7:00 a.m. Thursday to allow for crews to clean and sanitize the building. This is the third store in Alabama […]

Earlier today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declared Joe Biden as the president-elect on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The media then immediately attacked him for not doing it soon enough because — after all — they are pathetic frauds. Keep in mind that this whole thing is still not over. U.S. Rep. […]

7. Tons of mail-in ballots already requested in Georgia As the Senate runoff election gets closer, more people have requested mail-in ballots for the election, and it’s expected that turnout will be way up. The Wall Street Journal has reported that about 1.2 million mail-in ballots have been requested, and there are already 200,000 that […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee Member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Was Alabama right to join the lawsuit Texas has filed at the Supreme Court concerning the 2020 election? — Did anyone know that Alabama could mandate vaccinations if they wanted to, […]

7. Biden to leave his basement and head to Georgia Former Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, to help campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock. This comes after President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence visited the state this week to […]

7. Baldwin County gives all teachers $1,000 bonus All full-time employees of Baldwin County Schools will receive an additional $1,000 from taxpayer funds on December 18. However, Superintendent Eddie Tyler will not receive the bonus payment. In a letter announcing the payment, Tyler said, “I have said over and over how much I appreciate each […]

7. Biden vows to reopen schools Former Vice President Joe Biden has vowed that within his first 100 days in office as president, he wants to have almost every school in the country reopened for in-person instruction. This comes after he said he would ask people to wear masks for his first 100 days. Biden […]

Today, the United Kingdom started vaccinating people outside of trials and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report showing that the previous findings on its safety have been confirmed. All signs point to the FDA approving the drug for immediate emergency use, and vaccination could begin shortly for healthcare workers and nursing […]

7. Earmarks are back, baby Now that President Donald Trump appears to be on his way out in Washington, D.C., earmarks are back in as a way to get business done in Congress. Members of Congress can either get on board and fight for their earmarks or let other members feed at the trough. Bloomberg […]

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate; that is the question. Personally, I have been looking forward to a potential vaccine for months with optimism and hope. I thought we would get the vaccine and then return to normalcy. I want the vaccine to work and was willing to enter a trial to see if it […]

7. April Weaver looking to replace Cam Ward State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) will be vacating his seat in the legislature to start as director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and former State Representative April Weaver (R-Brierfield) has announced that she intends to run for that seat. In her announcement, Weaver said […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee Member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Can U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) get a U.S. senator to join him to challenge the irregularities in the 2020 presidential election? — Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris suggests […]

7. Doug Jones has no regrets U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was beaten in the General Election by U.S. Senator-Elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and recently he appeared on CNN with Dana Bash where he was asked about some of his votes while in the U.S. Senate, such as voting to impeach President Donald Trump and […]

7. Trump’s latest on why Biden can’t be president President Donald Trump put out a video statement on social media, once again claiming that the General Election was rigged, and he said that “lots of bad things happened” during the election, deeming this statement “the most important speech I’ve ever made.” Trump said that the […]

As if the school year could not be more of a mess for students, teachers and parents, Huntsville City Schools are now closed because of a cybersecurity attack. This is a ransomware attack — the folks behind it usually demand a large sum of money for a release of the data. Schools, media companies and […]

7. Relief bill is possible, maybe The lack of a coronavirus relief bill has been one of the constant discussion points in America as the country attempts to get through the pandemic and businesses struggle to survive. Now it appears that there is an appetite to move forward on a bill by combining it with […]

Let’s not get carried away with supposed massive gains against inequality that are not actually massive gains. Over the last week, two things have taken place in America that we have been told are historic and earth-shaking; neither thing actually is. President-elect (presumed) Joe Biden appointed an all-female senior communications team, and we have been […]

7. State Christmas tree being delivered today In Montgomery, the state Christmas tree will be delivered today, and the tree lighting ceremony is currently scheduled for Friday at 5:30 p.m. Governor Kay Ivey announced the tree lighting ceremony yesterday, and added that the Alabama National Guard band “will perform this year’s musical selections.” 6. Voting […]