7. Trump handling of the economy and favorability hit all-time highs Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are locked in a dead heat, according to a new poll, but that poll also shows there has been a “rally around the flag” moment for President Trump with the president […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should Alabama join other states by issuing a shelter-in-place order? — Will the $2.2 trillion stimulus deal hold off a total economic collapse? — Former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions wants to […]

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has become a worldwide disaster. In Alabama, all businesses are impacted, schools are closed for the academic year and life is in disarray. Friday, Governor Kay Ivey inched closer to the inevitable but, for whatever reason, didn’t quite get there. She held a so-called “press conference” in which she read a […]

7. UAB is working on a coronavirus treatment The National Institution of Health-sponsored global clinical trials will now include the University of Alabama at Birmingham.   A professor of at UAB in the Division of Infectious Disease said that the drug “Remdesivir worked well in the test tube and animal models against a close relative of […]

7. Lawmakers want to hold China accountable U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) have introduced a piece of legislation to demand an investigation into the Chinese response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the world. If passed, the resolution would look into China’s decision to hide details of […]

Former Attorney General Senator Jeff Sessions did not mince his words when he asked about the role of the Chinese government in the current worldwide Chinese coronavirus pandemic. It has been noted by the media and the President of the United States that Chinese leadership was negligent in how it handled the initial outbreak in […]

7. Mobile struggling to get people to actually practice social distancing With the coronavirus in the United States, many states have ordered people to stay home. In Alabama, many cities are trying to get people to distance themselves from others as much as possible, but Mobile is struggling to get citizens to stay away from […]

The nation is in a dark place right now. People are hunkered down at home and must feel like they are watching their futures and fortunes be destroyed by a virus that originated in China and is now working its way through the United States. Americans are looking for leadership, but are instead finding squabbling […]

7. 2020 Olympics postponed to 2021 Due to the coronavirus, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to delay the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, until 2021.  Details have not been decided yet, but Dick Pound of the IOC stated, “[T]he Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.” […]

7. Delayed runoff could help Jeff Sessions Before the coronavirus delayed the Alabama primary runoff, former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville had gained momentum and was polling just ahead of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session, but political observers think the runoff being delayed could favor Sessions. Former political science professor Jess Brown said, “If […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are Alabamians ready to deal with the coronavirus? — What kind of stimulus would actually help people who need it? — Why did Governor Kay Ivey delay the primary runoff election?

We are in a trying time. There is a global pandemic underway, and our overreaction to it may cause even more problems than the spread of the virus itself. Some reports indicate that the current closing of most businesses, working from home and disruptions to American life may not be enough. The implications of a […]

7. Beaches are closing On Friday, all public Alabama beaches closed at 7:00 a.m. due to large crowds that were still gathering amid the coronavirus outbreak. Florida has not issued a similar order, but several beaches will be shut down as well. Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said that they’re hoping to have the beaches […]

7. Sessions campaigning on law enforcement endorsements During a news conference, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was endorsed by law enforcement officials from coastal Alabama. Sessions said, “I do love the law enforcement community and respect it and understand the challenges they operate under and I know the dangers they face on a daily […]

You knew it was coming — the March 31 primary runoff election was never going to happen in the era of the coronavirus. Secretary of State John Merrill wanted this delay, Attorney General Steve Marshall said it could be done and the governor pulled the trigger.

7. Biden trounces Bernie, Bernie stays in the race Former Vice President Joe Biden, the favorite for the Democratic presidential primary, took another couple of steps towards securing the nomination by blowing out U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Florida, Illinois and Arizona in elections that saw big turnout in spite of the coronavirus. Sanders […]

7. Sending everyone money to help financial burdens during crisis U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) called on Congress to “immediately” give every adult American $1,000, saying this needs to be done to “help families and small businesses meet their short-term financial obligations, ease the financial burden on students entering the workforce, and protect health workers […]

Alabama has now joined the rest of the country in having coronavirus cases finally confirmed in the state. Because of this, we are now starting to shut things down. The schools are all set to close this week, and we can all agree this is acceptable and that we knew it was coming. Why wait? […]

7. Michael Cohen wants to send prisoners home Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney who is serving a three-year sentence for bank and tax fraud, has been sharing a petition to release prisoners and place them under house arrest amid the coronavirus outbreak, but the petition only applies to federal non-violent offenders.  The […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Will President Donald Trump be able to do anything right with the coronavirus in the eyes of the media? — Will life shut down in Alabama over the coronavirus? — How […]

7. Alabama Forestry Association endorses Sessions Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has received the endorsement for U.S. Senate from the Alabama Forestry Association as the runoff between Sessions and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville gets closer. AFA Executive Vice President Chris Isaacson said Sessions “served the people of Alabama in this seat for […]

I say this as a pro-choice conservative Alabama talk show host: American politics is far too obsessed with abortion. I personally believe that abortion should be barely-legal and super-rare. But the media and their Democrats’ obsession with this issue can not be satiated. It must be discussed at all times. It appears that if you […]

7. NCAA starts shutting down tournaments as coronavirus panic continues As the World Health Organization refers to the coronavirus outbreak as a “pandemic,” which the media has been doing for weeks, more big gatherings, festivals, classes, parades and other events will now not be happening. The NCAA Basketball Tournament and various conference tournaments, including the […]

7. Alabama prisons are planning for coronavirus The Alabama Department of Corrections said that its officials are working with Governor Kay Ivey’s coronavirus task force to prepare by following guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alabama Department of Public Health. ADOC spokeswoman Samantha Rose said they’re “taking proactive steps to […]