Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can President Donald Trump and other Republicans force House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) hand on impeachment? — What happens if U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) votes for President Trump’s impeachment? — Will Alabama Democrats ever end their infighting and […]

President Donald Trump has quite a lot of things to deal with right now. Going after former Attorney General Jeff Sessions shouldn’t be one of them. Despite an impeachment inquiry that is growing support nationally, along with foreign policy challenges in the Middle East and China, the president still found time to do just that.

7. The gas tax is “working” The Alabama Department of Transportation and Governor Kay Ivey have released a list of the current road projects in the state that will be funded by the increased gas tax. A total of 28 city and county road projects will be funded with $30.1 million. The projects must begin […]

The University of Alabama is incredibly racist. And incredibly terrible. And incredibly awful. Racist, terrible, awful and just the absolute worst. Why? Well, that is complicated. But, it is so bad on campus that a handful of kids organized a march to the administration’s building and held a die-in to protest the history of racism […]

7. U.N. will default by the end of October Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the United Nations has issued a statement that by the end of the month, the U.N. will likely have to default their “payment to staff and vendors,” and as of September, they were only able to pay 70% of their budget. The […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden is in trouble. Elizabeth Warren has passed him in the latest average of national polls. She is the frontrunner now, not him.

7. The University of Alabama deemed racist for reasons yet to be determined After confusing student protests over racial issues on campus, without a clear reason for the protests, the University of Alabama has given in and told the students they will establish an “advisory committee” that will talk about issues related to “diversity, equity […]

Much like the Democratic Party as a whole, the Alabama Democratic Party is a dumpster fire. After months of uncertainty, Alabama Democrats finally had a meeting to discuss passing bylaws that the national party has said must be changed in order for the state to have representation at the Democratic National Convention in 2020. The […]

7. A possible solution for rural hospitals On Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” State Representative Tim Wadsworth (R-Arley) suggested that instead of expanding Medicaid to save rural hospitals, we should instead have Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). Wadsworth said that FQHC doesn’t require state funding, and “does not require expanding Medicaid, and they still see […]

The Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in the great state of Alabama was supposed to be a heavyweight battle to see who takes on U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), but it’s looking more like a pillow fight. Tommy Tuberville is winning, according to his and his opponents’ polling.

7. Alabama hospital system pays ransom A three-hospital system based in Tuscaloosa has paid an undisclosed ransom to attackers that locked their files and demanded a sum of money to unlock the data. DCH Health Systems had been forced to send non-critical patients to other hospitals because of the attack that began on October 1. […]

Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Do Democrats finally have the goods they have been seeking to impeach President Donald Trump? — How will all this impeachment talk about U.S. Senate and House races affect Alabama? — Is Decatur a sanctuary city?

The Democrats’ real plan on impeachment is starting to come to light. Don’t hold a vote; do media interviews; pretend the president deserves to be removed. Republican Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is not having it. Appearing on this weekend’s “Guerrilla Politics,” Brooks argued that Democrats are trying to prevent Republicans from calling witnesses to testify […]

7. More money to hospitals for Medicaid Governor Kay Ivey has allowed $22 million additional state dollars to go to Alabama hospitals, which will increase the federal funding to $56 million, totaling to $78 million for Medicaid beneficiaries. Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar has said that this additional funding is going to “help hospitals provide […]

7. First vaping death in Alabama A vaping related illness has spread across the country with more than 800 cases and 12 deaths confirmed, including 19 cases of the disease in Alabama; now the state has its first confirmed death. The Alabama Department of Public Health continues to say that everyone using e-cigarettes or vape […]

Is Decatur a sanctuary city? Legally? Technically? Not anymore, I guess, but it was. Following the media attention generated by this policy enacted by the Decatur Police Department’s Chief of Police Nate Allen, there was back-and-forth between the chief, Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling and the Decatur City Council. They have since come to an agreement […]

7. Dallas cop who shot unarmed black man convicted On September 6, 2018, Amber Guyger went home after her shift, walked into Botham Jean’s apartment instead of her own. Guyger believed that Jean was burglarizing her apartment, despite the fact that she lived on a completely different floor, and then she shot him. The case […]

Alabama may soon find itself in an unusual position in regards to college football — playing from behind. A new California law, the Fair Pay to Play Act, will allow college athletes in the state to profit off of endorsements and their likeness. This comes in direct defiance to the NCAA and for that reason, […]

7. Bruce Pearl is for another Auburn coach: “Senator Tuberville” During the “Bruce, Barkley and Basketball” golf tournament over the weekend in Lee County, Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl thanked 2020 GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville for standing up for Israel and the 2nd Amendment. After Pearl’s initial statement, Tuberville nodded and gave […]

Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling has responded to claims that the Decatur Police Department might not support Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by confirming that the police department has been told to stand down on illegal immigration. The facts here are clear: Decatur is a sanctuary city right now. The policy apparently went into effect Wednesday, […]

7. Alabama is No. 1 The Associated Press has released their college football poll for the week and Alabama has reclaimed the top spot for the first time of the season, surpassing Clemson. After Clemson barely beat the University of North Carolina 21-20, they moved down in the polls. Auburn University is holding at seventh […]

Dr. Waymon Burke and guest host James Lomax take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Do Democrats finally have the goods they have been seeking to impeach President Donald Trump? — When does this embarrassing battle between Alabama Democrats end? — Did U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) quit Congress because of Donald […]

7. Huntsville is a great place to live Huntsville is awesome and you should live there according to a study done by US News, who ranked the top 125 places to live in the United States based on a strong job market and high quality of life. With one being the lowest and 10 being […]

7. Juul has killed its advertising and fired their CEO for no reason The market leader in vaping products, Juul Labs, is now suspending advertising and has announced it will not fight the Trump administrations attempts to ban flavor products they say are appealing to teens. This is all very confusing because it is thought […]