7. Alabama-based religious broadcaster wins its battle with the federal government over religious liberty — The Birmingham-based Eternal Word Television Network has struck a deal with the Federal government, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to stop trying to force EWTN to provide Obamacare mandated birth control and abortifacients as healthcare. — This battle […]

Whatever happened in Hoover when Emantic “E.J.” Bradford Jr. was killed on Thanksgiving night was obviously a tragedy. Whether the police officer killed him in cold-blood or was entirely justified, it doesn’t change the fact that this event was entirely preventable, nor does it change the fact that it will happen again. But our reaction […]

7. Bellefonte nuke deal falls through, but it still may not be over — The purchase of the Bellefonte nuclear power plant for $111 million dollars has apparently fallen through as the purchase failed to secure the necessary funding to complete the purchase. — The CEO of Nuclear Development LLC, Franklin Haney, has sued the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is this when they finally get President Trump? — Is it possible to get a rational reaction from anyone after a tragedy like the shooting at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover? — Is Congressman Bradley […]

7. Looks like Speaker Nancy Pelosi is inevitable after all — Pelosi looks to be a lock after winning a Democratic caucus vote by a 203-32 margin. CNBC notes, “The 32 votes of opposition would be enough to sink her bid on the House floor, but some of those members will likely support her in […]

Since the day U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) won his election, the media has continued to hammer home a completely unsupported myth about how he won. It goes like this: Black voters showed up in record numbers to push Jones over the top. It’s just not true. It’s still not true, and it never was […]

7. Twitter’s CEO may be looking at charges for lying to Congress and could see immunity stripped —House Energy and Commerce Committee is now reviewing the testimony of  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to see if he lied to Congress about their handling of banned accounts, death threats, and other decisions at the company. — The […]

Alabama Republicans are licking their chops over the chance to beat Alabama’s junior Senator in 2020. The math doesn’t favor Jones and Democrats hanging onto that seat, and his vote on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh made retaining even more unlikely. The list of who will run against Jones reads like a who’s who of Alabama […]

7. President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is up to 60 percent — After a 38-seat loss in the midterms, the president’s disapproval rating has continued to climb to match the highest of his term. — The polling shows a sub-40 approval rating for the first time since December of 2017, which was after his former national […]

Report after report is coming out about the violent incident that took place at the Riverchase Galleria. Cable news segments have been devoted to it and numerous news stories have been written with very little actual information being available. Some of the coverage from mainstream media is now inserting a racial element into Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr.’s death […]

7. Trump administration announces a deal with Mexico on asylum; Incoming Mexican president denies — On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced the deal and tweeted, “Migrants at the Southern Border will not be allowed into the United States until their claims are individually approved in court,” and added a threat of border closure, saying, “If for […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Why does the Alabama political press love fired prosecutor Matt Hart so much? — Can Democrats create another Doug Jones in Mississippi? — Are there enough votes in the new Alabama Legislature for a “yes” vote […]

Every year on my radio show the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I give listeners an opportunity to offer up their “Turkey of the Year,” a person who did something foolish or a series of foolish things that would make them stand out from all the other foolish things we see every year. This year’s nominees included yours […]

7. Sorry, marijuana and CBD oil fans, the state is cracking down on illegal marijuana and CBD oil usage — The Attorney General’s Office issued a notice pointing out that the laws passed in Alabama only allow for CBD oil to be possessed by certain people under specific circumstances, but do not make the substance legal. The laws only […]

Republican Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) and Attorney General Steve Marshall have filed a suit against the federal government and their plans to count illegal immigrants in the 2020 census and use those numbers for congressional reapportionment, as well as the allocation of federal funding. An adverse decision for Brooks, Marshall and Alabama would most likely cost the […]

7. Ivanka Trump has a Hillary Clinton problem — In what will surely be viewed as hypocritical and foolish behavior, President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House official, Ivanka Trump reportedly had been using a personal email account to conduct government business including interactions from a private email account with cabinet secretaries and forwards of her […]

When now-Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) was elected in December 2017, people around the globe pretended it was the beginning of something new for Democrats in the South. It was not. Jones’ election was a one-off event, a blip not a trend. It was an event that happened in spite of rather than because of Jones, his […]

7. Democrats see a rising star in Beto O’Rourke — He agrees — O’Rourke joins Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as a potential 2020 candidate who said no to the presidential race before the midterms and who now is cracking the door open to a run. — Recent polling shows O’Rourke ranking as high as third on […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — What happened to all of the voter suppression stories? — Sen. Doug Jones is running for re-election, can he actually win? — Are Birmingham and Alabama’s pensions able to be salvaged?

7. Disgraced former Governor Robert Bentley and his mistress are running around Las Vegas — Bentley and his former political advisor Rebekah Mason were seen in Las Vegas this week, the site of dermatology conference this weekend. Mason works for Bentley’s dermatology practice in Tuscaloosa. — Bentley hilariously claimed that he an Mason never had […]

Across the United States of America, ballots are still being counted. Election results are being finalized, recounted and in some instances, changed. Politicians of both major political parties have called into question results in different states. President Donald Trump has called for the results in Florida to be certified from Election Day so Florida Governor […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 7. As Congress comes together in Washington D.C., two Alabama Congressmen make moves — No one is officially challenging Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House. She is “100 percent confident” she will win, but Rep. Terri Sewell  has remained silent on whether she will support Pelosi. […]

The Madison County Democratic Party said hundreds of people were disenfranchised in 2016, and Alabama’s political media dutifully reported the story without evidence. They lied. Election Day came and went and there were zero legitimate cases of voter suppression in the state of Alabama. In fact, four students who claimed suppression had their court cases dismissed […]

7. Amazon goes big, liberals and conservatives complain about the way the world works now — Arlington, Virginia, and Long Island City in New York will each get $2.5 billion in investment and 25,000 jobs. Both will offer massive incentives to get the new split headquarters. — A total of 238 cities competed for these […]