Posts by Dale Jackson — Page 21
Speaker of the Alabama State House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) and State Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper), invoked cloture to halt Democratic filibusters for the first time in the 2025 Alabama legislative session, streamlining passage of GOP-backed bills like the child online safety, Gulf of America, and tax measures.
Court documents revealed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member, held the rank of "homeboy" with the street name "Duro" within the gang, intensifying the controversy over his deportation to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).
A Department of Defense Inspector General’s review, though heavily redacted, points to political interference by President Joe Biden in the decision to retain U.S. Space Command’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, reversing a Trump-era plan to relocate it to Huntsville, Alabama
In a White House meeting, El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele told President Donald Trump that he has 350 million Americans to "liberate" by tackling crime and terrorism in the United States after doing the same in his country, as the leaders discussed curbing illegal immigration into the United States and using El Savadore's notorious CECOT mega prison as a deterrent
On the latest tariff moves by the Trump administration, they announced that exempted electronic devices like smartphones and laptops from 145% tariffs on Chinese imports, but maybe not for long, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated this is only temporary with non-negotiable semiconductor tariffs looming in one to two months, further creating confusion in the trade war’s goals and tactics
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.
In response to President Donald Trump’s tariff escalation on Chinese imports to 145%, China’s National Film Administration announced an immediate reduction in Hollywood film imports, citing soured domestic demand for American movies, of which Americans can probably relate
The markets were quick to react to President Donald Trump's suggestion that people "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" hours before his announcement of 90-day tariff pause for most countries except China.
After foreign markets rebounded Tuesday morning, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average signaled they could rebound as well, and throughout the day it appeared that was happening, but by the end of the day the S&P 500 slid 1.6% (after being up as much as 4%) and the Dow saw a similar play while losing all of its 3.9% increase and ending up down .84%
President Donald Trump continues to publicly battle some in his foreign governments, fake news, his own party, the media, and their Democrats on social media as the entire world has been thrown off kilter by his massive tariff gambit, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that 50 to nearly 70 countries have approached the Trump administration to negotiate new trade deals
"Millions" protestors took to the street again over the weekend, this time to tell President Donald Trump (the elected president) and Elon Musk (someone appointed by the president to root out waste) to take their hands off the government, undoubtedly the crowds were boosted by a sympathetic media and the stock market slide on Thursday and Friday
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick asserts there’s no chance Trump will abandon his tariff plan, predicting long-term market gains despite immediate fallout, as Singapore and Switzerland pursue engagement with the Trump administration, France demands a European suspension of US investments, and China and Canada gear up for retaliatory measures
President Donald Trump announced "Liberation Day" tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, the tariffs include a 10% tariff on all imports with higher reciprocal tariffs on over 180 countries that include 34% on China, 24% on Japan, and 20% on the EU, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is warning countires against retaliation, stating it would lead to escalation, which seems inevitable, but Bessent is saying countries are already "coming to the table."

