7. More than 200,000 migrant encounters in August According to the latest reports from the Department of Homeland Security, there were 208,887 encounters with migrants at the southern border in August, which is just below the more than 212,000 encounters in July. Compared to August 2020, there were 317% more encounters in August 2021.  There […]

7. Orr is looking for tax cuts State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is trying to find ways to reduce the tax burden. He said that tax cuts should be considered and pointed to federal dollars that are coming in, budgets, pay raises and dealing with the coronavirus.  Orr said one thing that could be considered […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) has proposed a bill looking to get access to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s financial records that is going nowhere. It is noise, and I would argue it isn’t even valuable noise. Now, questions asking whether his decision-making is tied to his personal finances is completely fair game. There has to be […]

7. Democrats conspire to beat a black man in California The media and their Democrats have gathered in California on the day of a recall election for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to protect him and disparage his leading challenger — radio talk show host Larry Elder. Newsom’s recall started out of general disgruntlement with his […]

I warned parents and lawmakers that the Alabama Department of Public Health and various school districts were working to get as many kids vaccinated as possible. It’s a no-brainer that this is what they want to do. What was surprising is how clandestinely they were doing it. But truthfully, I raised this issue with lawmakers […]

7. Bush infuriates Republicans by equating 9/11 hijackers to U.S. Capitol rioters Former President George W. Bush angered many on the right by comparing the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol to 9/11 at a memorial this week, saying, “There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Can President Joe Biden even do the vaccine mandate he has ordered? — Will Michael Durant’s entry into the U.S. Senate race change things significantly? — Are Alabama legislators serious about a new prison deal, […]

7. DOJ suing Texas over abortion ban U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced that the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Texas due to their abortion ban, which makes the practice illegal once there’s a heartbeat. Garland said that the law is unconstitutional. One of the issues Garland brought up is how […]

Finally… Joe Biden has a plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It only took about nine months. We're eight months into this pandemic, and Donald Trump still doesn't have a plan to get this virus under control. I do. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 16, 2020 What took him so long to roll this out? […]

7. U.S. Capitol could have a fence again as a lame protest approaches It’s likely that there will be a protest held in Washington, D.C. after the organization “Look Ahead America” has requested a permit for up to 500 people to demonstrate. The protest would be the #JusticeForJ6 rally. The alarmists in the media are […]

7. AU student claims he couldn’t get an SGA position due to being conservative Auburn University student Stephen Morris claims that he was denied becoming the chief justice for the Student Government Association because he previously expressed conservative views through Twitter.  Some of the tweets covered his views on Black Lives Matter, feminism and freedom […]

Hospitalization rates in Alabama hospitals still show that this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. If you think that is too much, too harsh or too mean, fine, but this pandemic is undoubtedly hitting the unvaccinated harder than the vaccinated. That is not debatable — it is just math. But, this is America, and the […]

7. State Department wants credit for rescues they didn’t do There was a family of four, a mother and her three children, rescued from Afghanistan, and now those who privately conducted the mission, Cory Mills and a team of military veterans, have said that the State Department is seeking credit for the success. The mission […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — How are people reacting to President Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan? — Do new polls show a tightening race for U.S. Senate between U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and Katie Britt? — Will Alabama legislators […]

7. National Guardsmen being sent to Louisiana  Governor Kay Ivey announced that 150 national guardsmen from Alabama will be sent to Louisiana to aid in the recovery after Hurricane Ida. The decision came after Louisiana requested assistance.  Ivey also issued a supplemental state of emergency order that will help those impacted by Ida get access […]

Vaccine mandates are all the rage these days. The president wants companies to enforce them. Recently, polling out of California shows that voters are open to them in numbers far larger than you would expect. One group of people has remained largely silent in the battle over an employer forcing you to get the vaccine […]

7. The American left had a bad day In spite of the absurdity of the notion that Texas has been on the cusp of going blue for the last 10 years, the media and their Democrats can’t seem to grasp that Texas is allowed to govern itself, which means it controls its elections and access […]

7. Texas legislature passes voter integrity bill even though Democrats fled the state in protest The story garnered a huge amount of attention, misinformation about the bills filled the airwaves, the media found new darlings to promote, and at the end of the day, the Texas “fleebaggers” accomplished absolutely nothing. The full legislature in Texas […]

Prison reform in Alabama is in the pipeline. How close we are depends on who you are talking to. Some think prison reform will happen in a special session. Some think it will happen next year. Others think we aren’t quite there yet. The gist of this is pretty simple, though. Everyone knows that a […]

7. Coronavirus lunacy from the federal government continues Not only is the Biden administration trying to get around the striking-down of the eviction moratorium, but the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is also looking into bans on mask mandates in schools in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina and Utah. The office claims that it […]

7. Charles Barkley came to Alabama to promote the coronavirus vaccine Former NBA star Charles Barkley traveled to Birmingham’s Legion Field over the weekend to promote the coronavirus vaccine by headlining a vaccine drive. Barkley said, “You don’t get the vaccination just for yourself, you get it for the people around you.” Barkley went on […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Did this week’s suicide bombing in Afghanistan show that President Joe Biden’s strategy in Afghanistan is a complete and utter failure? — Former President Donald Trump’s rally in Alabama was a huge success, but did […]

7. Rogers: We can’t ignore China U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Saks) has brought focus back to the threat that China poses to the United States, saying it’s a “long-term threat.” He argued while there are immediate threats to the country, China can’t be ignored. Rogers described China as a “hostile adversary” and went on to […]

7. The Taliban wants to fight climate change The Taliban desperately wants to be taken seriously, so now a senior official with the terrorist regime has said that they want to tackle climate change. The organization is also advocating to be recognized by other nations globally. Specifically, they said they want to be seen “as […]