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Democrats like Doug Jones (D-AL) who want to play the moderate type are going to be placed in a box where their silence will be seen as a tacit approval of partial-birth abortion.

7. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has been exposed for declaring herself an “American Indian” on a Texas State Bar application after denying she attempted to use race to get ahead for decades  — Warren declared her race as an “American Indian” in a registration form filed in 1986 with the Texas State Bar in her […]

Last week, the rift between President Donald Trump and conservative pundit Ann Coulter entered into a new phase. Coulter was not only openly criticizing the guy she wrote an entire book about trusting, but she was also courting challengers from the right. She even mentioned one of those potential challengers by name, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). […]

President Trump is going to deliver his State of the Union address tonight, which will be his third address to a joint session of Congress.

7. The lawyer for the Covington Catholic School kid at the middle of the scandal at the Lincoln Memorial is suing a lot of people — The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann is threatening to sue multiple people. The first step is demanding retractions and apologies for their comments. The lawyers […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — With Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) making it clear she is not budging on the wall, what will happen next? — Will former ALEA head Spencer Collier get any money from his firing by disgraced former […]

Trump tweeted about the impasse saying "I’ve got you covered", which all but assures he act if Congress does not.

These disagreements with his intelligence chiefs stem from Trump's assertions that Iran, which they say isn't pursuing nukes, is a major threat and that he has Syria, North Korea, Afghanistan, and ISIS under control.

Brooks followed up by asking if "the United States military obey that order" if given an order to build the wall and Rood said, "If we judge it to be a lawful order, yes sir. And I assume it would be."

7. As much as President Donald Trump gets blasted for his comments about NATO, it appears citizens in NATO countries support his implication that Europe isn’t pulling their weight — President Trump has made it clear he believes the relationship with NATO and the U.S. is a one-way street. He usually cites accurate funding concerns, while […]

Is there any legislation? No.How much does the state need? A lot.How much will the gas tax increase be? No one knows.Where will it go? Check back in March.

7. Potential independent candidate for president and former Starbucks CEO scares Democrats — Former Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz is apparently considering running for president in 2020 as an independent candidate who would undoubtedly draw from the left. — The last third-party candidate to win the presidency was Abraham Lincoln. Republicans and Democrats feel third-party candidates […]

Jackson closes the show with a "parting shot" where he explains why Alabama should uncouple the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee holidays.

President Donald Trump is standing firm-ish on his request for funding for the border wall by seeking a "prorated down payment" on the wall, but even some Republicans are confused by what that means.

Democrats, who saw their leader reject the President's latest offer before he made it are now proposing a bill that includes what some are calling a smart wall with drones and upgrades at ports of entry.

Both Democrats and Republicans are bringing long-shot bills to the Senate in attempts to appear like they are doing something on the government shutdown without actually doing anything.

Even though Trump has compromised on three issues, to some in his base's chagrin, Speaker Nancy Pelosi attempted to kill the compromise before the President even made his statement offering the deal.

Jackson closes the show with a "parting shot" directed at every member of Alabama's Congressional delegation that has remained silent when Alabama could lose a Congressional seat due to illegal immigrants counted in the the 2020 Census.

After Speaker Pelosi went after the SOTU, President Trump waited until she was towards a fueled and prepped 757 for a Congressional junket and he pulled the plug, forcing the delegation to exit their busses and head home.

Pelosi's aggressive decision to cancel the SOTU is being met with resistance from within her own party, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) says it is the "wrong approach" and "Where I come from in West Virginia we just don’t act this way."

7. Kraft is the latest corporation looking to get free publicity by helping employees; Food banks in Alabama are also helping — The maker of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is offering federal workers unlimited free products at a free pop-up store in Washington D.C. until Sunday. The company is asking the workers “pay it forward” when […]

With no end in sight, the President declared he will "never back down" because he is doing what he pledged, adding, "I'm not interested. I want to get it solved. I don’t want to just delay it. I want to get it solved."

Neither side's supporters are going to punish them for sticking to these positions.This leaves one option: National emergency declaration

It is now day 24 of the partial government shutdown, the President has backed off his threat of an emergency declaration over the weekend, his party is still being blamed for the shutdown, and there seems to be no end in sight.