7. Trump White House is preparing for life after Ruth Bader Ginsburg — The Trump White House is preparing for the possibility of a vacancy on the Supreme Court if Ruth Bader Ginsburg vacates her seat. The confirmation process will surely be an ugly and contentious one. — The 85-year-old justice missed oral arguments for […]

7. Alabama lawmakers are seeking a legislative solution to the embarrassing situation with Maori Davenport’s situation with the Alabama High School Athletic Association  — The AHSAA suspended the star player over an errant payment from USA Basketball and has, up to this point, refused to revisit the case stating the current rules don’t allow it. […]

7. While Trump prepared to talk to the nation on immigration, Mexico took action on their southern border — With the information that a new caravan is heading towards Mexico’s border the government is planning to put armed guards at 370 illegal entry points into the country. — Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero said the […]

7. Alabama loses national championship game in an uncharacteristic blowout — Back-to-back championships escaped Alabama’s grasp as Tua Tagovailoa threw a pick-six and it all appeared to go downhill from there, leading to Alabama’s largest loss in the Saban-era. — The 44 points scored by Clemson are the most points Alabama has given up in years […]

7. President Donald Trump’s position changes on Syria — again — The 30-day withdrawal from Syria initially changed to a “pause” that would take months. Now, national security adviser John Bolton says the withdrawal is not based on time, but instead said, “[W]e won’t be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone.” — The U.S. position seems […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Will anyone cave on their shutdown position anytime soon? — Did Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) go too far when he said Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had blood on their hands?? […]

7. College Football Playoff tickets plummet — It could be that the location is all the way on the West Coast or it could be the game is the fourth Alabama/Clemson matchup in five years, but if you want to experience another Alabama national championship, the tickets can be had for a good price. — […]

7. The commission investigating Parkland shooting suggests arming teachers — A state commission tasked with addressing the issues that led to the mass shooting and making suggestions to prevent future shootings unanimously approved a report on Wednesday that calls for some teachers to be armed. — Last year, Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey created a “School Sentry” […]

7. Louis C.K. returned to the world of standup comedy and was immediately told his jokes’ subjects were off-limits — The disgraced comedian was trying out material in a new set that was leaked to the Internet. That set included jokes about the Parkland student activists and transgender people. — A torrent of social media […]

Now that it appears state legislators are licking their chops to raise Alabama’s gasoline tax, the question we all should be asking is, “What are we going to get out of it?” As 2018 wound down, the push for the hike was aggressive, but details were scarce. Obviously, we all know the big projects that […]

7. President Donald Trump’s treatment of Alabama’s Jeff Sessions — Trump’s treatment of the former attorney general started in 2017 and never stopped. He blamed him for Robert Mueller’s investigation. Sessions finally ended his tenure in late 2018. — Even though he was treated poorly, Alabamians disagree on whether it was appropriate. Sessions told a […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and guest host Frank Ward take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Are there any signs the shutdown is almost over? — Will anything come of the investigation into a tech CEO’s funded disinformation campaign? — What were the best and worst stories in Alabama politics in […]

NEW YORK – Many feared for the worst when news broke earlier this year that an Aaron Sorkin stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” would be opening on Broadway. In this highly polarized political environment, I shared a suspicion that the Coastal elites behind this production would use Lee’s classic novel to […]

7. A University of Alabama flag greeted Donald Trump in Iraq — When Trump arrived in Iraq, he took pictures with the 375th Engineer Company out of Huntsville and the familiar flag was prominently on display in the photos. — While the media hypocritically fretted over the soldiers’ enthusiasm and autographed Trump campaign hats, there appears […]

7. The New York Times went to the daughter of a long-dead doctor to concoct an anti-Trump hit piece — The paper found the anti-Trump daughters of a doctor who claimed that their dad helped now-President Donald Trump avoid military service during the Vietnam War with a phony diagnosis of bone spurs. — The Times […]

7. President Donald Trump caused some controversy when he discussed Santa with a seven-year-old girl — The resident and his wife were fielding calls from kids for the NORAD Santa Tracker when Trump asked Collman Llyod, “Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven, it’s marginal, right?” — The child said she still […]

In the recently released third installment of AL(dot)com-offshoot Reckon’s “Recused, the untold story of Jeff Sessions,” narrator Amy Yurkanin attempted to trace the origins of Sessions’ hawkish position on illegal immigration. Throughout her presentation, Yurkanin refers to the Trump administration’s policy of following immigration law that requires in some cases the separation of families if […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Why are we leaving Syria? — Are Alabama’s campaign finance laws too weak if national Political Action Committees are exempted? — How many dirty tricks were used in U.S. Doug Jones’ win over Roy Moore?

7. Alabama’s slow population growth could cost Alabama a congressional seat and a lot of federal funding — Alabama’s population only grew by 12,751 people, compared to Texas’ growth of 379,128. West Virginia, Illinois, Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and Wyoming all lost population over the same period. — The state’s slow rate […]

7. The rich get richer as Alabama has the number one signing class after the first day of the early signing period — As if being in the College Football Playoff wasn’t enough, Alabama was able to win the first day of the early signing period with 22 signees. — The top four spots are all […]

7. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson is the latest political talker to be attacked by liberal groups and the media; He fought back — Multiple advertisers, including NerdWallet and Pacific Life insurance, have pulled advertising from the show. Others like Smile Direct Club have pulled all of their political advertising, which hurts shows that have nothing […]

For the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) football program, winning Tuesday’s matchup against Northern Illinois in the Boca Raton Bowl would be the cherry on top of an already historic, conference title-winning season. However, the Blazers’ success this season is emblematic of much more than exemplary on-the-field performance. Winning has not only repaid UAB President […]

Small towns are scattered throughout South Alabama. To many, they are just blurs or brief stopping points during trips to Florida’s Gulf Coast beaches. They come in different sizes and have funny names like Florala, Elba, Samson, Slocomb, McKenzie, Enterprise, Opp, Hartford and Brewton. They are not unlike any of Alabama’s numerous other small towns. […]

7. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) may be the only person who can help Alabama keep its seven Congressional seats  — As Shelby is involved in negotiations for the next budget deal that could include parts of President Donald Trump’s border wall, Democrats are attempting to include language that will remove a census question that they fear […]