7. The United States’ failures to rein in Putin’s Russia don’t only start in 2016. They apparently go back 10 years — An agent for the Russian government worked at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for a decade. She was detected and fired in 2017. — She was working for the Secret Service for a decade before […]

7. Those Russian Facebook trolls banned yesterday led to the three anti-Trump protests. — 32 different Russian-controlled Facebook pages were removed from Facebook, leaving their hundreds of thousand fans to find information elsewhere. — The “Resisters” group hosted three different events. All were anti-Trump, which leads one to believe the Russians just want chaos. 6. Democrat […]

The media’s obsession with the term “gaslighting” in relation to President Donald Trump’s less than truthful statements and projections is rather amusing. But, what is often missed is that the folks in the media are actively “gaslighting” the American public about the fear the media feels. The main perpetrator of this nonsense is none other […]

7. Results of the tax cuts are being felt on every level. More cuts are being suggested, including some using executive power — 90 percent of Americans are receiving more take-home pay today than before the tax cuts, More employers are announcing benefit increases for employers. — Trump and lawmakers continue to talk about making the […]

7. Journalists, who have whined for two years about attacks on the press, attack the press — Last week, journalists were apoplectic that the president would criticize a CNN reporter who used to work at the Daily Caller. Now, they are criticizing the president and the Daily Caller because they got to ask the president […]

7. Alabama Democrats love playing the victim. It won’t stop this election cycle — Whining about debates has been Walt Maddox’s main form of gaining media attention for weeks. Now, Peter Joffrion, candidate for Congress in North Alabama, has joined that parade by demanding Mo Brooks debate him. — The Democrats across the country are claiming Russians […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is Trump racking up trade wins with his chaotic trade strategy? — How can Democrats keep talking about abolishing ICE as cartels continue to import drugs and violence? — Is Walt Maddox nothing but media […]

When you are losing a political race, you need a hook, and it looks like Alabama Democrats are looking to make themselves the victim in 2018. There are many different angles the Democrats are taking: The Russians are coming.

Many coastal and red snapper loving Alabamians may find themselves disappointed by recent events. On July 16th, the State of Alabama announced that recreational red snapper fishing season would be cut six weeks short. A result of unexpectedly high catch levels this summer, the state reached its annual quota sooner than anticipated. For families and […]

1. Robert Mueller’s Russian interference probe is looking at Tweets to find obstruction of justice, which is not collusion — In a sign that the special counsel probe may be running out of gas, the New York Times is reporting that Mueller is now “scrutinizing tweets and negative statements” regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former […]

Make no mistake about it, Walt Maddox is getting crushed in the race for Governor. Polls place him in the upper 20s while Ivey is over 50 percent. She is also the 3rd most popular Governor in the country. He and his campaign are constantly repeating that they want a debate, knowing they are never […]

1.  One of President Trump’s trade wars might be off, EU agrees to come to the table — In what could turn out to be a big win for the President, the EU’s leader appeared at the White House and agreed to a framework for a deal to ease trade tensions with the U.S. — The halt […]

1. President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen released a tape of the president discussing paying off a Playboy playmate — Cohen’s attorney, former Clinton confidant Lanny Davis, says that the tape is his client hitting the “reset button” and he is preparing to tell the truth. — Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani argues that the […]

Does a media outlet have a requirement to disclose if a writer is an employee or a contributor? This question was raised by Congressman Mo Brooks after a series of negative, and he argues inaccurate, columns by AL.com featured columnist Clete Wetli. Wetli has been a columnist for years at AL.com, but recently received a […]

In a perfect world, Alabama’s gubernatorial contest in the November election would be more than a ceremonial formality. Things would be heating up. The two nominees would be barnstorming every nook and cranny of Alabama for the next three-and-a-half months. It is not a perfect world. We don’t look to be getting that any time soon. […]

Fighting corrupt politicians in Montgomery has become a trope in Alabama politics, and one committed to by members of both parties. “I believe we must continue to root out corruption in Montgomery,” Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign page declares. Ivey’s Democrat challenger, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, just days ago said if he wins the governorship, he […]

1. While Democrats continue to blast ICE and immigration detentions, Alabama’s Rep. Bradley Byrne stands by the nations’ Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents — Democrats won’t vote to abolish ICE, but they will keep talking about it every chance they get. This will not play well for Democrats in states like Alabama, who will not […]

A stunning story this morning by AL.com’s Carol Robinson lays out some pretty terrible things going on involving Mexican drug cartels in Alabama. Stories of a decapitated 13-year-old who was killed by her grandmother’s drug dealing lovers, and 2 meth dealers associated with the cartel were arrested all in the last two weeks. Earlier this […]

1. For the first time ever, a FISA warrant has been released and both President Donald Trump and his enemies both claim it validates them — President Donald Trump tweeted out that the entire investigation was a scam: ‘Congratulations to @JudicialWatch and @TomFitton on being successful in getting the Carter Page FISA documents. As usual they […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Did President Trump mess up the Vladimir Putin summit? — Did Alabama candidates who went negative cost themselves their races? — Is there any evidence a “blue wave” is ready to hit Alabama? Candidate for […]

There are plenty of areas of debate over exactly how and where the U.S. should spend its foreign aid dollars. But for Alabamians in particular — and the entire Gulf Coast region more broadly — the international assistance that flows into cracking down on illegal wildlife trafficking is paying massive dividends, both economically and, perhaps […]

1. As if President Trump is not bogged down enough with Russia, he has now invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House — The President has instructed national security adviser John Bolton to work on bringing Putin to the U.S. and the invite has been issued. When the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats […]

1. President Donald Trump declares he supports the notion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election — The third time is a charm for the president. He tells CBS News he agrees Russia meddled in the 2016 election, saying, “Yeah, and I’ve said that before, Jeff. I have said that numerous times before, and I […]

With Alabama’s primary election runoffs now in the books, here are three takeaways from the results. North Alabama has spoken. When this election cycle began, it became evident that north Alabama saw a window of opportunity to increase its influence.  The results from the Republican primary runoff have shown the electorate in that area of […]