Sometimes you have to call out your own team

The star witness in former President Donald Trump' "hush money" trial had his "knees chopped out"  according to CNN legal analyst Elie Honig who called Michael Cohen's cross-examination by Donald Trump's defense team "devastating." 

7. Athens police clarified that their investigation into the altercation involving ALGOP and Trump campaign volunteer Tara Johnson showed “no indication” of it being a politically motivated attack, contrary to the Alabama Republican Party’s initial claims, but it was violent and caused injury. The incident, described as a road rage encounter, occurred when Johnson’s husband honked […]

Spring football has come and gone and with it a new transfer portal window for teams to add to their rosters and plug holes. For Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers, both the winter and spring portal windows were very active. Let’s take a look at the five biggest pickups for Freeze as he heads […]

From Birmingham to the sea...

7. The United Auto Workers unionized a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga and is now taking aim at the Mercedes facility in Vance as part of its scheme to unionize over 150,000 workers across the South. However, some Mercedes workers are skeptical, citing Alabama’s history of rejecting unionization, concerns about inflexible contracts, and doubts regarding the […]

The Trump trial has been a bust for Democrats, Michael Cohen can't change that.

7. Three Bob Fergusons are running for governor in the state of Washington. Attorney General Bob Ferguson addressed the state’s governor’s race following the filing of two additional Democratic candidates named Bob Ferguson, denouncing it as an “illegal scheme” aimed at confusing voters and undermining the election process. AG Ferguson, the Democrat frontrunner, says this […]



For everyone pretending Alabama is one vote from passing a massive comprehensive gambling bill, Governor Kay Ivey and Speaker of the House Nathanial Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) are making it clear they are not that close and a special session isn't coming

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is throwing cold water on the idea that she will be calling a special legislative session to revisit the issue of a state lottery and casinos, citing lawmakers' inability to reach a consensus

Ethics reform is boring and very few people are clamoring for it

Hamas has to love seeing American President Joe Biden declaring publicly that if Israel continues trying to kill them by chasing them to where they are hiding, America will stop giving selling them weaponry, with out money, to fight the war in Gaza

A train from Mobile-to-New Orleans will be a failure for Alabama, Mobile, and Amtrak

Former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial is just being used to embarrass him with little attempt to expose the alleged crime and yesterday porn star Stormy Daniels explained in graphic detail the sexual encounter the two had

With every change to the lottery bill, you lose more votes

In “Case” You Missed It is a new column by Balch & Bingham attorney Tripp DeMoss that briefly summarizes a recently issued decision by higher courts like the U.S. Supreme Court and Alabama Supreme Court in cases of interest to Alabamians that they might not have otherwise heard about.  On March 15, 2024, the U.S. […]

State Senator Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) has taken to state-run media to explain his now vote and confirm that he is NOT changing his mind, finally driving the spike throw the zombie bills long-dead head

Alabama lawmakers went from the Laken Riley Act to helping illegals get in to Alabama's collegesThose responsible for problems on college campuses should not be gifted student loan repayment when they are breaking the law on campus

Arguably the biggest hole on the 2023-24 version of the Alabama Crimson Tide, despite making its first-ever Final Four, was a rim-protecting big. The staff expected Charles Bediako to return following the 2022-23 season, but Bediako caught them by surprise when he announced he would be staying in the draft and not returning to school, […]

7. There has finally been an article written that is asking the question we have all been asking ourselves, “What if a presidential candidate dies?” The answer is “it’s complicated,” but if it is before the party’s conventions the delegates will generally be free to choose who they want but if they die closer to […]



There is a plan to save the gambling bill, it involves Donald Trump Jr., misspellings, insults, lies, and losing.