7. Trump makes appearance at Lynda Blanchard’s fundraiser President Donald Trump made an appearance at U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard’s fundraiser event held at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. It’s been reported that Trump wasn’t scheduled to attend the event. Trump was only at the event for less than a half-hour, but he did speak about Blanchard for […]

America’s reliance on the mask is slowly going away. Did it work? Not really.

7. Alabama wins the SEC Basketball Championship The University of Alabama’s basketball team on Sunday won the SEC Basketball Championship against Louisiana State University (LSU). Alabama now moves on to the NCAA Tournament, which will officially begin on Thursday this week. 6. Biden doesn’t want Cuomo to resign

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Why did State Senator Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) gambling bill fail to cross the finish line? — Can a simple lottery get through both chambers of the legislature? — Are we done with coronavirus stimulus bills, […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) gave a speech six hours before the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, and Democrats are not about to forget it. Just this week, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) called for two new investigations into Brooks. While this may play well among the media and their Democrats, Brooks […]

7. Terrorism continues in Portland as the media yawns Attacks on federal facilities and federal employees outside of Washington, D.C. continue without much concern from the people inside the walls at the U.S. Capitol and the media as a whole. The attacks at the courthouse in Portland are nothing new, but this attack took place […]

7. Merrick Garland confirmed as U.S. Attorney General The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed Merrick Garland as the next U.S. Attorney General in a 70-30 vote, with U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) saying, “Garland’s unshakable commitment to serving his country is deeply rooted in who he is.” Despite receiving bipartisan support, there are still some […]

When this legislative session started in Montgomery, insiders told you there was a real chance for a comprehensive gambling bill to clear both chambers and get to a vote of the people. State Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced he was giving up leadership of the State Senate and would carry the bill to accomplish this […]

7. Increasing issues at the southern border It’s anticipated that numbers from the border that are set to be released by the Biden administration will show a wave of migration at the southern border. The Department of Homeland Security says that they’re seeing “overwhelming numbers,” but Biden has refused to acknowledge the crisis at the […]

The headlines screamed, “North Alabama councilman called to resign for saying Black protesters should be run over.” But that is not what the social media posts said. To imply otherwise is to lie, for clicks, so Bama Politics, The Decatur Daily and al.com jumped in with both feet. While sharing an al.com story entitled, “’We […]

7. Cancel culture has a busy Monday Dr. Seuss was canceled last week; this week, there are some cartoons and a fast food chain on the chopping block. Warner Bros. announced that the handsy Joe Biden-esque Pepe Le Pew has been axed from “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” much to the chagrin of the actress […]

7. Amazon’s would-be union says they aren’t behind call for boycott A pro-union blog is calling for a boycott of Amazon to grow support for the unionization effort at a facility in Bessemer. The image originated on a pro-union blog and called for a boycott “in solidarity with union employees” where they implore that users […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Did Governor Kay Ivey make the right decision when she extended the mask mandate? — Is the Alabama Legislature going to look to move forward with the lottery if they can’t get a more comprehensive […]

7. Legislation to change the State Health Officer State Senator Jim McClendon (R-Springville) has introduced a bill that would make the State Health Officer position one that’s appointed by the governor and change it to the Secretary of Health. The bill has now been advanced by the Senate Health Committee. Currently, the health officer is […]

7. Gov. Cuomo adamant he didn’t do anything wrong New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is facing a series of scandals and finally held a press conference to address them. He said he felt “awful,” but that making others feel uncomfortable was “unintentional.” The 63-year-old added that he “learned an important lesson.” In a stark […]

South Dakota is open and has no mask mandate. Florida is open and has no mask mandate. Texas is open and lifting mask mandates. Mississippi is open and lifting mask mandates. Alabama is basically open. We have weathered the storm economically pretty well because of that, and it is time to end the mask mandate […]

7. Bill that allows the legislature to call their own session advances The bill sponsored by State Senator Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) that allows the Senate president pro tem and speaker of the House to call a special session for the legislature has been approved by the Alabama Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. The legislation is […]

7. Trumps get vaccinated According to one of former President Donald Trump’s advisers, Trump and former first lady Melania Trump got their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine before they left the White House this year. This is the first news that Trump received the vaccine. Of course, their second doses were administered while living […]

There are two movements in this country right now when it comes to voting: Open the system up and have no accountability Make the system secure and trustworthy If you want a system where no one is ever kicked off the voter rolls, where voter ID is forbidden, where there are 15 days of voting, […]

7. Cuomo downplaying his alleged harassment as ‘flirtation’ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexually harassing women, and now he’s said that he’ll cooperate with the investigation over behavior that women “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation.” The accusations are made by at least two women who previously worked for Cuomo. New York […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the gambling proposal by State Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) in big trouble? — Is Alabama Governor Kay Ivey doing herself any favors when she attacks the Alabama legislature? — Why […]

7. Joe Reed: Keep straight-ticket voting in Alabama Democratic Party leader Joe Reed has come out against a piece of legislation that would get rid of straight-ticket voting throughout Alabama. Reed asked that the 24 Democratic members of the House of Representatives who have decided to co-sponsor the bill remove their support. Reed asked the […]

America definitely needs an official recounting of what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. But is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) providing the appropriate venue for that recounting after attempting to impeach former President Donald Trump over this matter? Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says she is not, calling it […]

7. Anti-infanticide bill advances State Representative Ginny Shaver’s (R-Leesburg) bill that would require medical attention be given to those who are “born alive” after an attempted abortion has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee.  Shaver has explained that this bill deals with the “situation where a child survives an abortion attempt and is born […]