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Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.
Senate Republicans have expressed strong doubts about the likelihood of the confirmation of former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as Attorney General. Concerns revolve around his polarizing reputation and potential opposition within the GOP
Do not name prisons after Gov. Kay Ivey, wait until she commits a crime like other Alabama governors
Lock them all upThere are better people than Governor Kay Ivey to name these prisons after
Republicans have secured control of the U.S. House of Representatives, solidifying their power in Congress ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in January 2025
Alabama Democrats should be appearing in places that aren't safe spaces, they can't do it
7. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign reportedly spent over $1 billion in three months, but it now faces financial strain with approximately $20 million in debt after paying celebrities, the Las Vegas Sphere, pilots to fly banners, and different racially based groups millions upon millions of dollars with very little discernable return on investment. Democratic […]
President Donald Trump will lead the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and the Republican Party
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), in the driver's seat for Senate Republican leadership, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have all aligned with former President Trump’s demand for using recess appointments to bypass Senate confirmation processes
Republicans are on the verge of retaining House control with 213 seats secured and just five more needed, following their Senate victory but the counting is still happening and House Democrats are still fighting for votes
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories.
In his first address since his Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss to President-elect Donald Trump, a happy and exuberant President Joe Biden urged Americans to accept the result peacefully and look toward the future, emphasizing resilience: “A defeat does not mean we are defeated.”
Trump gains votes, Harris loses votes, but Democrats gain a congressional seat as the whining starts
Trump wins
With totally macho real football coach and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and her masculinity-redefining husband Doug Emhoff crying in the crowd, along side hundred of blubbering women, Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election, speaking at her alma mater, Howard University, where she encouraged supporters to continue the "fight for democracy" despite the outcome
New Era Baptist Church has a congregation, they can deal with their pastor how they see fit
7. Abortion ballot measures were meant to help Democrats across the country, it appears that may not have happened. In Florida, the ballot initiative failed even though it received 55% of the vote (60% needed to pass) BUT Trump dominated the state. Arizona’s Proposition 139, guaranteeing a right to abortion before fetal viability, passed, and […]
Democrats could take Congress after courts redrew Congressional districts
7. A Baldwin County poll worker named Jesi has raised concerns over possible noncitizen voting in Alabama after her training session suggested poll workers could accept foreign national driver’s licenses. She noted that her questions on the matter during training were met with limited clarification, and she was later excluded from working at the polls […]
A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll has the media and their Democrats ecstatic because it shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump 47% to 44%, marking a major shift from the 2020 election when Trump won Iowa by 8 points
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political storiesRadio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories
The ALGOP is targeting Democratic candidate Shomari Figures with mailers criticizing him as weak on crime and supportive of transgender rights for minors, framing his stance as out of touch with Alabama values
Why can't these people talk issues?
Former President Donald Trump rolled up to a Wisconsin rally in garbage truck and compared President Joe Biden’s words about Trump's "garbage" supporters to Hillary Clinton’s "basket of deplorables" remark, predicting it will galvanize his voter base ahead of the election
Treat doctors like businesses and we will get more of them