Politics — Page 238

Casey Wardynski, Republican candidate for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat, on Monday announced that his campaign had landed the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Jordan, widely viewed as one of the most prominent conservative members of Congress, served as the founding chair of the House Freedom Caucus in 2015. The congressman is […]

7. Blanchard: Ivey isn’t doing the right conservative things Gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard released a new video from her campaign where she makes claims against Governor Kay Ivey being a “Fauci loving, never Trump liberal.” Ivey has maintained being the frontrunner in the race, while Blanchard is at a distant third. Blanchard says in the […]

True The Vote, a national nonpartisan organization dedicated to election integrity, will be hosting an Election Integrity Forum in Montgomery on April 27. It will be held at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Doors for the event open at 6 p.m. The forum will feature Republican primary candidates for […]

Dr. Daniel Sutter: War, policy and high gas prices

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent already rising oil prices even higher. Record gas prices are fueling the highest inflation rate in 40 years. President Biden blames high gas prices on Mr. Putin, but administration policies are hampering U.S. oil production. Markets are forward-looking and incorporate new information almost instantaneously. Anticipated events will affect commodity and […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Which race is more interesting right now, the U.S. Senate race or the gubernatorial race? — Didn’t LGBTQ activists nationwide bring this legislation they are calling “Don’t Say Gay” upon themselves by lying about what […]

President Joe Biden announced the appointment of Alabama State University President Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Ross is one of 18 newly announced appointees to the board, a list that includes several college presidents, corporate executives and well-known sports and entertainment figures. Ross is entering his fifth year […]

The crowded field for governor striving to oust incumbent Governor Kay Ivey, includes Tim James. He has run before. In fact, this is his third try for the brass ring. His last race was in 2010 when he barely missed the runoff by a few votes. He was edged out by Robert Bentley, who went […]

The Alabama Legislature is the latest legislative body to take up for parents worried about the level of perverse indoctrination taking place in their children’s schools. To think, none of this would be happening if the media and their Democrats were not openly lying about Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill and giving ideas to […]

Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law two bills passed by the Alabama Legislature on the final day of the 2022 regular session which received widespread criticism from media and the national left. Senate Bill 184, titled the “Alabama Vulnerable Child Protection Act,” bans the prescription of puberty inhibitors to minors. The legislation, authored by […]

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mike Durant’s claim as frontrunner of Alabama’s hotly contested race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) was sure to make him the target of opposition ad spending. That came to fruition this week as the newly-formed Alabama RINO PAC released its first television ad. The PAC takes aim at […]

Thursday, the Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her confirmation passed the Senate 53-47, with four Republicans joining the Democrats in support. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), who is running for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat, originally called for Republicans in the Senate […]

State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle), the sponsor of House Bill 322, is celebrating its passing in the Alabama Legislature on the last day of the session. The bill instructs public schools to require students to utilize the restroom that corresponds with their biological gender. Stadthagen said he’s also happy that an amendment to the bill […]

This week, multiple North Alabama Republican lawmakers made public their preferred candidate in Alabama’s crowded GOP gubernatorial primary field. Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey’s reelection campaign announced that the state’s chief executive had earned the endorsements of 10 Tennessee Valley legislators. The following lawmakers announced their support of Ivey: State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) State Sen. […]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has awarded State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) with its “Defender of Freedom” award for his successful passage of constitutional carry during the 2022 regular legislative session. The NRA presents the award to “individuals who have distinguished themselves in preserving and protecting our Second Amendment rights.” Stringer’s bill allowing law-abiding Alabamians […]

Thursday, the U.S. Senate in a mostly partisan 53-47 vote confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Joining Democrats in supporting Jackson’s confirmation to the nation’s high court were moderate U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) […]

7. More Second Amendment protections for Alabama passed The Alabama Legislature approved a bill meant to prevent any federal executive orders that would limit citizens’ Second Amendment rights from being enforced on the local level. The Alabama Second Amendment Protection Act was introduced by State Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). While there was Democratic criticism about […]

Andy Blalock, a Republican candidate for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat, has been blasting Disney ownership and Democrats for their rhetoric surrounding Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill, arguing that the left has been negatively exploiting the LGBTQ community to pass a radical agenda. Thursday, on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program,” Blalock expressed his frustration […]

Last weekend, gubernatorial candidate Lindy Blanchard put out a campaign video calling Governor Kay Ivey a “Fauci loving, never Trump liberal.” This comes after the latest poll by Emerson College and The Hill in coordination with Nexstar’s WHNT News 19 showed Ivey leading the race with 48% support from likely Republican voters, followed by Tim […]

The final day of the Alabama Legislature’s 2022 regular session saw the passage of a bill similar to Florida’s controversial “Parental Rights in Education” law, which has been dubbed by progressive opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. House Bill 322, sponsored by State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle), instructs public schools to require students to […]

Thursday, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill authored by State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) to ensure the integrity of Alabama’s elections administration process. Allen’s legislation, House Bill 41, bars state and local election officials from soliciting or accepting money or services from private and non-governmental entities for the purpose of election-related expenses. Voter education, outreach […]

Wednesday, former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith (D) claimed that Senate candidate Mike Durant was suffering from PTSD. Griffith said on FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show” that “Durant is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.” “I mean he was shot down, lost his friends, and nobody goes through that without being disturbed a little […]

The Alabama Conservatives Fund (ACF), a super PAC supporting Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, on Thursday released an agriculture-themed television advertisement touting the candidate’s energy policies. The PAC’s ad is the latest in its million-dollar campaign promoting Britt’s candidacy and is backed by a six-figure budget, according to a release. GOP primary voters will […]

Retired U.S. Army Colonel Casey Wardynski, Republican candidate for Alabama’s fifth congressional district, on Thursday released his campaign’s second television advertisement of the 2022 GOP primary election cycle. According to Wardynski’s campaign, the ad is backed with a “significant” cable and broadcast buy. In the 30-second spot, titled “Accountable,” Wardynski takes aim at former FBI […]

7. Texas looking to ship illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C. While the pandemic is not over for student loan borrowers, it will soon be declared over at the U.S./Mexico border, and a flood of illegal immigrants is expected to flow into border states like Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that if illegal aliens are […]