After a long weekend for the Donald Trump campaign, many prominent Alabama politicians have come out and un-endorsed the Republican Presidential Nominee for president. The Trump campaign came under siege after The Washington Post released a video last Friday from 2005 containing audio of him making vulgar comments about his treatment of women. Since the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Donald Trump, Jr., the eldest son of the Billionaire and Republican Presidential Nominee, is coming to Birmingham on Friday, October 14. The fundraising luncheon is set for 11:45 a.m., and donors will also have the opportunity to sign up for a VIP reception, a photo opportunity, and a round table discussion at […]

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, while the political press was focusing on the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the Obama Administration quietly announced plans to expand its “Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program,” which was created after the so-called “border surge” in the summer of 2014. Under the changes, new classes of immigrants will be allowed in […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — One Alabama woman is making history at the Republican National Convention this week as the youngest delegate in attendance. Kathleen Moore, 18, is a student at Auburn University and the daughter of State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise). Despite her young age, Kathleen wanted to make a difference in this historic election. “I […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Republican National Convention is in full swing and delegates are set to nominate Donald J. Trump for President later this week. But before the big reveal and balloon drop, the convention stage will serve as a pedestal displaying the GOP’s political talent and leadership from across the country. Dozens of high […]

Campaign finance experts at Market Watch have broken down where most of Trump’s donations are coming from, and Alabamians are outspending their fellow citizens from almost every other state. Coming in at number 7, Alabama beat out 43 states in overall percentage of political donations sent to Donald Trump. Alabama’s neighbor, Mississippi, finished first, and […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) had a strong message of party unity on this week’s edition of Fox News Sunday, where he stated that party leaders need to listen to the American people. Donald J. Trump and his surrogates have been none-too-pleased with the hesitant and sometimes inflammatory tone of Republican Party leaders […]

A prominent leader from the Southern Baptist Convention has come out swinging against Donald Trump in a media tour that has included an op-ed in the New York Times and an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation”. Russell Moore, head of the denomination’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said that those Christians who oppose Donald […]

This year’s Republican National Convention is set to be the most dramatic in decades. With each passing delegate contest, it seems more and more likely that neither Donald Trump nor Ted Cruz will hit the majority threshold of 1,237 delegates. With the possibly of an open or “contested” convention rising, many people are looking closely […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban has not weighed in on the 2016 presidential race, but Donald Trump supporters on campus at the University of Alabama are hoping to use his likeness to promote their candidate’s platforms. To much controversy, chalk writings of “Trump 2016” or “Make America Great Again” have been popping up all over […]

WASHINGTON — In a Monday meeting with the Washington Post, GOP Presidential front-runner Donald Trump announced the members of his foreign policy team, which is being led by U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). The five team members named Monday include Walid Phares Ph.D., Carter Page, Ph.D., George Papadopoulos, Joe Schmitz, and General Keith Kellogg. Phares […]

A recent Gallup poll showed that, for once, Republicans and Democrats agree: the economy is the number one issue of the 2016 Presidential Election. Perhaps the most important part of any candidate’s economic platform is his or her tax plan. The International Business Times ran an analysis of each of the top four candidates’ proposals […]

MADISON, Ala. — Donald Trump’s massive Alabama event in Madison was huge for his campaign in the state, as he picked up the endorsement of popular U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions. But the event also left the taxpayers of the city with a huge bill. According to Madison City Council President Tim Holcombe, the city spent […]

A new Monmouth University poll shows that Donald Trump has a commanding lead in Alabama, while his primary competitors, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, are fighting to make the delegate cut-off. Only candidates who exceed the 20% threshold share in the delegate allocation. For instance, if candidate A receives 40% of the popular vote, candidate […]

With the upcoming SEC Primary on Tuesday, Alabamians will finally have their chance to impact the 2016 Race in a substantive way; or so they think. Donald Trump already maintains a large polling lead in Alabama, but the votes cast for lower-tier candidates might end up aiding the real estate tycoon even more, thanks to […]