7 Things: Democrats’ ‘bombshells’ are still duds, Shelby says more CRs are possible as Congress fails, Jones goes after Sessions and more …

7. Conservatives are not happy with Chick-fil-A

• Chick-fil-A has decided to stop donating to certain organizations like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army; many conservatives are unhappy about this decision because they stood by the restaurant during a long campaign by liberals and the media to demonize the organization.
• Many people have spoken out about this move by Chick-fil-A, with some conservatives ironically calling for boycotts. Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville posted on Facebook, “Isn’t it horrible when liberal activists ruin something good?” He added, “What a shame it is that our Christianity is under attack.”

6. Marshall is defending the Second Amendment

• Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Alabama with 20 other states asking that the Court review Malpasso v. Pallozzi.
• The Malpasso v. Pallozzi ruling challenges Maryland’s law that limits the ability to carry a handgun. Marshall stated, “The overwhelming majority of states recognize that the Second Amendment allows law-abiding citizens the right to bear arms outside their homes for self-defense.”

5. Trump still doesn’t want Sessions

• U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) has remained strong in his positions and where he stands in the U.S. Senate race, even with former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions launching a competing campaign. Now, Byrne is being very blunt about Sessions’ campaign.
• During a radio interview, Byrne said that President Donald Trump is “still pretty angry with Jeff. He absolutely does not want him to be a U.S. Senator from Alabama.” He went on to add that he believes people are still upset with Sessions.

4. Senator Doug Jones apparently views Sessions as a threat

• With former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions entering the Alabama 2020 U.S. Senate race, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has invested in Facebook ads targeting the man he replaced in the Senate, spending $12,844 in Facebook ads that mainly focus on Sessions.
• Of course, Jones didn’t spend all of this money campaigning to Alabama voters, though, with only 33% of the Facebook ads being in Alabama. Jones’ ads against Sessions are the only ones that mention Sessions by name, whereas in the past, Jones hasn’t put out any ads that mention his other opponents including former Auburn Football coach Tommy Tuberville, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs).

3. The real work of Congress continues to go undone

• President Donald Trump has had it with the impeachment inquiry due to it keeping House members from being able to do their actual job, like voting on important matters like the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
• Trump spoke during a cabinet meeting where he said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “is highly overrated,” as well as calling her “grossly incompetent.” Trump went on to say that the Democrats are running a “kangaroo court.”

2. Congress struggles to do its actual job

• The impeachment saga seems to be taking all the energy out of Washington, D.C. and because of that, the United States government is facing a potential government shutdown. Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill trying to avoid it, but Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) thinks a long-term resolution is unlikely, saying, “Could we keep on for a while with short CRs and then come to some agreement? We could. But the more we put it off, we’re getting toward a CR for the year.”
• The measure averts a Thanksgiving government shutdown, but now we could be looking at a shutdown that could take place right before Christmas. Lawmakers have time to deal with $1.4 trillion in other appropriations they are working on.

1. Democrats struggle for a reason to remove a sitting president

• The latest chapter of the impeachment saga comes to a close with a less than flattering picture painted of the latest “star witness,” candidate for Ukrainian Defense Minister, and current Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who seemed to be motivated by the fact that President Donald Trump was running American foreign policy rather than Vindman himself, telling Congress, “The president could choose to use the talking points or not … but they were not consistent with what I provided.”
• Two other witnesses, former State Department Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker and National Security Council Staffer Tim Morrison, were asked point-blank if “anyone ever ask you to bribe or extort anyone at any time during your time in the White House?” Both said “No.”