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Facebook is breaking a promise, and now conservatives are paying the price
When Facebook makes promises, news outlets make bets, and dozens of outlets did just that when Facebook signaled an increase in traffic for video...
7 Things: Comey’s media circus begins, Trump and Syria, Roy Moore still looms over GOP politics in Alabama, and more …
1. Former FBI Director James Comey's ABC interview doesn't disappoint, everyone agrees they win
--- One of Comey's most quotable lines was about whether the...
Last-minute tax filers take heart: Alabamians started working for themselves 11 days ago
Tuesday is the final day to pay your 2017 taxes, but if you live in Alabama, at least you have stopped working for the...
Sen. Doug Jones has proved himself — so far — to be a moderate Democrat
A recent Morning Consult poll showing Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’s approval rating at 47 percent – four points under Shelby’s 51 percent –...
7 Things: Ivey passes on debate but tosses out 1st pitch, Comey’s tell-all gets “Fire and Fury” treatment, Sen. Doug Jones is more popular...
1. 3 GOP candidates debate while the Governor threw out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game in the same city
--- Governor Kay...
Two Republicans express distress about the party’s fiscal direction
On Wednesday, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) responded to the Congressional Budget Office’s recent budget outlook with, what could become, regret for his role in...
CBO predicts economic growth, along with spending and deficit growth
On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office published its analysis of the budget and economic outlook for 2018-2028, giving both Republicans and Democrats some more...
7 Things: FBI targets President Trump’s attorney, The U.S. comes out swinging on Syria, Nick Saban was in no mood for drama over today’s...
1. FBI agents have raided the office of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney
--- Michael Cohen’s office was raided Monday afternoon. Agents seized...
5 must-know facts about the ‘Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act’
Last month the U.S. Senate passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), legislation intended to limit online sex trafficking. (A similar bill—the Allow...
7 Things: The world responds to Syria, Gov. Ivey may be wise to skip a debate, AG Sessions enacts “zero tolerance” at the border,...
1. Syria has once again gassed its own people; President Donald Trump and the United Nations plan to act
--- Dozens are reportedly dead and...
Taylor’s Top Eight: End-of-session edition
It’s been just over a week since the 2018 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature came to an end. After marinating on this year’s...
7 Things: Calls for special session on ethics begin, Gov. Ivey officially bails on debates, Trump knows nothing about porn star payment, and more
1. Fixes to Alabama's ethics laws would require a special session; a Democrat candidate for Governor wants to see one
--- As part of the conclusion of...
7 Things: Trump is not a target of the Special Counsel, Bentley/Mason get off again, Rep. Jack Williams says he’s innocent, and more
1. President Donald Trump is not a target of the investigation, media declares this shows he is in big trouble now
--- Trump's lawyers have told the...
Four takeaways from report that Trump is a ‘subject,’ not a ‘target’ of Mueller probe
Both haters and defenders of President Donald Trump seized on this week’s bombshell Washington Post report that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team told the...
Hell or no Hell? Quote or misquote? Pope Francis allegedly breaks from church teaching again in fifth conversation with Italian journalist
Last week, Pope Francis reportedly told Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, that Hell does not exist.
“There is no hell,...
7 Things: Alabama political arrests, Gov. Ivey probably won’t do a debate, Florence mural shows Trump and dead kids, Putin gets a White House...
1. An Alabama lawmaker, ex-GOP chief, and business executive have been arrested
--- In what appears to be a never-ending stream of criminal charges against...
Congressman Bradley Byrne believes Democrats’ goal is the repeal of the 2nd Amendment and ties them to Sen. Doug Jones
Last week's non-David Hogg related gun news consisted of different entities declaring a need to repeal the 2nd Amendment, followed by savvy Democrats and...
7 Things: Trump ends DACA debate, Laura Ingraham has been bullied into submission, Sen. Doug Jones says the EPA head is out, and more...
1. President Donald Trump signals end of the DACA debate as a "Caravan of migrant families" move towards U.S. border
--- The president has declared...
VIDEO: Another Alabama special election — Economic developers get an ethics carve out — Census will include a citizenship question … and more on...
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week's biggest political stories including:
-- Is there a lesson for...
The AR-15’s popularity — and an argument by the late Justice Scalia — may help save it from being banned by Congress
Not all gun control advocates demand it, but there is growing support for semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 to be outlawed at the...
Public Transit: Why gov’t is short-sighted to invest in a dying transportation form
The first driverless car pedestrian fatality occurred recently in Arizona, almost two years after the first fatal crash. These tragic fatalities signal the ongoing...
7 Things: Democrats push to end 2nd Amendment while denying they are, Alabama election could signal problems for the midterms, Documents alleged collusion between...
1. Democrats continue to push for a repeal of the 2nd Amendment while demanding you stop pointing it out
--- A former supreme court justice, thousands of...
7 Things: Democrats put illegals first, Birmingham votes for new stadium, Former Justice Stevens says to repeal the 2nd Amendment, and more …
1. Democrats put illegal immigrants first again, raise concerns over a census question
--- The Trump administration will be asking people their citizenship status in the...
7 Things: Trump targets Russia, Alabama’s schools aren’t doing great, Alabama’s legislature could get ugly, and more …
1. President Donald Trump goes after Russia and expels 60 diplomats, Russia vows to retaliate
--- The Trump administration's expulsion of the diplomats, and the closing of a...