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Power and Influence: Alabamians in D.C.

The state of Alabama has over the years sent leaders to Washington, D.C. who have etched their names on the country's history in a...

Mac McCutcheon praises Ivey, the state of Alabama on its COVID-19 response

Alabama legislators headed into their final day of the legislative session today. The most important item on their agenda is deciding whether to approve or...

7 Things: Alabama businesses are hurting, future of $1.8 billion in CARES Act funding could be decided Monday, Trump betting on a vaccine but...

7. Obama found time to criticize the coronavirus response While giving a commencement speech for students graduating from historically black colleges, former President...

VIDEO: No new State House, Ivey at odds with the Alabama legislature again, immunity for businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits and more on Alabama Politics...

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Who...

7 Things: Ivey will sign budgets, football will be back in the fall, CDC has new reopening guidelines and more …

7. Alabama's new coronavirus hotspot While Alabama's recent coronavirus case numbers have seemingly plateaued as a whole, it appears that the state's capital is...

California shouldn’t tell Bama, Auburn if they get to play football

It took 40 years in the media business, but Paul Finebaum finally said something smart earlier this week. Appearing on ESPN's "Get Up," Finebaum said...

Biden is in trouble; Rep. Aderholt thinks he may not make it to election day

To hear the American media tell it, just like in 2016, the 2020 election is totally over. The only thing left to do here is...

7 Things: Biden wanted Flynn unmasked, COVID-19 lawsuit protection gains steam, no new State House with CARES Act dollars and more …

7. Professor offended by “War Eagle” Dr. Jesse A. Goldberg, Ph.D. has been hired to be the “Lecturer of African American & American Literature...

7 Things: Underlying conditions a major factor in Alabama coronavirus deaths, Fauci says it is too soon to reopen, different parts of the state...

7. Another stimulus bill could cost $3 trillion A new stimulus package introduced by House Democrats would include another round of $1,200 stimulus...

Alabama’s top 10 most powerful and influential local officials

Alabama's local officials wield a tremendous amount of influence on public policy and how business gets done. Recent events only serve to underscore the...

7 Things: Alabama one of the most open states, Jones continues supporting Biden, Democrats want to use one time funds for Medicaid expansion and...

7. Sanders probably won’t run for president again U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)said that “it’s very, very unlikely” that he’d launch another presidential...

7 Things: Alabama reopening some, both state budgets are done, Alabama coronavirus cases continue to plateau and more …

7. Pence press secretary has coronavirus Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, has tested positive for coronavirus, but said that she’s...

Some think Alabama opened too soon, lawmakers want to rein in emergency powers, Jones backs Biden and more on Alabama Politics This Week

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Governor...

While the coronavirus steals all the headlines, the media and their Democrats have had a really bad week

For months now, and for the coming months, the American media will continue to tell you what a terrible job President Donald Trump has...

7 Things: Ivey and the legislature spar over stimulus funds, expanding COVID-19 testing eligibility in Alabama, Trump-Russia case comes undone and more …

7. Joe Biden's accuser's ex-husband knew of "harassment" On the same day Tara Reade sat down with Megyn Kelly and said she wanted former...

7 Things: Legislator seeks to limit governor’s emergency powers, General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets advance quickly, a multi-trillion dollar stimulus bill could...

7. Former Alabama Attorney General mixed up in alleged mask scheme Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King, a failed candidate for Congress, was working...

Dale Jackson: A lot of legislators are telling us what they aren’t going to do

The state of Alabama is kind of open for business right now. With that, many people who didn't want to go back to work...

7 Things: Ivey being pressured to allow more businesses to reopen, McCutcheon scolds the Alabama Senate, another sheriff won’t enforce state health order and...

7. Another investigation into Trump? Rick Bright, who says he was removed as director of Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority after acting as...

7 Things: Death projections spike, Alabama AG says we may see changes to state health orders, one Democrat shows up as the Alabama State...

7. Multiple Alabama cities are getting a military flyover today In Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Dothan, Mobile and Tuskegee there will be...

Dale Jackson: We shouldn’t be forced to wear masks, but maybe we should wear them if we can

One of the dumber things to happen during the coronavirus pandemic happened when the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control tried to...

7 Things: Alabama public health official praises state on national TV, schools could reopen this summer, sheriff refuses to enforce ‘Safer at Home’ order...

7. Biden denies sexual assault allegation For a little too long, former Vice President Joe Biden stayed silent on the allegation that he sexually...

VIDEO: Alabama is now ‘safer-at-home,’ Alabama legislature to focus on budgets, Biden attempts to avoid scrutiny and more on Alabama Politics This Week

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Did...

We don’t need a wall with Georgia — We need a ban on Doug Jones’ financial backers

Every week, it appears that our junior U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) hates the job he has, the people he "represents" and the state...

7 Things: Democrats will not return to Montgomery for session, Birmingham getting aggressive with its citizens, unemployment continues to boom in Alabama and more...

7. Teen charged in Voice of Auburn Tigers Rod Bramblett’s death sentenced to house arrest Johnston Taylor, 17, has been charged with manslaughter...