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7. University of Alabama the most supported in Alabama Students with Samford University’s Center for Sports Analytics have released the data from a survey they conducted online to determine if there are more Alabama or Auburn fans. The results showed Alabama clearly has more fans of the University of Alabama. With 4,546 respondents and about […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political scientist Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is America safer today than before President Donald Trump killed Qasem Soleimani? — Are Democrats finally telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to transmit the articles of impeachment? — Does U.S. Senator Doug […]
In an interview with Fox News’ Brett Baier on Friday evening, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) rejected the notion that his conduct during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will please either Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) or the majority of Jones’ Alabama constituents. Baier asked, “Is it possible to please both Senator Chuck Schumer and […]
Thursday during an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) said he would not be influenced by political forces on either the right or the left regarding his vote on impeachment. Media reports in recent days had raised questions about the possibility Jones would “defect” and vote to acquit President Donald […]
Matters of foreign policy are complicated. We all know things can turn on a dime as the situation on the ground changes. Democrats are seemingly having a hard time understanding exactly who Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is and why we did what we did to him. Let me help: he was a terrorist leader with […]
7. Bloomberg is pushing for gun control and using an Alabama example Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is new in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, and now as he takes his stance for gun control, using a shooting at Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium as an example of the need for change. In August […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political scientist Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Were President Donald Trump’s detractors rooting for a Benghazi-like disaster at an American embassy? — Does anyone believe U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is truly undecided after his opinion piece in The Washington Post? — […]
In a statement released on Friday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reacted to recent comments regarding the impeachment of President Donald Trump made by U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Sessions, who is currently mounting a GOP primary bid in an effort to challenge Jones for the Senate seat Sessions formerly held, referred to an […]
In an op-ed published Monday in The Washington Post rather than an in-state publication, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) expressed his “fear” that the U.S. Senate will hold an impeachment trial into President Donald Trump that “is not intended to find the whole truth.” His piece was entitled, “Every trial is a pursuit of truth. Will […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and guest host Lisa Handback, a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: —Can House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continue dragging out impeachment? —Will U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) be able to straddle the line on impeachment without angering his base […]
A CNN chyron at 10:31 a.m. on Monday: https://twitter.com/jeff_poor/status/1209162787294994432 Fake. News. Let’s be honest, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is done. He is not winning reelection. Recent polling gives him a chance if Roy Moore or State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) somehow become the nominee, but that isn’t happening.
7. Decatur school system to sue 3M over landfill Decatur City Schools has sent a letter to 3M, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with its intent to sue 3M due to the toxins leaking from a closed landfill into a “creek and groundwater leading to the Tennessee River.” […]
New independent polling released on Sunday provides insight into Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) 2020 reelection prospects. John Couvillon of Louisiana’s JMC Analytics conducted a general election survey from December 16-18 using a combination of robocalls to landlines (49%) and texts to cell phones (51%). There were 525 respondents, with the poll having a margin of […]
7. Opioid research facility to be established The Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University has announced that it will be opening a Center for Opioid Research, Education and Outreach in a further effort to fight the opioid epidemic. The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that in Alabama […]
Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) conducted two interviews with CBS 42 on Monday, both in which he discussed impeachment, his 2020 reelection bid and not having President Donald Trump’s back. The first interview occurred on television, while CBS 42 broadcast the second one only on Facebook Live. Perhaps his most notable comments came in the more […]
Freshman Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) quietly may have just had his best ever week in Washington, D.C. However, with two impeachment charges against President Donald Trump potentially heading to the Senate soon, Jones is set to be stuck with another major wedge issue on his plate that could overshadow the day-to-day business — and accomplishments […]
Several Alabama politicians have spoken up to praise the actions and mourn the death of Navy Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson. Watson, a native of Enterprise, AL, was one of three American sailors killed by Mohammed Alshamrani, a Second Lt. in Saudi Arabia’s armed forces. Alshamrani had been training with the sailors at Naval Air Station […]
Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) continues to say he has not made up his mind one way or the other on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, however on Thursday he made it very clear that he believes in the need for the process to play out, pushing back on Republican arguments that this is […]
7. Good dog honored at the White House Conan, the dog that was part of the mission to kill ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and was injured, has been honored at the White House where he visited President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. During the visit, Trump said that […]
U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D–Mountain Brook) appeared Monday on FM Talk 1065’s “Mobile Mornings” and discussed the ongoing intraparty battle in Alabama’s Democratic party. Jones began the interview by asserting Rep. Chris England (D–Tuscaloosa) was the head of the state party. Both England and longtime party head Nancy Worley have recently been voted by different […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: —Now that the impeachment hearings are over, how can Democrats cope with the fact that no one has been moved? —Is U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) viewing former Attorney General Jeff Sessions as his most likely […]
After publicly professing his staunch support for keeping secret the whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) raised the stakes by claiming the individual’s life could be at risk “in this day and age.” In an interview with WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show,” Jones advised that the Senate […]
7. Investigating the investigators A former FBI lawyer is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act document related to 2016 surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page; this evidence has been turned over to John Durham, who is conducting the investigation of the Russia investigators. This will be downplayed, but the […]
As the 100-day mark nears until Republicans go to the polls to select their preference on who will represent their party on the ticket in the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Alabama, Democrats already have their nominee with incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Earlier this month, the state’s qualifying deadline passed without Jones […]

