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7. Grant money going to help immigrant crime victims The governor’s office announced that $700,000 from the federal government will be granted to the non-profit group Hispanic Interests Coalition of Alabama to help immigrants that have been victims of crimes. According to advocates, immigrants tend to be less likely to report crimes, whether due to […]
Too many Republican primaries have devolved into contests over who loves Trump the most. According to recent reports Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) is over it. An aide close to Roby reportedly told the Washington Post that Roby was leaving Congress because “she was tired of pretending she backed Trump.”
The dumpster fire continues to burn within the Alabama Democratic Party. In the latest escalation amidst a highly publicized internal party battle, Alabama Democratic Party vice-chair Randy Kelley has called Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) “a racist,” according to a Monday report by the Washington Examiner. Kelley, an African-American, was one of the candidates opposed by […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Should Alabama’s junior U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) have waited for more information before calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh? — Will Alabama be able to hold a Democrat primary in […]
Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) says it is time to move on from any discussions regarding the impeachment of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh that stem from allegations in a New York Times report, which has since been revised by editors given the incomplete information in the initial report. On Sunday, Jones had […]
7. Alabama A&M coach not taking the team back to UNA Connell Maynor, the Alabama A&M football coach, has said that he and his team were treated poorly while visiting the University of North Alabama for their game over the weekend, mentioning, “This ain’t 1959. We don’t have to put up with that type of […]
Alabama’s junior Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has had a lot to say about Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh lately. On Sunday, a day after the latest liberal smear was launched, Jones scurried to a TV camera outside of a church and said that the impeachment of Justice Kavanaugh was “inevitable.” He added, “And it’s […]
On Sunday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) suggested he was open to the possibility of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s impeachment if he did lie to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. However, as more information has surfaced about a New York Times report alleging Kavanaugh participated in sexual misconduct in which the alleged […]
7. Three states target vaping Even though the Center for Disease Control has downgraded the number of people impacted by vaping-related illnesses, we are still in the middle of a full-blown moral panic with California, New York and Michigan getting in on the action to solve the crisis. Michigan and New York have targeted all […]
Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville is the frontrunner in the GOP primary race for the right to take on United States Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) but eventually, the attacks will come. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) may have been showing how Tuberville’s opponents are going to take him on in the near future […]
This weekend, the New York Times published unsubstantiated accusations of sexual assault regarding Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, only later admitting in an editor’s note that the alleged accuser does not actually recall the incident and would not even speak on record about it. Facts aside, the New York Times and other coastal media outlets […]
7. Beto can’t stop talking and his fellow Democrats don’t like it Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has attempted to use a platform of banning and confiscating firearms to regain relevancy in the presidential race while other Democrats wish he would stop his absurd comments. O’Rourke said on Sunday he […]
Last year, there was much speculation about U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-Mountain Brook) decision to vote against then-U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the high court and if it would come back to haunt him politically. Ultimately, Kavanaugh was confirmed by a 50-48 vote in the U.S. Senate. However nearly a […]
7. Ivanka Trump visiting Tanner, Alabama The first daughter will visit the Alabama Robotics Technology Park located in Decatur to make announcements on expanded workforce development and apprenticeship opportunities in Alabama. Prior to her trip to Alabama, she tweeted about the “The Alabama Success story” since the beginning of the Trump administration, including noting that […]
7. Ivanka Trump coming to Alabama On Tuesday, Ivanka Trump will make an announcement at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park in Tanner about the workforce development and apprenticeship opportunities in Alabama. Ivanka Trump is planning on meeting students in the apprenticeship program and touring the park. She said that the Trump administration “is committed to […]
After Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) unveiled his new “One Alabama” reelection slogan during his campaign kickoff event on Sunday, reaction poured in from conservatives saying that Jones had proven himself to be anything but a moderate during his short stint in the U.S. Senate. This included Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan, who reminded voters of Jones’ […]
During this week’s broadcast of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) urged President Donald Trump and his fellow lawmakers to seek bipartisan solutions on guns in the wake of incidents in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, as well as in Alabama in Elkmont and Mobile. Jones told “Capitol Journal” anchor […]
Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is set to address the crowd at his campaign kickoff at approximately 3:40 p.m. CST on Sunday. The kickoff event is being held in Birmingham at B&A Warehouse. You can watch Jones speak via the live stream below:
The people of Alabama deserve to know what’s at stake in this 2020 Senate election. Our state will face a choice: will we stand with President Trump and replace Doug Jones with a conservative who will fight for our Alabama values? Or will we send Doug back to Washington where he will fight against the […]
A new billboard-on-wheels by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has been circling Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) campaign kickoff event Sunday in Birmingham. The mobile billboard features Jones alongside two of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate’s Democratic Caucus: presidential candidates Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The billboard is meant to remind Alabamians […]
Monday evening in Elkmont, Alabama, five family members were killed by a 14-year-old with a history of concerns that are being raised after the fact. Alabama’s junior U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) has responded to the terrible tragedy by pointing out during a town hall in Rainesville that the crime could have been prevented, stating, […]
On Thursday, at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in San Francisco, a committee voted to recommend stripping Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley and Vice-chair Randy Kelley of their credentials. That recommendation now heads to the full DNC for a final vote. At the center of the dispute has been U.S. Sen. […]
The rollercoaster internal battle among Alabama Democrats and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) reached another milestone on Thursday when a DNC committee voted to recommend stripping Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley and Vice-chair Randy Kelley of their credentials. The committee decision will now go before the full DNC this weekend for a final vote. […]
7. No more student debt for disabled veterans On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will forgive permanently disabled veterans’ student debt. Disabled veterans will also be exempt from paying federal income tax on the student loans. The current system does allow eligible veterans to enroll in a debt forgiveness program, called […]

