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The Fourth of July is the holiday that commemorates the day that our nation's Founding Fathers formally declared this nation's independence from Great Britain. Since millions of Americans are traveling, expect traffic to be heavy from today through Monday morning as millions of Americans are on the roads celebrating the summer and the Fourth of July holiday. The Fourth of July falls this year on a Thursday so many people will also be off on Friday – though most of us will be back at work t...
A long worsening series of public gaffes, finally culminating in the worst televised debate performance by a mainstream presidential candidate in American history has made the mental competency of President Joseph R. Biden (D) and his ability to continue to lead going forward the biggest political story in the country. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke on this topic with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News on Sunday. Tuberville acknowledged that Biden is very sick and speculated that he wi...
In 2021 a bipartisan majority of legislators voted for Alabama to become the latest state with lawful medical cannabis. Over three years have now passed and not a single Alabamian has been able to purchase doctor recommended legal medical cannabis anywhere in the state – and there is no reason to believe that that will change any time soon. On Tuesday, Montgomery Circuit Court James Anderson gave an order to stay licenses being issued for business entities to sell marijuana. Anderson issues anot...
Congress returns this week from its Fourth of July break. The 535 members of the House and Senate return to a political landscape that is dramatically different after the first Presidential debate. Biden's disastrous debate performance on June 27 appeared to confirm the worst fears of Americans about the 81-year-old president's ability to serve. Noone thought Biden won the debate. The White House has spent the last ten days trying to put out political fires and calm Democratic voters and...
Multiple media sources are reporting that Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack will retire his post to accept the position of Executive Director of the Alabama Sheriff's Association in Montgomery – a position famously held by the late Bobby Timmons for decades. Mack has worked for the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office since 1989 and has served as Sheriff since 2007. WKRG TV's Debbie Williams is reporting that retirement will become effective later this summer or early fall. Alabama Governor K...
According to the most recent research, frequent marijuana use decreases academic performance in college students and increases the likelihood of students dropping out. This as marijuana use among students is near record highs. Nearly 40 percent of the students reported using marijuana in a recent poll of 19 colleges in Texas. 26 percent reported having used it on their campuses. Studies have shown that heavy marijuana use has been linked to dropping out of college and poor academic performance....
On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that state Representative Kelvin Jamichael Lawrence (D-Hayneville) was arrested on two felony charges. Rep. Lawrence is age 50 and a resident of Hayneville in Lowndes County. He is the former Mayor of Hayneville. He represents House District 69 in Lowndes, Montgomery, Wilcox, and Autauga Counties. He has served in the House since 2014. He was charged with forgery in the second degree and with criminal possession of a forged...
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denies that Biden has Parkinson's On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a fiery exchange with reporters during the weekly press briefing. She dodged reporters questions about published reports that President Joseph R. Biden (D) was meeting repeatedly with a top Parkinson's disease specialist. The New York Post had reported earlier in the day that Dr. Kevin Cannard has visited the White House eight times in the last eight...
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined a roundtable discussion alleging that there has been weaponization of the U.S. Department of Justice under President Joseph R. Biden (D) and Attorney General Merrick Garland against Biden's political opponents. The conversation focused on allegations that the Biden Administration is using taxpayer dollars to attack concerned parents at school board meetings, devout Catholics, and pro-life advocates. This is in addition to the...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) told the Alabama Press corps that climate change is a "hoax" and that the United States "cannot survive" "unless we start drilling for our own oil and natural gas." The Alabama Gazette asked Tuberville about a new California rule that would require railroads to use only electric, rechargeable electric, or hydrogen powered train locomotives in order to fight climate change. Tuberville denounced what he called "this climate hoax." "Keep elect...
MOBILE – The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) today announced Alabama Shipyard received SCA's annual "Excellence in Safety" Award for the 2023 calendar year. SCA, the national trade association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, honors companies with annual safety awards for the enhancement of operations and promotion of safety and accident prevention. Through proactive approaches and dedication to improving the safety of employees, Alabama Shipyard is one of 18 shipyards to r...
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) expressed her opposition to the House Republicans' election reform legislation H.R. 8281 – the SAVE Act. Sewell called instead for the House to consider the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – which she is sponsoring. Rep. Terri Sewell is the Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections. She spoke on the House floor in strong opposition of H.R. 8281. "As a daughter of Selma and Representative of...
On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act – H.R. 8281 221 to 198. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement after voting in favor of the bill to make our elections more secure by requiring that states obtain proof of citizenship before registering people to vote. "The Biden administration and Congressional Democrats have allowed millions of illegal immigrants to infiltrate our nation, hereby threatening the i...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) said that the Senate Democrats' vote on the so-called Reproductive Freedom for Women Act was another example of Democrats engaging in fearmongering. Republicans predictably blocked the bill that would have stripped the Hyde Amendment from law freeing up the Biden administration to provide taxpayer subsidized abortions on demand. "I'm proud to be pro-life, pro-family, and pro-woman. Make no mistake – today was nothing more than yet another s...
Currently the jet stream takes warm air off of the Southeastern United States and Gulf of Mexico and takes it to Europe making Europe warmer than comparable latitudes in the U.S., Canada, or Siberia. A new study by scientists however suggests that all that could change due to global warming, changing the direction of the jet stream and plunging Europe into ice age conditions. Rome is near the 41st parallel. So is New York City, Iowa, Wyoming, and North Korea. London is just south of the 51st...
On Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $550 million discretionary grant from the Bridge Investment Program to the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. The major grant award is believed to be one of the largest federal grants ever received for an Alabama project and is the second-largest in the program’s history. The grant breathes new life to the decades-long project to build a new Interstate 10 Bridge and Bayway c...
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) questioned Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) Jerome Powell during a Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing. She voiced her concerns over the long-term debt proposed rule and instituting it prior to the full implementation of the Basel III Endgame proposal. "Chair Powell, I have repeatedly talked about my concern with [the] long-term debt proposal and just think that it has not been well thought through," said Senator...
On Monday Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) announced that he and Congressman Adam Smith (D-Washington), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee have just returned from a congressional delegation trip to Europe to discuss national security threats from space. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) was a part of the bipartisan congressional delegation to Luxembourg, France, and Italy. There they discussed allied cooperation on National Security Space. Joining Rogers,...
Reports have surfaced that the U.S. Army has been training soldiers that pro-life Americans are dangerous extremists who pose a terror risk to the military. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) and Jim Banks (R-Indiana) led a letter of House Armed Service Committee members expressing their outrage at this systematic demonization of pro-life Americans. Banks is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and Rogers is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. They led their...
**Updated 7-17 On Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump (R) was wounded in an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was hit in the ear while addressing supporters at the rally. Had the bullet been an inch and a half to the right Trump would almost certainly have been killed. The shooter has been killed by law enforcement. An AR-15 style rifle was recovered at the scene. The shooter reportedly fired eight rounds from a rooftop reportedly 250 yards away The media is reporting...
On Sunday, former President Donald J. Trump (R) released a statement on Truth Social crediting God for his survival of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump thanked his supporter for their thoughts and prayers and asked the nation to pray for the other victims. One man was killed at the rally and two more men were critically wounded. "Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,"...
On Sunday, President Joseph R. Biden (D) spoke with reporters in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump (R) in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. "Last night, I spoke with Donald Trump," said President Biden. "I am sincerely grateful that he is doing well and recovering. We had a short but good conversation. Jill and I are keeping him and his family in our prayers." "We also extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim who was killed,"...
On Monday, former President Donald J. Trump (R) won a major court victory when federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case against President Trump. This is the case over the alleged mishandling of classified information. Judge Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed. This was the first time one of his four criminal cases has been dismissed entirely. "The Superseding Indictment is dismissed because Special Counsel Smith's appointment violates the Appointments...
Seven people were slain and ten were wounded Saturday in two events in Birmingham. On Sunday Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond and Mayor Randall Woodfin said that the two events were "targeted" shootings. Birmingham Councilwoman Latonya Tate, Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway, members of the US Attorney's Office, US Marshalls, Secret Service, FBI, and ATF also attended the news conference. "The last 24 hours, we lost seven community members, and 10 others were injured by gun violence. T...
The Republican National Convention opened on Monday with President Donald J. Trump (R) having just survived an assassination attempt on Saturday. Trump will be the Republican nominee for President of the United States for the third consecutive time. If the assassin's bullet had been one and a half inches to the right, the GOP delegates would have been meeting in Milwaukee today without a candidate. Fortunately, that did not happen. Trump will announce his running mate today. The finalists are...
