Skip to content

Donald Trump

Richard Shelby, Hillary Clinton, Emails and a False Equation

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Richard Shelby is happy. Alabama’s longest serving senator is just tickled to death that the FBI is taking another look at Hillary Clinton’s emails. (Shelby referred to this as “reopening” the investigation, but that’s inaccurate and everyone involved, including FBI director James Comey, who violated decades of protocol by … Continued
November 1, 2016

Shelby Sends Letter to Comey

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In July, FBI Director James Comey denounced former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s mis-handling of classified material, but said that while careless and reckless, there was no criminal intent. Thus, he was closing the investigation against Mrs. Clinton without bringing the matter before a grand jury. This move angered … Continued
October 31, 2016

Parker Warns Judiciary’s Fate at Stake

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 25, 2016, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker (R) released a statement endorsing Donald Trump for President of the United States. Parker said that the future of the courts is at stake in this election and that, “Is why I am supporting the Trump-Pence ticket in November … Continued
October 28, 2016

No Question: Hillary Clinton Will Be The Next President

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter I’ll admit I blew the prediction on the Republican presidential nomination. No way did I believe Donald Trump was going to win it. I predicted several times that Trump was done. I was wrong. Trump took it easily, because Republicans apparently don’t want to win the big prize. I’m … Continued
October 26, 2016

Trump Bus Tour Travels Across Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the Trump campaign toured Alabama by bus. While neither Donald J. Trump (R) nor his running mate, Mike Pence were on the bus several leaders of his Alabama Campaign team were onboard. The Alabama Political Reporter (APR) met the bus tour at Hoover Tactical Firearms. … Continued
October 26, 2016

Young Democrats Debate Watch

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter BIRMINGHAM—Young Democrats across Alabama hosted public watch parties for the last presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday night. The Alabama Young Democrats, a statewide organization, along with members of their Birmingham, East Alabama and North-Central Alabama chapters, hosted a joint watch party with the Hillary … Continued
October 21, 2016

Reaction to Presidential Debate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, October 19, 2016, presidential candidates Donald J. Trump and Hillary R. Clinton debated for the last time before the November 8 General Election. A number of state leaders commented on social media about the debate and coming election. US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) told Fox News afterwards that … Continued
October 21, 2016

Byrne Supports Term Limits

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, October 20, 2016, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) said on Facebook that he supports term limits. Congressman Byrne said, “There has been a lot of talk lately about term limits, and I wanted to make my position on the issue clear. I have always been a supporter of … Continued
October 21, 2016

Impeach Hillary Clinton? Good luck

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Bradley Byrne is going to impeach Hillary Clinton. No, for real. Byrne, who has been, up until now, one of Alabama’s least embarrassing Republican congressmen, told an angry group of veterans on Tuesday night in Mobile that his office is already exploring ways to impeach her should she win … Continued
October 20, 2016

Lots of Stuff to Write About in Alabama

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Oh, the stuff to write about. I’ve told this story before, but it deserves retelling: The late, great Ron Casey, editorial page editor at The Birmingham News before dying unexpectedly after speaking to a journalism class at Samford University early in 2000, had a saying that went something like … Continued
October 20, 2016