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Republicans appear to have votes to block witnesses, end impeachment trial

Late Thursday, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, announced that he would not support a resolution calling for witnesses to be called in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump (R). Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., made the announcement ahead of Friday’s expected vote on the resolution. “I worked with other senators to make sure … Continued
January 31, 2020

Buttigieg coming to Alabama next week

Wednesday, the Pete Buttigieg for President campaign announced that South Bend Mayor Buttigieg will be in the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, Mayor Buttigieg will attend a Black women’s round table discussion in Montgomery and on Wednesday he will be in Birmingham for a meeting with community leaders. Buttigieg has been soaring in … Continued
November 28, 2019

Trump in tight race with Democratic rivals in battleground states

Monday, the New York Times and Siena College released battleground state polls that show President Donald J. Trump in a tight race against all three top Democrats in six key battleground states. Those states are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. If the race were today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, has a lead … Continued
November 7, 2019

Byrne introduces legislation to start an investigation into Hunter and Joe Biden

Monday, Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, announced that he has introduced a resolution directing three House committees to begin an investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings during his father’s, Joe Biden (D), tenure as Vice President. “While Democrats intensify their partisan scheme to impeach President Trump, they continue to turn a blind eye to the Biden … Continued
October 15, 2019

Alabama Republicans take aim at Joe Biden

As Congressional Democrats continue to push ahead with the impeachment inquiry, Alabama Republicans are increasingly critical of former Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden for his alleged activities in Ukraine. “No family member of a sitting president or vice president should serve on a foreign gas board drawing a salary of $600,000 a … Continued
October 3, 2019

Does it take a billionaire to beat a billionaire? Tom Steyer enters presidential race

Tuesday, billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer announced that he is running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. In 2015 sixteen Republican leaders including: governors, senators, congressmen, a doctor/writer, and a businesswoman announced that they were running for President of the United States. Then in the Summer of 2015 a popular … Continued
July 11, 2019

2020 races around the corner

Folks, don’t look now, but the 2020 Presidential Election is upon us. Indeed, as many as 21 Democratic aspirants are already announced and campaigning. They are quite a liberal group as you might expect. Leading the pack of Democrats trying to take Donald Trump out of the White House is an avowed, true socialist, Bernie … Continued
July 10, 2019

Ten of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates debate: ten more tonight

Wednesday, the top candidates for the Democratic Party presidential nomination met for their first debate. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) capped the participants of the first debates at twenty, so not all of the candidates were able to participate. Those that were allowed were: former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker, South Bend, Ind., … Continued
June 27, 2019

Kamala Harris to campaign in Alabama

Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, announced Tuesday she will campaign in Alabama and South Carolina later this week. This is her first campaign swing through Alabama. Harris will focus on engaging women and African-Americans in Birmingham and Montgomery. On Friday night, she will hold a women’s meet and greet in the Birmingham … Continued
June 5, 2019

Lawmakers use exclusive enclave as launching pad for payday lending fight

Recently, two state lawmakers chose Jefferson County’s Mountain Brook neighborhood as a backdrop to introduce a payday lending reform bill. The legislation’s sponsor and co-sponsor are State Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, and State Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, respectively. According to a report of the event by al.com, “the lawmaker [Garrett] said he’d like to … Continued
February 26, 2019