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Sessions reportedly pressured FBI director to make personnel changes

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Washington Post reported that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been pressuring FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to replace the bureau’s deputy director, Andrew McCabe, who President Donald Trump has been increasingly critical of. The Post’s report said that Wray resisted call from Sessions for major personnel changes at … Continued
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January 24, 2018
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Sen. Jones has little wiggle room facing 2020

By Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse As the 2018 state elections begin, let’s take one last look at the 2017 Special Election to fill the remaining three years of Jeff Sessions’ six-year term which, by the way, comes up in two years in 2020. It is assumed by most astute political observers that the winner, … Continued
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January 24, 2018
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Moore supporters seek revenge against Sen. Shelby

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A group of Judge Roy Moore’s supporters is planning to introduce a resolution to censure Alabama’s U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby because he publicly stated that he “couldn’t vote for Roy Moore,” as reported by Politico on Saturday. It’s no small irony that a faction of the Alabama Republican Executive … Continued
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January 15, 2018
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Why doesn’t it hurt to be wrong anymore?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Do conservatives never feel dumb? Maybe “dumb” is too harsh. Embarrassed? Ashamed? Any of those? Any feeling resembling some level of remorse for loudly holding a belief that is 100 percent wrong? Because, I hate to be the bearer of tough news here, but you guys are wrong a … Continued
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January 12, 2018

Democrat Jason Childs drops out of governor’s race

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sunday, January 7, Democrat Jason Childs, citing a lack of funds, announced that he was withdrawing from the Democratic gubernatorial race. “Unfortunately we have failed to meet our fundraising goals,” Childs said. “This marks the end of our campaign. I want to thank all of you for your support. I … Continued
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January 12, 2018

Perspective | The Top Ten Alabama Politics Stories of 2017

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter 1. The … Democrat from Alabama?: The reddest of the red states turned purple on Dec. 12. Democrat Doug Jones pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in recent political history, beating Republican Roy Moore and taking over Jeff Sessions’ vacated U.S. Senate seat. Yeah, sure, Moore was … Continued
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December 29, 2017

Secretary of state answers questions about voter fraud

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On the night of Dec. 12, 2017, thousands of Alabamians were shocked to see the Republican nominee, Roy Moore, lose a U.S. Senate seat that the GOP has held for 20 years to Democratic nominee, Doug Jones. While watching the historic coverage, Fox 10 in Mobile viewers saw a … Continued
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December 22, 2017

Senate passes historic tax cut bill

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” HR1, narrowly passed in the Senate by a vote of 51-48.  Both of Alabama’s U.S. Senators: Richard Shelby and Luther Strange voted in favor of HR1.  The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the most significant piece of tax cut legislation to pass … Continued
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December 20, 2017
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An undeniable, political truism

By Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse Well, folks, we have had a more exciting and fun filled political year than we expected. Usually, most of the fun is reserved for even numbered years when presidential or gubernatorial elections are held. However, it’s been a good ride. Obviously, the Special Election for the remaining three years … Continued
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December 20, 2017