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Auburn sportscaster Rod Bramblett and wife Paula die in car crash

Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula both died in a car crash late on Saturday. Bramblett was the radio voice of Auburn athletics. He was 53 years old. She was 52. Rod was airlifted to UAB Hospital. He later died from his injuries. Paula died at East Alabama Medical Center and was pronounced dead in … Continued
May 27, 2019

Jones calls on Rogers to apologize. Rogers says Trump Jr.’s mother should have aborted him

Thursday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) said that he was appalled by recent comments made by state Representative John Rogers, D-Birmingham, during debate on the Alabama Statehouse floor on Tuesday. Rogers defended abortion saying that aborted babies would have to be killed later if they had lived. “I thought it was outrageous,” Jones said. I … Continued
May 3, 2019

The F-35 versus the F-15x

In July 1972, the F-15 fighter jet flew for the first time.  The F-15 was the American military’s answer to the Soviet block’s mighty Mig-25 and incorporated all the lessons learned in the Vietnam War. The F-15 rapidly replaced the 1950s designed F-4 Phantom as the U.S. Air Force’s dominant air superiority fighter. Also in … Continued
April 22, 2019

Alabama Republicans: Mueller report shows no collusion, conspiracies or obstruction

Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice released a redacted Mueller report. Alabama Republicans said that the whole special counsel investigation “was a waste of time,” and exonerates President Donald Trump. Republicans say that the report shows there was no collusion, was no conspiracy and was no coverup. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued a … Continued
April 19, 2019
Facade of US Supreme court in Washington DC on sunny day

Reaction to Democrats’ proposals to add seats to Supreme Court

Last week, former Obama Administration Attorney General Eric Holder made a statement that if he were president, though he’s not running, and the Democrats controlled Congress, he would “seriously consider adding two seats to the Supreme Court” to counteract Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “power-grabbing antics.” Presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is advocating … Continued
April 9, 2019

Pence, Alabama Republicans call for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s removal from foreign affairs committee

On Monday, Vice President Mike Pence called for Congress to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for recent comments that have been interpreted by leaders of both political parties to be anti-Semitic. “Anti-Semitism has no place in the Congress of the United States of America,” Pence said, addressing the comments … Continued
March 27, 2019

Alabama reaction to Mueller findings

Sunday, Alabama leaders reacted to the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller Report that there was no evidence of collusion between the President and Russian intelligence to win the 2016 presidential campaign. “When the Mueller investigation first began, I was one of the first to believe that it was unlikely to implicate President Trump, likely … Continued
March 25, 2019

Senate rejects Trump’s state of emergency

Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to overrule President Donald J. Trump’s (R) declaration of a state of emergency on the southern border with Mexico. Twelve Republicans voted with the Democrats. After Congress failed to appropriate all of the money that he wanted for construction of a border wall, the President issued the state of emergency … Continued
March 15, 2019

Trump supporters defend his signing of Bibles for tornado victims

On Friday, President Donald J. Trump (R) and his wife, Melania, visited southern Lee County which was ravaged by a tornado touchdown that killed 23 Alabamians. “I know it means a lot to the people in Lee County to have President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit their community today,” Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, … Continued
March 12, 2019

Rosen nominated to replace Rosenstein

The White House announced President Donald Trump has nominated Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general. Rosenstein announced that he was leaving the Department of Justice next month on Monday following the airing of an explosive interview Sunday night of former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. McCabe told CBS News’s Scott Pelley … Continued
February 22, 2019