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White House abandons House bill to reduce prescription drug costs, favors Senate bill

Any hopes that President Trump might support a House bill to lower prescription drug prices by negotiating those prices with drug makers were dashed Thursday after a White House official said the administration supports a Senate version instead. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, wrote a provision into the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

November 1, 2019

All but two Alabama Republican congressmen vote to condemn Trump’s Syria exit

In a rare move, four of six Republican U.S. House members from Alabama voted Wednesday to condemn President Donald Trump’s removal of U.S. forces from northern Syria, leaving the Kurds, our allies in the fight against ISIS, vulnerable to attacks from Turkey. Republican U.S. House Reps. Bradley Byrne of Fairhope and Mo Brooks of Huntsville … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

October 17, 2019

Sen. Doug Jones urges colleagues to investigate allegations against Trump

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, spoke in a largely empty Senate chamber Thursday in Washington D.C. and implored his colleagues to do the jobs they took an oath to do and to defend the Constitution by investigating allegations of wrongdoing by the President. Jones’s speech came after the acting Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Maguire, … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

September 27, 2019

Opinion

2020 U.S. Senate race

The long hot summer has brought some crystallization to the 2020 U.S. Senate race. This seat is the Senate Seat held by Senator Jeff Sessions for almost two decades. He unwittingly made a strange and probably very regrettable decision to join President Donald J. Trump’s administration as attorney general. Very few U. S. Senators with … Continued

Steve Flowers

July 24, 2019

Maddox calls for debate; Ivey team changes the subject

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Tuesday proposed four debates between him and Republican Governor Kay Ivey. “In a few months, Alabamians will again make one of the most important decisions in their lives, by deciding who will be our next governor,” wrote Maddox. “As you know, Alabama is facing many challenges. We … Continued

Bill Britt

July 25, 2018

Judge appointed to federal court among those who have yet to rule on Hubbard’s appeal

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Associate Judge Liles C. Burke is one of four members on the court who has not ruled on former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s appeal on 12 counts of felony public corruption. The court has been in procession of the final appeals arguments … Continued

Bill Britt

February 12, 2018

Alabama’s leaders respond to New York City terror attack

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, who had sworn loyalty to ISIS, rented a truck from Home Depot and used it to run over pedestrians in a park in New York City’s lower Manhattan. Eight people are dead, including several Argentinians, and another eleven have serious injuries. The terrorist, Sayfullo … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 2, 2017

Trump administration cutting regulation while State lawmakers do the opposite

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter As the administration of President Donald J. Trump moves to dismantle Obama-era regulations on lending, the opposite is true here in Alabama, where some legislators are pushing for more rules, not less. Earlier this month, the Trump administration signaled its intentions to roll back and limit the powers of … Continued

Bill Britt

March 20, 2017

Opinion

Trump’s speech: Much ado about very little

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter President Donald J. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night was refreshing. No, really. The speech was reasonable, calm, displaying a temperament we don’t often see from Trump. Yes, really. Really, really. And it was a big hit with Alabama’s GOP congressional delegation, too. “(Trump’s) remarks … Continued

Joey Kennedy

March 2, 2017