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Trump deleted pro-Strange tweets during election night as Moore won

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump deleted three pro-Strange tweets from his Twitter account on the eve of the U.S. Senate Republican runoff. Four tweets, cataloged by ProPublica, were deleted the night of the election after it was clear the Trump-backed Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., would lose. Strange lost the election to … Continued
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September 28, 2017

Moore wins GOP nomination for Senate

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Roy Moore is the Republican nominee for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat. His convincing and remarkably easy victory over Luther Strange Tuesday night was equally expected – with the results matching closely to recent polling results – and surprising – completing a stunning fall from grace for Strange and meteoric … Continued
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September 26, 2017

Trump to campaign for Strange on Friday

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump is moving up his rally to Friday come campaign for U.S. Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., according to multiple media outlets. Trump originally announced that he would come to support Strange on Saturday, but he changed the decision on late Monday. Strange is currently running for the … Continued
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September 20, 2017

Alabama Democrats respond to Trump’s DACA decision

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Democratic Party leaders responded negatively to President Donald Trump’s announcement that his administration would roll back on the Deferral Action for Children Arrivals program, which granted temporary legal status to the children of immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally. Nancy Worley, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, … Continued
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September 7, 2017
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A hurricane season gone bad

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter What had been a fairly quiet hurricane season is no more. With Category 5 Hurricane Irma churning in the Atlantic and heading for Florida, along with the recent Category 4 Hurricane Harvey that devastated southeastern Texas, our hurricane season is likely to be one for the records. I grew … Continued
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September 7, 2017

Marshall topped short list to replace Hubbard prosecutor

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A recently discovered “short list” of potential special prosecutors is shedding light on why former Gov. Robert Bentley may have appointed Steve Marshall as the state’s attorney general. During Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard’s criminal investigation, his lawyers, political allies and donors repeatedly called for Bentley to replace … Continued
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September 6, 2017
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Stop letting GOP off the hook for rise of hate

Photo: Vox.com By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Why is everyone so worried about whether a politician publicly denounces racism? After Saturday’s horrific actions in Charlottesville, Va., — and the generally awful image of thousands of privileged white people marching with tiki torches and pretending that they’re oppressed because a black guy got served before … Continued
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August 14, 2017

Women Vote Trump endorses Mo Brooks

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Women Vote Trump, the largest female run PAC founded in 2016 to support Donald Trump for President, announced that they have endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) for Senate in Alabama. Women Vote Trump issued a statement expressing their disappointment with President’s endorsement in the Alabama … Continued
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August 10, 2017