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Sources: Marshall appointed AG after agreeing to investigate “rogue” prosecutors

Gov. Robert Bentley appointed Steve Marshall to be Alabama attorney general after Marshall agreed to launch an investigation into Special Prosecution Division Chief Matt Hart and Acting Attorney General Van Davis, who successfully prosecuted former Speaker Mike Hubbard. According to well-placed sources, Marshall was the only district attorney that Bentley approached who promised he would … Continued
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April 6, 2018

President Donald Trump gives full endorsement of Roy Moore

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump went all in for the election of Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore to the U.S. Senate. The president took to Twitter to announce his endorsement of Moore for the U.S. Senate.  The president followed that with a phone call to Moore from Air Force One where … Continued
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December 5, 2017

Trump comes to Moore’s aid

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Sunday, President Donald Trump blasted Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones on Twitter. The Judge Moore for Senate responded on social media: “While the Republican establishment, liberal Democrats, and the mainstream media continue to wage an unprecedented campaign of personal destruction against our campaign, the people of Alabama are … Continued
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November 27, 2017
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Stop and think before reposting

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Conspiracies both great and small have staked the political landscape since the dawn of human reason. Conspiracy implies a secret agreement between two or more people usually involving some dark intentions. Reason, in plain speech, is a cause, explanation or justification for an action. As the Oxford Dictionary explains, … Continued
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November 6, 2017

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

Lawmakers “blackballed” over Autism bill

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The invitation list to the Business Council of Alabama’s annual summer party is four names shorter this year. Sens. Dick Brewbaker, Cam Ward and Bill Holtzclaw, along with Rep. Jim Patterson, were all left off the list, Brewbaker said Wednesday. He called it being “blackballed” later on Twitter. The … Continued
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July 20, 2017

Trump’s Support Trending Downward, “Rigged Election” Claims Tick Upwards

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll finds a large percentage of voters are expressing concerns that their vote will not be accurately counted on November 8. Pairing the “vote-rigging” accusation with Donald Trump’s falling numbers reveal how this election is trending toward a greater polarization of the American electorate. Polling … Continued
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October 18, 2016
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Governor’s Emotional Appeals Aren’t Fooling Anyone

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter I usually follow the #ALpolitics hashtag on Twitter, and it’s usually good for up-to-date news and up-to-date laughs. Lately, those laughs have come from the Governor’s account–he’s taken to the Twittersphere multiple times in the last week to emphasize the growing need to fully fund Medicaid, highlighting faces of … Continued
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September 1, 2016