WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will visit Mobile next Friday to rally his base ahead of the midterms. Trump has a history in Mobile. He first hosted a rally in the Port City in August 2015, where he was famously endorsed by then Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a key milestone in his capturing of […]
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In the Weeds: Talking politics w/ Dr. David Hughes
A new episode of In the Weeds is out! This week I’m talking to political science professor David Hughes about the elections just under six week away. We discuss the battle for the U.S. House and Senate and how those national headwinds might impact Alabama races, including the race for governor. Listen below or wherever […]
Read MoreIn the Weeds: Talking politics w/ Dr. David Hughes
A new episode of In the Weeds is out! This week I’m talking to political science professor David Hughes about the elections just under six week away. We discuss the battle for the U.S. House and Senate and how those national headwinds might impact Alabama races, including the race for governor. Listen below or wherever […]
Read MoreFederal courts end 3 Alabama school desegregation cases; 8 more seek dismissal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For decades, some of Alabama’s school desegregation cases have remained legally open but largely out of public view, sitting on inactive federal court dockets long after judges found that the districts were no longer operating separate school systems for Black and white students. In recent months, courts have begun to tackle that […]
Read MoreFederal courts end 3 Alabama school desegregation cases; 8 more seek dismissal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For decades, some of Alabama’s school desegregation cases have remained legally open but largely out of public view, sitting on inactive federal court dockets long after judges found that the districts were no longer operating separate school systems for Black and white students. In recent months, courts have begun to tackle that […]
Read MoreTuberville, Britt vote against Iran war powers resolution limiting scope
WASHINGTON — For the fourteenth time, U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, R-Ala., voted against an Iran war powers resolution Thursday aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s military operation in the Middle Eastern country. The failed 49-50 vote comes as gas prices in Alabama and around the country have risen sharply since the start […]
Read MoreTuberville, Britt vote against Iran war powers resolution limiting scope
WASHINGTON — For the fourteenth time, U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, R-Ala., voted against an Iran war powers resolution Thursday aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s military operation in the Middle Eastern country. The failed 49-50 vote comes as gas prices in Alabama and around the country have risen sharply since the start […]
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