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May 4, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature has opened the first special session of 2026 to consider a contingency to redistrict Congress in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana versus Callais decision that ruled that gerrymandering along racial lines is unconstitutional. Monday's legislative session was purely procedural as the first day of a session is reserved by the Alabama Constitution for resolutions and the introduction of bills. House Bill 1 (HB1) was intro...
Brandon Moseley and Christopher Peeks interviewed Seth Burton about his campaign for U.S. Senate. . Seth Burton is a retired U.S. Navy officer who commanded two nuclear submarines for the U.S. Military. He is running in the Republican primary. In the podcast he discusses the War with Iran and the difficulty with making a dictatorship submit to U.S. military might without actually invading the country. Burton also discussed the importance of building up America's armed forces while being aware...
The 2026 election cycle is really heating up as the Republican primary is fast approaching. No race is hotter than the Republican battle for Lieutenant Governor. Patrick Bishop is one of seven candidates running for the Republican nomination. Bishop recently spokes to Brandon Moseley and Chrstopher Peeks on their Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast about the coming election, his career, why he became a Republican, and his platform which he says is built on common sense. Bishop is a retired...
April 29, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala - Today, the United States Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the controversial Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it unlikely for civil rights groups to carve out Black majority districts across the country subverting the state legislatures' constitutional authority. While the decision applied to Louisiana where the NAACP and the Democratic Party were trying to use the courts to strongarm the state into creating a second majority minority congressional...
April 20, 2026 – MARION, Ala. – Callen JMB formally launched it's plans to turn the shuttered Judson College campus into a hub for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Waynne Williams is the CEO of Callan JMB. "Atlas Complex positions Callan JMB at the center of pharmaceutical onshoring and domestic supply chain expansion," said CEO Williams. "We are developing a top of the line, scalable campus that enables global companies to establish U.S.-based operations more efficiently, while capturing mul...
April 30, 2026 – WASHINGTON D.C. – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) has filed three emergency motions at the Supreme Court following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais earlier this week. Yesterday Governor Kay Ivey (R) released a statement where she appeared to oppose attempting to redistrict Alabama's Congressional Districts in the wake of yesterday's Callais decision. This evening Governor Ivey announced her support for Steve Marshall's actions to ask the court to lif...
April 24, 2026 – PITTSBURGH, Pen. - The 2026 NFL Draft had a lot of winners and losers. Nobody was a bigger winner than former Alabama Quarterback Ty Simpson. Simpson was drafted 13th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams have a loaded roster and were just a couple of plays away from going to the Super Bowl. Quarterback Matt Stafford won the NFL's most prestigious individual award – the MVP. "Learning from (Rams Coach) Sean McVay and then Matthew, who is obviously one of the greatest of all...
April 27, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cole Tomas Allen was charged on Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump (R). Federal authorities said that Allen had been planning the attack on the Whitehouse Correspondents' dinner. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) was quick to comment on the attack. "A lunatic just tried to take out President Trump AGAIN," said Tuberville on his X account. "The demonization of the President and Republicans needs to end. Praying for our Presi...
April 29, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the lower court's controversial decision to require the state of Louisiana to create a second majority-Black congressional district unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that racial gerrymandering like what the federal court did to Alabama in 2023 is unconstitutional. The 6 to 3 decision (with the three liberal justices dissenting) redefines the case law around a provision of the controversial Voting Rights Act of 1965. S...
April 29, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined a Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee Hearing to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Britt applauded the recent successful Artemis II mission, highlighting Marshall Space Flight Center's critical role in the mission, and pressed Administrator Isaacman on the Space Launch System (SLS) production and fully implementing f...
John Wahl urges state to be ready to call special session on Congressional maps after Supreme Court Ruling April 29, 2026 - ATHENS, Ala. - Lieutenant Governor candidate and former Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said that today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Louisiana's 2024 congressional map is a major victory for Alabama, and a clear signal that the state must be ready to act. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the lower court's controversial...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – State Representative Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) joined hosts Brandon Moseley and Harry Still III on the Heart of Dixie Podcast to discuss the powerful forces from both political parties that are supporting her primary opponent - Alicia Escott Lumpkin. Givan was first elected in 2010 and has served House District 60 for four terms; but she is being outraised by Lumpkin. Givan – the incumbent - has raised $51,000; but Lumpkin has raised $186,136.38 to date. The third can...
November 20, 2025 – MONTGOMERY – Rev. JaMel Jermaine Brown joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast to speak with Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content manager Brandon Moseley and Alabama Political Contributor Publisher Chris Peeks that he has no fear of Doug Jones entering the Senate race. Jones' eminent entry into the 2026 Democratic field for Governor was expected at that point, but had not formally been declared. Rev. Brown said that that Jones impending entry into the race did...
State Senator Greg Albritton (R-Range) recently spoke with Alabama Gazette Lead Reporter and Content Manager Brandon Moseley and the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks on their Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast. Albritton chairs the powerful Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund committee which prepares the state general fund budget. On April 3, the House of Representatives passed a $3.7 billion state general fund budgetv – the largest in state history. That budget is now b...
October 3, 2025 – Pastor Will Boyd joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast to discuss the status of his campaign and his platform if he is elected governor. Boyd has multiple degrees in a variety of subject areas. He has worked extensively in the private sector. He is also a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Boyd was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022 and the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2018. "My whole goal has always been to make sure I...
February 28 - RAINBOW CITY, Ala. – Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth spoke to the Etowah County Republican Breakfast group about her campaign. Wadsworth is a commercial realtor and professional economic developer. She is a native of Huntsville, Ala. "If you know anything about the Lieutenant Governor's office the legislature stripped it much of its powers by the Legislature in 2003," said Dr. Wadsworth. She said that in addition to performing the duties o...
January 27, 2026 – MONTGOMERY – On Friday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl unexpectedly qualified to run for Lieutenant Governor – giving up his post as chairman. Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) – who has been running for Lt. Gov. for the last seven months – angrily denounced Wahl. "By entering this race, Nehemiah Wahl has, once again, betrayed his obligation to the Alabama Republican Party," said Allen in a statement. "Instead of living up to his duty to promote Republica...
October 30, 2025 – MONTGOMERY - Senate President Pro Tempore Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) addressed the Montgomery County Republican Party at their annual Lincoln – Reagan Dinner banquet. "I am truly honored to be here," said Gudger. Gudger said that Senate Republicans have raised, "$1.8 million for the Alabama Senate," ahead of the 2026 election. The GOP currently holds a 27 to 8 supermajority over Democrats in the Alabama Senate; but a recent court ruling from Judge Manasco in Birmingham cou...
UPDATED: 5:35 p.m. January 23 - With just 8 hours left in candidate qualifying more candidates are stepping up to make their claim to represent the Alabama Republican Party in federal and state elections. The Senate field of candidates has grown to seven, there is competition in four of the five Republican held congressional seats, and Tommy Tuberville faces two qualified Republican primary opponents. The U.S. Senate race is wide open with no clear frontrunner and only one candidate who has ever...
September 28, 2025 – Retired U.S. Army Major Patrick Bishop is one of a half dozen candidates running for Lieutenant Governor. Bishop in addition to being a veteran is a law enforcement officer who currently serves as a Cullman County Sheriff's Deputy. Bishop launched his campaign for lieutenant governor in May 2025. His campaign focuses on law enforcement, criminal justice reform, addressing the opioid crisis, education, and improving mental healthcare. Bishop's specific proposals for a...
June 20, 2025 - Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth – an economic developer and site selector – is a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Dr. Wadsworth recently joined the Heart of Dixie Podcast with Brandon Moseley and Harry Still III to discuss her campaign and her vision for the office and the state of Alabama. "Economic development is a broad-based term, and it encompasses job recruitment, retention, quality of life, and infrastructure," explained Dr. Wadsworth. "The whole goal of an eco...
February 2, 2026 – BIRMINGHAM – On Sunday the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee rejected a ballot challenge brought by Tuberville's primary opponent – independent insurance agent Ken McFeeters. The 21-member committee ruled that the challenge was "frivolous" and dismissed it without a hearing. "They did not deny my challenge because they proved he lived in Alabama, but because it was "factually defective," McFeeters told the Alabama Gazette on Monday. "I don't really know what that...
November 210, 2025 – Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) urged raising U.S. defense spending to 5% pf the nation's gross domestic product (GDP). That would effectively raise defense spending from its current level of $1 trillion a year to $1.4 trillion. Rogers is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee which has oversight over the nation's armed forces. Rogers made his comments during an address to the Etowah County Republican Party's annual Reagan-Martin Dinner in Gadsden. Over 300 e...
Chad "Chig" Martin is running for Governor of Alabama in the Democratic Primary. Martin recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show podcast to speak at length about his chances in the Alabama gubernatorial race and how a Martin administration would bring change for Alabama after ten years of Governor Kay Ivey (R). Probably the biggest area where Martin would be different would be in marijuana policy, "I am going to free the weed up in Alabama," said Martin explaining how he supported...
August 2025 – U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Walker joined the Heart of Dixie Podcast recently to discuss his candidacy. Walker is a conservative Republican businessman and cattle rancher in east Alabama. "We do own Walker lands and cattle, uh, which is a 750 and calves and bulls," said Walker about his 2000-acre ranch. "We're grass farmers, I suppose you would say, for the cattle. We also have pine timberland and that sort of thing. We have the largest gooseneck trailer dealership in the United S...
