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January 2, 2026 – Birmingham – Standout UAB wide receiver Iverson Hooks announced that he was entering the portal in late December. 2025 was a disappointing year for the Blazers but it was a breakout season for Hooks – a Pike Road, Alabama produce - who recorded 72 catches for 927 yards and seven touchdowns for UAB on the year. That is an incredible average of 12.7 yards per catch, earning him All American Athletic Conference honors. Hooks has visits scheduled with Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklah...
January 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump (R) announced on Friday that the U.S. military has toppled the Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro. President Trump said on Truth Social – "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to fol...
January 3, 2026 - HALEYVILLE – Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL04) released a statement following operations overnight by U.S. military and law enforcement assets to capture and arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. says that it plans to hold him accountable for his role in narco-terrorism and related crimes impacting the United States and its citizens. "Nicolás Maduro has faced narco-terrorism charges in the United States for half a decade now, and it's time he face those cha...
January 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement applauding the successful military mission to arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Rogers said that he expects a full committee briefing on the operation this week. "I commend President Trump for taking decisive action to bring Nicolás Maduro to justice," said Rogers. "His illegitimate regime brutalized the Venezuelan people, aligned with hos...
January 3, 2025 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL07) released the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump's (R) successful military action in Venezuela, seizing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife without the loss of life of any American service members. "There is no doubt that Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate and corrupt leader, but President Trump does NOT have the authority to unilaterally invade a sovereign country, capture its leader, and...
January 4, 2026 – Republican Congressional candidate Case Dixon is one of the very few Republicans who is criticizing President Donald J. Trump's (R) use of military force to remove the dictator Nicolas Maduro. Dixons, who is the Republican challenger in Alabama's Sixth Congressional District, told ALPolitics.com that Trump exceeded his presidential authority. "The executive branch cannot sidestep Congress's constitutional role in matters of war, regime change, or occupation by obtaining i...
January 5, 2026 - Tuscaloosa – The University of Alabama football team did a lot of things right. They won 11 games, they beat rivals Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama in the regular season, they earned a spot in the SEC Championship game, they beat Oklahoma in the first round of the playoffs. The 11 an 4 campaign was a marked improvement over the 9 and 4 performance in Coach Kalen DeBoer's first year. One area where the Tide was notably weak last year was in the running game. Star running back J...
January 6, 2025 -hoover - James "Jimmy" Dees, a Republican police detective from south Alabama, has officially qualified for the race for U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama's 1st Congressional District. "President Trump and his administration is continuing to set the country up for success. Now it is the responsibility of Congress to begin putting these changes into law. I support the entire Republican Platform," Dees said on his campaign website. Dees said that he is particularly...
January 6, 2025 - AUBURN, Ala. - University of South Florida Quarterback Byrum Brown has signed with Auburn Tigers football team, following former USF head coach Alex Golesh to the Plains. Brown led all FBS quarterbacks in 2025 with 42 total touchdowns while averaging 347.2 yards of offense per game. The 6-foot-3, 232-pound senior from Raleigh, North Carolina, dominated defenses through the air and on the ground in Golesh's high-powered attack. "Byrum is a true leader and competitor," Golesh...
January 5, 2025 - HOOVER - Congressman Robert Aderholt officially qualified to seek reelection to represent Alabama's Fourth Congressional District. Aderholt said that he was continuing his long-standing commitment to putting the needs of North Alabama first. Congressman Aderholt officially qualifies for reelection at the Alabama GOP Headquarters in Hoover, Alabama with his wife Caroline looking on. According to his campaign, throughout his service in Congress, Aderholt has made constituent...
January 6, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D,C. – In January the United States undertook the most sweeping revision of its childhood immunization schedule in decades, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 17 diseases to 11. The move was announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and approved by Acting Director Jim O'Neill. President Donald J. Trump (R) said on Truth Social, "Today, the Trump Administration is proud to announce the United States of America's upd...
January 7,2026 – AUBURN - Several Auburn players who pundits and self-proclaimed insiders had expected to transfer have instead decided to stay and play for the Tigers. The Auburn offense was pretty grim last year, and at this point it looks like that will be a new unit next year. 2026 will have an entirely new quarterbacks room for Auburn, just as the 2025 Auburn QB room retained anyone from the 2024 team – no great surprise there. That said multiple defensive players who were projected to hit...
December 3, 2025 – AUBURN – Auburn University announced that interim head coach/ defensive coordinator DJ Durkin will remain at Auburn as defensive coordinator. New Head Coach Alex Golesh made the announcement. "Choosing to keep DJ on our staff was an easy call," said Golesh. "Our relationship goes back more than 20 years to our roots in Ohio, we have worked with some of the same men, and we've competed against each other in this great league. We are fortunate to retain one of the top def...
November 27, 205 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old member of the West Virginia National Guard, died from her wounds after in a targeted shooting on patrol near the White House on November 27, 2025. She was on patrol as part of a federal deployment to Washington, D.C., when she and a fellow Guardsman were ambushed in what the FBI is investigation as a terrorist attack. President Donald J. Trump (R) announced Beckstrom's death in a Thanksgiving call to U.S. service mem...
December 2, 2025 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) said that she was encouraged by remarks yesterdays from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins at the New York Stock Exchange. "Encouraging remarks from @SECPaulSAtkins at @NYSE this morning on efforts to support entrepreneurs, reinvigorate U.S. capital markets, and advance long-term economic growth. Pleased to see continued focus on keeping America's markets the strongest in the world," said Senator Britt on X. S...
November 9, 2025 – MONTGOMERY - This is the Christmas season and most Alabamians are focused on family, parties, football, college basketball, and the miracle of Jesus's birth in a manger. For politicos this is when campaigns are won and lost. Money is virtually everything in politics. Money buys ads in publications like the Alabama Gazette, TV commercials, radio spots, direct mail, and pays campaign staff. Even though qualifying with the major parties does not begin until next month, c...
December 10, 2025 – GUNTERSVILLE – On Tuesday Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth (R) hinted on social media that he might be looking at entering the race for the open Senate seat currently held by "Coach" Tommy Tuberville. "Hearing from a lot of people that the U.S. Senate race seems wide open right now. What do you think?" said Ainsworth on Facebook. Results were mixed with some Facebook followers enthusiastic about the move and others voicing their support for the candidates already in the rac...
December 11, 2025 - BIRMINGHAM - In a scenario that could reshape Alabama's economic landscape, Senator Tommy Tuberville has announced that Fannie Mae, the government‑sponsored enterprise central to America's housing finance system, will relocate major operations from San Francisco to Birmingham. "This is going to be hundreds of jobs," said Sen. Tuberville in a call with Alabama reporters. Tuberville said that he has been quietly fighting behind the scenes for Birmingham to be the site of F...
December 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House passed the NDAA by a vote of 312–112, authorizing $900.6 billion in defense spending. Included in this legislation is Rep. Aderholt's DUAL (Defense United Access to Learning) Act and a proposal to support America's domestic textile industry. The FY26 NDAA also includes a 3.8% pay raise for all service members, funds the controversial Golden Dom...
A shooting over the weekend on Brown University's campus injured at least nine students and cost two lives, including Ella Cook of Mountain Brook, Alabama. Several Alabama leaders have expressed their condolences to the Cook family on the loss of Ella – who was the Vice President of the Brown College Republican Club. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) said in a statement, "Wesley and I join the Mountain Brook community and all of Alabama in mourning the heartbreaking loss of one of our own, E...
December 15, 2015 - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Alabama chapter have strongly condemned U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Alabama) recent comments, labeling them anti-Muslim and "unworthy of his office." They have also placed him on their official list of anti-Muslim extremists - the first time CAIR has ever applied that designation to a sitting U.S. senator. On December 14, Tuberville shared on social media: "Islam is not a religion. It's a cult. Islamists aren't...
December 18, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) voted in favor of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. Following the passage of the bill, Rep. Palmer released the following statement: "As discovered in a recent GAO report, the Democrats' Unaffordable Care Act is riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse," said Rep. Palmer. "The Biden administration's COVID-19 credits only made it worse. Real reforms must be made to our broken health care system to e...
December 18, 2025 – MONTGOMERY – former University of Alabama and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback A.J. McCarron announced that he is ending his campaign to be Alabama's next Lieutenant Governor. McCarron has left the race to pursue a position as the Coach of the Birmingham Stallions – the only professional football franchise in the state. McCarron led the Alabama Crimson Tide to back-to-back national titles during his college days. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals primarily as a backup befor...
December 16, 2025 – MONTGOMERY - Rodney Walker, candidate for the United States Senate, attended a formal black tie gala and participated in a high-level leadership roundtable at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Monday night. During the event, Walker joined prominent national figures and other leaders from across the country for a substantive discussion on leadership, public policy, economic strength, and the future direction of the United States. The roundtable provided an opportunity for direct dialog...
Today is December 25. December 25 is synonymous with Christmas. It was not always that way. The holiday is based on the Biblical account in the Gospel of Luke. Based on the writing of the historian Josephus, Herod the Great died in 4 BC, since he plays a considerable role in the account told in the Gospel of Matthew that places the biblical account of Jesus's birth around 6 to 8 BC. Nothing in either gospel account says anything about December 25. This perplexed early Christians because the birt...
