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July 14, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) gave a speech on the Senate floor where he warned that Islamists have destroyed Europe and pose a looming threat to the United States. Tuberville called Islam "A death cult" and called on President Donald J. Trump to ban the Muslim Brotherhood from the United States and to prohibit Sharia Law from being practiced within the U.S.'s borders. "I've come to the floor several times over the last year to warn about the loomin...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a moment marked by both solemn remembrance and historic transition, Darline Graham was sworn in Thursday to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who passed away unexpectedly late Saturday night after a brief illness. Her appointment ensures continuity for the constituents he served and reflects the family's long-standing commitment to public service. Both of her parents died when she was 11. Lindsey,...
July 20, 2026 – TAMPA, Florida – Coaches, athletic directors and even some star players from the Southeastern Conference are enjoying the heat in Tampa Bay, Florida this week for SEC media days. The 2025 football season ended poorly again for the SEC with a Big 10 team (Indiana) winning yet another national championship. SEC coaches, players, and administrators are optimistic that 2026 will be different. For the Texas Longhorns this is a make-or-break season. Five-star quarterback sensation Arc...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed the bipartisan H.R. 9617, the Coordinating and Harnessing America's Recovery of Minerals (CHARM) Act, aimed at strengthening national security by reducing reliance on foreign, particularly Chinese, critical minerals. The legislation, introduced by Reps. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and Paul Tonko (D-New York), directs the EPA to develop a federal strategy for recovering these essential resources from domestic sources like electronic waste, legacy...
July 22, 2026 - OZARK, Ala. - Republican Congressional candidate for Alabama's Second Congressional District, David Matthews, said that Republicans cannot afford to "sleepwalk" into the August 11th primary. Matthews warned that the GOP needs to elect the nominee "who is best positioned to compete in November" against incumbent Congressman Shomari Figures (D-02). Matthews warned of danger of nominating what he describes as a "soft" candidate who would struggle against Figures in the general...
July 5, 2026 - FIFA reverses itself and will allow Team USA striker Folarin Balogun to play in Monday's game against Belgium. Balogun received a red card during Team USA's game with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The referee's controversial red card (the soccer equivalent of a flagrant foul) meant the Balogun was ejected from that game, the U.S. was forced to play with just ten players for the last 36 minutes of the game, and Balogun was suspended for the Belgium game. It is unusual for a referee to...
American War & Conflict Deaths (1775–Present) (Combat + non‑combat deaths where available) Conflict U.S. Deaths American Revolutionary War 1775–1783 ~25,000 War of 1812 1812–1815 ~15,000 Mexican–American War 1846–1848 13,283 Civil War 1861–1865 ~655,000 (Union 364,511; Confederate ~290,000) Spanish–American War 1898 2,446 Philippine–American War 1899–1902 4,196 World War I 1917–1918 116,516 World War II 1941–1945 405,399 (deadliest U.S. war) Korean War 1950–1953 36,574 Vietnam War 1955–1975 58,...
July 4, 2026 – Today is the Fourth of July - the holiday that commemorates the day that our nation's Founding Fathers formally declared this nation's independence from Great Britain. This is the 250th anniversary of the formal ratification of the Declaration by the Continental Congress. There are massive celebrations around the country, especially in Washington D.C. Alabama's sesquicentennial celebration will be at American Village in Montevallo. Since millions of Americans are traveling, e...
July 2, 2026 - ENTERPRISE, Ala. – The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 ruling voted to overturn President Donald J. Trump's (R) controversial executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants (both legally in the country and illegally). Second Congressional District candidate Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) joined President Trump's disappointment at the majority's ruling. In response Marques called for even more deportations of criminal illegal aliens following this w...
June 30,2026 - LOWNDESBORO, Ala. – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered two landmark rulings that will be sets standards that impact millions of Americans. In one ruling the court affirmed birthright citizenship. Any child born in the U.S. - whether the parents are citizens, legal residents, illegally in the country, or just here on vacation - is a citizen. The ruling was a blow to the Trump administration which had sought to overturn that long held interpretation of the 14th amendment. Women and g...
June 29, 2026 – The Alabama Republican Party released a statement following the decision to reject a primary contest against John Wahl by the Alabama Republican Candidate Committee without holding a formal challenge hearing. The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Candidate Committee met on Sunday to review the primary election contest filed by Jarrod Schulte challenging the candidacy of John Wahl to be the Alabama Republican Party nominee for Alabama Lieutenant Governor. The ALGOP in a statement s...
June 29, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The two veterans who are suing to prevent U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) from being Governor of Alabama agreed to release Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) from their lawsuit. Secretary Allen's had argued last week that neither Allen nor his office wee proper to parties to the suit. The plaintiffs "In dismissing the claims against Secretary Allen, Plaintiffs acknowledge his stated position that neither he nor his office are proper parties to thi...
June 26, 2026 – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -Ammie Akin has formally launched her campaign to unseat Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) in Alabama's Seventh Congressional District. Akin is an entrepreneur, educator, and longtime advocate for adults, teens, and children with disabilities. She is a candidate in the August 11 special Republican primary election for Alabama's 7th Congressional District. "The people of Congressional District 7 are ready for fresh, productive leadership focused on r...
The U.S. Men's National Team will play its next World Cup match on July 1, 2026, at 7:00 PM CDT in Santa Clara, California, at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. The World Cup is in the United States and the U.S. team has played surprisingly well thus far in the tournament winning their group to advance to the knockout round of the tournament. The U.S. beat Paraguay 4 – 1 and then beat Australia 2 – 0. They lost to Turkey 3 – 2, but had already won the group so were playing mostly backups in...
June 23, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Aderholt announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded almost $2 million in federal funding for hazard mitigation projects in Alabama's Fourth District. These projects were authorized through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act and funded through FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program. The mitigation projects in Alabama's F...
June 16, 2026 – Former State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) is running in the June 16 Republican primary for Public Service Commission. Zeigler recently joined Brandon Moseley and Christopher Peeks for the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast. Zeigler unseated Bull Connor (D) in the 1972 Democratic Primary to be elected to the Public Service Commission the first time. He did not run again in 1980. "It appears that the PSC went to nothing or next to nothing after I left," Zeigler said. "When I was t...
Alabama House District 96 Republican nominee Danielle Duggar outlined her conservative policy goals and discussed her primary victory in a recent Heart of Dixie podcast interview. Duggar focused on grassroots, door-to-door campaign strategy to overcome significant spending by out of state gambling interests. Duggar has won the Republican primary, but she still faces a Democratic general election opponent whom she said was, "A radical leftist transgender." "Doug Jones is going to mobilize liberal...
June 16, 2026 - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen's (R) closing campaign advertisement for lieutenant governor has gone viral, catching the attention of both statewide voters and national outlets like the Wall Street Journal. The controversial spot features an animated, AI-generated raccoon named "Charlie".In the ad, the raccoon claims to live-and sleep-at the house of Allen's Republican primary runoff opponent, former GOP Chairman John Wahl. The A.I. generated cartoon...
June 16, 2026 – ENTERPRISE, Ala. – Congressman Barry Moore (R) was the choice of Alabama Republican primary runoff voters on Tuesday, besting former U.S. Navy SEAL Jared Hudson in a hotly contested GOP primary fight. 310,758 Republicans cast votes in the Senate race. Former U.S. Navy SEAL Jared Hudson finished in second with 137,340 votes - 44.20%. Barry Moore received 173,418 votes - 55.80%. "The greatest days in Alabama are ahead of us," said Moore. "The relationship that we have with the Pre...
June 16, 2026 – Katherine Green Robertson is the Republican nominee for Attorney General for the state of Alabama and one of the rising young female Republican superstars nationally. Robertson had the solid support of the Sheriffs and that translated into an election victory on Tuesday. Robertson bested Jay Mitchell – who left the Alabama Supreme Court 13 months ago to campaign fulltime for this position. "Thank you, Alabama! I am so honored to be my party's nominee for Attorney General," sai...
June 16, 2026 – TANNER, Ala – John Wahl has won the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. Wahl – the Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party until late January – defeated Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen in the Republican primary runoff. Wes Allen received 132,625 votes - 43.01%. Wahl received 175,724 votes - 56.99%. "This campaign is about the people of Alabama," said Wahl. "And that is what has made this campaign different. It's a movement and it's a movement for cha...
Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate John Wahl recently joined Brandon Moseley and Christopher Peeks for the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast. Wahl is a former Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party Wahl described himself as "the outsider in the race" Wahl said that his opponent - Secretary of State John Wahl - has gone negative against him - like he went negative on Nicole other lieutenant Governor candidates including Jones Wadsworth and Rick Pate during the primary. Wahl said that...
June 12, 2026 - Alabama Gazette columnist former state Representative Perry O. Hooper Jr. joined Brandon Moseley and Christopher Peeks to discuss Alabama politics, GOP dynamics, and the 2026 landscape ahead of the June 16 primary runoff. In a wide‑ranging and candid conversation, longtime Alabama political figure Perry O. Hooper Jr. joined hosts Brandon Moseley and Christopher Peeks on their latest podcast episode, offering his perspective on the state's political climate, Republican Party d...
June 13, 2026 – VESTAVIA Hills – Congressman Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) spoke to the Mid Alabama Republican Club (MARC). Moore is seeking election to the U.S. Senate in the June 16 Republican primary. "I built my garbage company from the ground up," Moore said. He had been recruited by local Republicans to run for office but declined due to the demands of his business. "When President (Barak) Obama said we are no longer a Christian nation, I told my wife, Heather, that if they asked again I wou...
June 14, 2026 - HOOVER, Ala. – The Alabama Republican Party State Steering Committee voted unanimously to reject the challenge by Ken McFeeters of Senator Tommy Tuverville's Alabama residency. McFeeters was the second place finisher in the May 19 Republican primary. He claimed that Tuberville did not meet the standard for Alabama set by the Alabama Constitution to hold a constitutional office. McFeeters argued that Tuberville – who owns a $6 million beach home in Santa Rosa, Florida – has not r...
