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January 12, 2026 – HOOVER – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) qualified to run for U.S. Senate at Alabama Republican Party headquarters. Marshall was joined by supporters including sheriffs, party leaders, campaign aides, and dozens of college students. Marshall said that he was justified in running because as attorney general, "We have been able to deliver tangible results for the people of Alabama." Among his accomplishments Marshall list that he had, "Pushed back against the rad...

January 13, 2026 – MONTGOMERY – At noob today both houses of the Alabama Legislature gaveled in opening the 2026 Alabama regular legislative session. New members of the Alabama House – elected in special election in 2025 were introduced to the members and officially joined the Former state Representative Matt Woods (R-Jasper( joined the Senate filling the vacancy created by the resignation of former Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to accept a position from Governor Kay Ivey as Alabama Secret...

January 13, 2026 – MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) delivered her ninth and final State of the State address as the Alabama Legislature opens the 2026 regular session ahead of the 2026 Republican and Democratic primaries on May 19 to elect new leadership. "My fellow Alabamians! The momentum is in our sails in Alabama – and we are not done yet!" declared Governor Ivey. "Today marks my 10th Regular Session as governor," said Gov. Ivey. "Since then, we have seen investments total...

In recent years, the stability of Cuba's long-standing regime has come under increased scrutiny as international dynamics shift and old alliances falter. The island nation, once heavily reliant on support from Venezuela, now faces an uncertain future following the U.S. raid that sent former dictator Nicolas Maduro into exile and prosecution by the United States. End of an Era: The Venezuela-Cuba Alliance Unravels For decades, Cuba depended on generous supplies of oil and financial aid from Venez...

January 10, 2026 – IRAN – The government of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been rocked by increasingly violent protests. What started as peaceful protests by people concerned with economic conditions has grown into nationwide protests demanding that the Islamic revolutionary government go away. Khamenei responded to the peaceful protestors by dismissing them as "vandals," "rioters," and "terrorists." In a televised address, Khamenei said protesters were "vandals" trying to please the United Sta...

January 5, 2025 – TUSCALOOSA - The transfer portal opened on Friday. One of the first players for Alabama to go in the portal was wide receiver Jaylen Mbakwe. On Monday Mbokwe signed to play for Georgia Tech. Mbakwe was a five‑star recruit out of Clay‑Chalkville. He was recruited as an athlete who played quarterback and defensive back in high school. One recruiting service ranked him as the number two cornerback and number 12 overall coming out in the 2024 recruiting class. He spent his first...

January 7, 2025 – TUSCALOOSA – University of Alabama starting Quarterback Ty Simpson announced that he will declare for the NFL draft. The decision comes after a week of speculation about Simpson's future. There was a possibility that the redshirt junior could return for another season at Alabama. Simpson reportedly met with Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and head coach Kalen DeBoer over the weekend about the possibility of him returning for another year in Tuscaloosa. It is not kno...

December 27, 2025 – MONTGOMERY – The last time Democrats won a race during a gubernatorial election for a statewide office was 2006. That year former Governor Jim Folsom Jr. (D) was elected lieutenant governor. Democrats also took two seats on the Public Service Commission, Sue Bell Cobb unseated Bob Riley's choice for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (Drayton Nabors), Democrats successfully held on to their majorities of both Houses of the Legislature, while Ron Sparks was re-...

December 19, 2025 – NORMAN, OK – The Alabama Crimson Tide finally exorcised it's Oklahoma demons on Friday. The Tide had went and played a struggling Oklahoma team in Coach Kalen DeBoer's first season as Alabama head coach. That shocking 2024 loss cost Alabama a trip to the NCAA's first twelve- team playoff. This year Alabama was undefeated in conference play and appeared destined for a high seedtyt in the playoffs. Then Oklahoma came to Tuscaloosa. Alabama outgained Oklahoma nearly two to one...

December 23, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump (R), Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced their intent to construct a new class of American-designed battleships. Trump promised that the new ship will be the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed. The first ship in the new Trump class will be the USS Defiant (BBG 1). The Trump class battleships will be the flagships of Trump's new "Gold Fleet" proposal. "As we forge the future...

December 30, 2025 - AUBURN. - The Alex Golesh era at Auburn is off to a really shaky start as dozens of players from across the depth chart have announced that they intend to enter the transfer portal when it open on Friday. The combination of a coaching change, shifting offensive and defensive philosophies, and the broader volatility of modern college football has led to an exodus of players from the troubled program. Auburn has had four head coaches and two interim coaches since 2020 when the...

December 31, 2025 – MONTGOMERY – 2025 is about to fade into memory. 2025 had a lot of familiar faces making news. The Alabama Gazette reminisces on the biggest stories it covered during the year. Number one has to be the return of Donald J. Trump to the presidency. Whether you love him, hate him, or are indifferent few Presidents are in the news as much as Trump is. His return to power, complete with over a hundred executive orders and a pro-MAGA cabinet has changed federal policy in ways aff...

January 1, 2026 – ROSE BOWL - Old coaches back in the 1970s and 80s used to always say that the key to winning was "to be able to run the ball and stop the run." Football in a lot of cases have gone away from that mindset with the four wide receiver sets and the pinpoint passing games that can throw it all over the field. The Rose Bowl however was an example of one team being able to run the ball and one team not being able to run the ball. Unfortunately for University of Alabama fans, they w...

January 2, 2026 – AUBURN – The transfer portal is open and Auburn has no tight ends. Parallelling the exodus that Auburn has had at wide receiver, the tight ends at Auburn will be elsewhere in 2026. Auburn's starting tight end did enter the transfer portal. Based on the latest reporting, Junior Preston Howard, who was Auburn's primary tight end contributor in 2025, entered the transfer portal as soon as it opened. He previously had transferred in from Maryland. Although he played sig...

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...