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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...
Former GOP Alabama gubernatorial candidate Stacy George joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast recently. George is running for Governor again.....this time he says as an independent. George previously ran in 2022 and 2014, losing to incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R) and then incumbent Gov. Robert Bentley (R). George is a former Morgan County Commissioner and previously ran in a special election for the Alabama Legislature. George has become a national figure after he appeared prominently...
December 1, 2025 – BAY MINETTE – Prominent Baldwin County Attorney Harry Still III faces trial in the Bay Minette municipal court this afternoon for assault. The case has stirred political and legal tensions in Baldwin County. Still is an attorney, former political candidate, and prominent podcaster. He finds himself at the center of a contentious legal storm. Still was indicted on charges of assaulting Bay Minette City Councilman Matt Franklin. Recent developments have cast doubt on the str...
November 30, 1015 – AUBURN – Auburn University announced that Alex Golesh will be Auburn's next head football coach. Golesh – a native of Russia – brings three years of head coaching experience with him at the University of South Florida where he won 23 games. Perhaps more importantly' Golesh is a veteran of the SEC wars as Tennessee's offensive coordinator from 2021 to 2022. Golesh – age 41 – immigrated to the U.S. when he was just seven. The USF Bulls, under his leadership, went 9 and 3 in 20...
November 29, 2025 – AUBURN – The University of Alabama got its sixth win in a row over Auburn University in the Iron Bowl as Alabama mustered the fourth quarter plays needed to defeat Auburn 27 to 20. Alabama appeared to be the far better team in the first quarter of play with a 17 to 0 early lead over the Tigers. Junior quarterback Ty Simpson found wide receiver Isaiah Horton on a six yard pass for touchdown in the first quarter and then followed that up with a three yard touchdown pass in the...
November 28, 2025 – The man who ambushed U.S. troops in D.C. worked with the CIA in Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Lakanwal reportedly underwent extensive counterterrorism vetting by both the National Counterterrorism Center and the CIA. Rahmanullah Lakanwal served in an elite CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary unit known as NDS-03, part of the so-called "Zero Units," where he conducted counterterrorism operations alongside U.S. Special Forces in southern Afghanistan. NDS-03 operated primarily in K...
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...
November 18 – CHAMBERS and LEE COUNTIES – Republican voters go to the polls today to select their representatives in House District 38. Farmer Garrett Dixon is running against homemaker Kristin Nelson in the special Republican runoff. In the October Republican primary, Kristin Nelson led with 1,226 votes, winning 46.7% of the total. Garrett Dixon followed with 874 votes (33.3%). Micah Messer received just 526 votes (20%). Messer previously ran for the seat in 2022 against former Rep...
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...
November 14, 2025 – MONTGOMERY – U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Walker applauded a recent decision by the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the meatpacking where three corporations: Cargill, JBS USA, and Tyson Foods dominate the meatpacking industry in this country. President Donald J. Trump recently called on the Department of Justice to investigate the major meatpacking companies, highlighting a problem that farmers and ranchers have long faced: when competition dis...
November 15, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump (R) in a lengthy Truth Social post announced that he was withdrawing his support and endorsement of Conservative Congresswoman and MAGA influencer Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Rome, GA). Trump called Rep. Greene: "Wacky," a "ranting lunatic," and accused her of having "gone Far Left." "If the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support," President Trump added. Greene for her part says that she still supports t...
November 15, 2025 – TUSCALOOSA, AL - Number 11 Oklahoma defeated Number 4 Alabama 23–21 preventing Alabama from clinching a spot in the playoffs. For the second year in a row the Brett Venable's bend but don't break defense met the high flying Kalen DeBoer offense and the OU defense won. Alabama had three turnovers and missed a chip shot 36 yard field goal that ultimately proved too much for the Tide to overcome. O.U. linebacker Kip Lewis had seven tackles and two sacks of Quarterback Ty Sim...
November 14, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new federal ban on psychoactive hemp-derived cannabinoids-like delta-8 and high-dose delta-9 THC-will dramatically reshape the U.S. hemp farming landscape, threatening thousands of farms and businesses while forcing a pivot toward fiber, seed, and CBD production. The End of the Hemp Cannabinoid Boom? The 2025 federal spending bill that reopened the government included a provision redefining legal hemp. It now bans products containing more than 0.4 m...
November 11, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate voted for a bipartisan appropriations bill to fund the government and end the 40 day government shutdown. Part of that package was a provision heavily supported by the alcohol industry essentially outlawing all psychoactive hemp sales. The sweeping federal budget deal that passed the Senate includes a controversial provision that to ban the sale of most psychoactive hemp-derived products even in states where recreational marijuana is leg...
November 3, 2026 - MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) will vote later this month on a proposed amendment to the APLS Administrative Code addressing gender ideology in publicly funded libraries. Proponents of the amendment claim that it seeks to protect children from materials that promote or normalize gender ideology in youth sections and to ensure that Alabama's public libraries remain safe, family-centered environments. Opponents claim that the amendment would amount to cen...
November 3, 2026 - MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) will vote later this month on a proposed amendment to the APLS Administrative Code addressing gender ideology in publicly funded libraries. Proponents of the amendment claim that it seeks to protect children from materials that promote or normalize gender ideology in youth sections and to ensure that Alabama's public libraries remain safe, family-centered environments. Opponents claim that the amendment would amount to cen...
November 12, 2024 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) voted against the bipartisan Senate spending bill that funded the government allowing millions of federal employees, contractors, SNAP beneficiaries and grant recipients to receive the funds the are due. Sewell cited concerns that it fails to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits. "From the very beginning, I have made it clear that I will not support a spending bill that fails to address the Republican...
November 12, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to end the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL06) voted in favor of reopening the government. Following Palmer's vote he released the following statement: "For over 40 days, the Democrats have held the government hostage in exchange for a radical wish list and campaign support from Marxist billionaires," Re[. Palmer s...
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...
November 19, 2025 – MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board will meet on Thursday to consider a proposed amendment to the APLS Administrative Code regarding gender ideology in publicly funded libraries. The amendment is designed to protect children by ensuring that LGBTQ+ propaganda promoting gender changes in youth are kept out of the children's sections of taxpayer supported libraries in the state of Alabama. The proposed amendment reads: "Under this section, any m...
