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MOBILE, AL - Kyle Sweetser has officially launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate, challenging the current political landscape in Alabama. The Mobile businessman is running as a Democrat, positioning himself as a candidate who claims to understand the struggles of everyday Americans and is committed to restoring the American Dream. "America was founded on freedom from oppression," said Sweetser on his website. "But today, too many Americans work 40 hours a week and barely make the rent....
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show (BCS) Podcast to discuss his campaign and his vision for Alabama. McFeeters is running for Governor against popular U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) in the Republican primary. McFeeters accused Tuberville of being the "establishment" choice for Governor. "We cannot continue to elect establishment candidates and expect anything to change," said McFeeters. "If we keep getting establishment...
June 5, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The very odd partnership between the world's richest man - billionaire tycoon Elon Musk - and President Donald J. Trump (R) came crashing down last week in spectacular fashion last week with Musk calling Trump's "big beautiful bill" to extend the Trump tax cuts and keep the government funded to the end of the fiscal year and "abomination" and Trump saying that Musk opposed the bill because it cut expensive subsidies for Musk's electric car business (Tesla). One...
Alabama State Auditor Andrew Sorrell (R) recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast (BCS) to discuss the State Auditor's office and his campaign for the Republican nomination for Alabama Secretary of State. Incumbent Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) is running for Lieutenant Governor so the office is open in 2026. We asked Andrew Sorrell how we can improve the security of Alabama elections. "We are ranked number two in the country on the Heritage election security scorecard,"...
On June 9, 68 A.D. the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus - better known simply as Nero - committed suicide, after quoting Homer's Iliad. Nero was the last emperor with family ties to Julius Caesar and Octavian Caesar. thus ending the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and starting the civil year known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Perhaps not so coincidentally, June 9 was his wedding anniversary. Nero wed Claudia Octavia in 53 A.D. He later had her executed on June 9, 62 A.D. along...
June 9, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for his inaction in addressing the Los Angeles riots. Tuberville accused Newsom of "defending terrorists." "Maybe if you did your job and put an end to the riots and chaos in LA, the National Guard wouldn't have needed to step in," Sen. Tuberville said on his X social media account. "But you're more focused on defending terrorists than protecting AMERICAN CITIZENS." Tub...
June 9, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) denounced a statement by former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) appearing to side with violent rioters in Los Angeles over law enforcement tasked with protected the people and property of LA. Marshall said that if California Governor Gavin Newsom does not act with President Donald J. Trump (R) will. "CA Democrats have sided with violent rioters over the brave men and women of law enforcement- vilifying ICE agents, und...
June 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined National Report on Newsmax. Britt warned of the ramifications of congressional inaction on the economy and the lives of ordinary Americans if Congress does not come together to pass a bill keeping the government funding and renewing the current federal income tax rates before they automatically expire next month. The House has already passed the first version of "The Big Beautiful Bill." The widely criticized first dr...
June 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined National Report on Newsmax to discuss the recent violent riots in Los Angeles targeting law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. The Republican Senator said that it is important to support law enforcement and this, "Lawlessness will not stand." "We have to make sure that our law enforcement officers are supported," said Senator Britt. 'Back the Blue' is not just a saying, it is a...
June 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL03), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke in favor of the SPEED Act at a hearing on the budget request of the Department of the Navy for Fiscal Year 2026. "Today we'll hear from the Department of the Navy regarding their FY26 budget request," said Chairman Rogers, "While I appreciate the budget documents received last week, we still lack the necessary details to fully evaluate how Congress can best s...
June 10, 2025 - BIRMINGHAM, AL – Katherine Robertson officially announced her candidacy for Attorney General of Alabama, to a packed out room at Regions Field in Birmingham, pledging to continue her lifelong commitment to keeping Alabama families safe, defending conservative values, and supporting President Trump's agenda. Robertson is poised to lead from day one, having served as Chief Counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall for nearly a decade and having previously worked at the U.S. D...
June 12, 2025 – MOBILE, AL – The "No Kings" protest movement in support of the L.A. protests are coming to Mobile. The Mobile Branch of the NAACP announced that it is deeply concerned about recent statements made by Mobile County Sheriff Burch (R), which, they claim if taken out of context, have the potential to incite violence within our communities. Mobile has had over 200 murders since 2020. Sheriff Burch remarked, "I wish we could put them all in an arena and let them kill the hell out of...
******UPDATED June 13,2025 ****** On June 13, the Dr. Nicole Jones Wadsworth campaign asked that we update this story with a statement from her campaign released to us on June 13. "Recent statements made by a former campaign staffer mischaracterized aspects of Nicole's background. In an effort to protect her, the staffer spoke without confirming key biographical details and shared inaccurate information. That individual has since departed the campaign, and his comments do not reflect the...
June 13, 2025 – A federal appeals court has sided with President Donald J. Trump (R) over control of the National Guard in California. Late on Thursday a federal district judge blocked President Trump's deployment of 2,000 National Guard to defend federal buildings and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents(ICE) agents against violent rioters. That order has been subsequently blocked. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked District Judge Charles Breyer's order that P...
June 13, 2025 – President Donald J. Trump (R) will turn 79 on Saturday. To announce their displeasure with the President and to protest raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on illegal aliens protest rallies are being held across the country – including here in Alabama. There are anti-Trump rallies planned for Huntsville, Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Dothan, Auburn, Guntersville, Scottsboro, Jacksonville, Dadeville, and Selma. The group organizing this nat...
June 12, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) criticized fellow Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) following an altercation between Padilla and the Secret Service. Sen. Padilla forced himself into a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Krisit Noem in which he charged Noem. The Secret Service responded by forcing Sen. Padilla to the ground and then handcuffing him. "You can't show up without your pin, refuse to announce yourself, and lunge at a cab...
June 15, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump (R) addressed the thousands of soldiers and spectators at the parade in Washington in observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army. The U.S. Continental Army was created by the Continental Congress on June 15, 2025 - over a year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence - thus the army predates the country. "Thank you to the greatest fiercest and bravest fighting force ever to stride the face of thi...
June 15, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump's (R) "Big Beautiful Bill" would make tax cuts permanent for 80 percent of Americans, keep the government funded through the end of the fiscal year, and it would also finally Defund Planned Parenthood – the nation's largest abortion provider, which relies on tens of millions of dollars of subsidies from taxpayers to pay for its ongoing operations. On page 339 of the House version of the bill, Republicans included a provision that...
June 16, 2025 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Vance Luther Boelter has been apprehended in rural Minnesota. Boelter has been charged with shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses this weekend went to the homes of at least two other Minnesota elected officials as he carried out the attacks, authorities said on Monday. Joseph H. Thompson is the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota. Vance said that Boelter disguised himself and his vehicle as a law enforcement officer during the a...
June 17, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator. To help launch his campaign Marshall has named Logan Glass of Chandler Mountain in St. Clair County as the State Director for his Senate campaign. Logan is the outgoing Chairman of the St. Clair County Young Republicans, a member of the Alabama Republican State Executive Committee, and a former Vice Chairman of the St. Clair County Republican Party. Glass rep...
June 17, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Chairman John Wahl said that the Fairhope Public Library which has expressly defied state policy on not putting sexually explicit or LGBTQ+ proselytizing literature in the children's sections of public libraries. Wahl released his statement in response to the Fairhope Library Board's decision the previous night to retain the majority of books challenged by parents for sexually explicit content in the library's youth...
June 21, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump (R) addressed the nation to announce that the U.S. has launched devastating attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites. The U.S. Air Force used B2 stealth bombers armed with bunker buster ordinance to penetrate the hardened bunkers protecting the Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL03) is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. "The President made the correct decision to strike Iran's n...
May 23, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump (R) issued an executive order to reform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear power does not require fossil fuels, does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and a typical reactor produces far more power than wind mills and takes a tiny fraction of the land area of solar farms. Unfortunately, hysteria after the Three Mile Island incident and the China Syndrome movie about a nuclear meltdown led to a general reluctance to...
May 28, 2025 -FULTONDALE, AL - Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson announced on Tuesday evening that he will run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The seat became open when U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) announced that he was running for Governor of Alabama. Hudson last ran four years ago for Sheriff of Jefferson County – ultimately losing to incumbent Sheriff Mark Pettway (D). Jared Hudson is a former Navy SEAL who has a business – The Shooting Institute – that trains law e...
May 21, 2025 – GUNTERSVILLE, AL – Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth (R) announced that he will not run for Governor in 2026. "After much prayer and many discussions with my family, friends, and supporters, I will not be a candidate for governor during the 2026 election cycle," Lt. Gov. Ainsworth said on social media. With Ainsworth out of the race, and rumors rampant that U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) will announce his campaign for Governor in coming days, it appears highly lik...
