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January 23, 2026 – Retired Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) considered another run for U.S. Senate (he ran in 2022 and 2017) but decided against it. He considered a run for the Alabama House of Representatives, but told the Alabama Political Contributor's Christopher Peeks that for the his family he was not going to run for anything – and there was speculation that Brooks could run for everything from U.S. Senate, to attorney general, to state house to state senate. Ultimately Brooks dec...
January 23, 2026 - MONTGOMERY - The Alabama High School Athletics Association (AHSAA) retaliated against the Governor and the Alabama Legislature for passing the CHOOSE Act by punishing the private schools. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year no private school can participate in the same playoffs as Alabama public schools. The AHSAA voted to decrease the number of public school classification from 7 to 6 The private schools were all moved to two different classifications. Below is a clear,...
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...
January 13, 2026 – 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 totaling $69 billion which...
January 18, 2026 – Former Auburn Quarterback Jarrett Stidham is in the spotlight as the AFC West Champion Denver Broncos have advanced to the AFC Championship game – one win away from a Super Bowl. Former Auburn Quarterback Bo Nix led the Broncos all season and Saturday night led them on a game winning drive in overtime to defeat the favored Buffalo Bills. Unfortunately Nix broke a bone in his right ankle on his next to last play of that drive that setup the game clinching field goal for the...
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's birthday is on January 19. Robert E. Lee Day has been an official state holiday in Alabama since sometime in the late 1800s. Lee was the most renowned general of the Confederacy in the Civil War and tens of thousands of Alabamians served under his command. Lee was revered by the southern states during the war, but after the war and the long humiliating military occupation during Reconstruction the cult of personality around Lee and his accomplishments during t...
January 18, 2026- WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump (R) completely reset the Senate race in Alabama when he endorsed Congressman Barry Moore (R-01) for the open Senate seat currently held by Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama). Moore was already considered to be the most conservative candidate in the field – he is the most conservative of the five Alabama Congressman. The Trump endorsement shows that he has the confidence of the President. "Congressman Barry Moore, an America First Pat...
January 21, 2026 - MONTGOMERY – The Alabama House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report to a bill that would make it a criminal offense to clone a human being in the state of Alabama. House Bill 111 (HB111) is sponsored by by Rep. Phillip Rigsby (R-Huntsville). "This is the anticloning bill that I brought last year," Rigsby explained. Rigsby said that we have not yet successfully cloned a human being, but as quickly as science is progressing it is a possibility in the near future. This bil...
UPDATED: 5:35 p.m. January 23 - With just 8 hours left in candidate qualifying more candidates are stepping up to make their claim to represent the Alabama Republican Party in federal and state elections. The Senate field of candidates has grown to seven, there is competition in four of the five Republican held congressional seats, and Tommy Tuberville faces two qualified Republican primary opponents. The U.S. Senate race is wide open with no clear frontrunner and only one candidate who has ever...
January 20, 2026 – OXFORD – The Auburn University men's basketball team defeated the Ole Miss team by a score of 78 to 66. Auburn outshot Ole Miss 43% from the field while holding Ole Miss to just 36%. Auburn continued to struggle from the three point line with just 12 percent shooting. Auburn excelled from the free throw line – hitting 82% of their shots. Auburn dominated the board totaling 42 while limiting Ole Miss to just 26. Auburn Coach Steven Reed said, "That's an important win. Not a lot...
January 23, 2026 – MOODY – The University of Alabama has signed standout Moody high school Aubrey Walker in the 2026 draft class. Moody High School won the 5A state championship and Walker played a key role in Moody's dominance over the last two seasons. Walker runs a 4.3 second 40-yard dash. He averaged 16.9 yards a catch in 2025. He had 29 catches for 490 yards and 6 touchdowns in a balanced Moody offensive attack. He also had a rushing touchdown. He is 5'10" and 165 pounds. He also pla...
UPDATED January 24, 2026 - MONTGOMERY - Qualifying is over and Democrats have one of the largest fields of candidates in years in Alabama. Five Democrats qualified for U.S. Senate, five qualified for Governor, and ten Democrats qualified for the seven congressional races. The Democratic U.S. Senate candidates include: Dakarai Larriett, Lamont Lavender, Sweetser, Everett Wess, and Mark S. Wheeler II US Representative, 1st District - Clyde W. Jones, Jr. US Representative, 2nd District - Shomari...
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...
