Alabama Politics

U.S. Senate Votes Fail to End Trump Government Shutdown

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By Glynn Wilson – The United States Senate took up two bills on Thursday to try to bring an end to the federal government shutdown orchestrated by President Donald J. Trump nearly six weeks ago on Dec. 22. On day 34 of the shutdown, the Democrats needed 12 Republicans to join them to get the…

Doug Jones Had Roy Moore Beat in the U.S. Senate Election Before the Washington Post Broke the Sensational Sex Scandal Story on Moore

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Facebook Manipulation Had No Discernible Impact – By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — Birmingham Democrat Doug Jones had Alabama Republican Roy Moore beat in the U.S. Senate election last year before the Washington Post broke the sex scandal story on November 9, 2017. Our definitive reporting on the campaign clearly shows that, and the…

Farm Bill Conference Report Passes Muster in U.S. Senate: Expected to Pass the House and Move to the President’s Desk by Week’s End

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Final Farm Bill includes support for farmers, ranchers and communities on rural health, wastewater infrastructure and high-speed internet – By Glynn Wilson – It appears the lame duck Congress will pass a farm bill to place on the president’s desk by the end of the week, according to breaking news on Tuesday out of Washington,…

Democrats Take the House, Trump Wins Everything Else

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Forced to Resign – ELECTION ANALYSIS – By Glynn Wilson –  True to form, the first King of America preempted all television programming the day after the midterm elections to make sure everyone’s attention was focused on him, the greatest narcissist whoever lived. Donald Trump could not wait a day for…

Senator Doug Jones of Alabama: A Beacon in a Dark Place

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A fragile nation, beacon to the world, is on the verge of cracking like a giant arctic ice sheet splitting in half due to warming seas. Meanwhile the lack of informed political leadership in America keeps us distracted by the high school beer drinking…

Senator Doug Jones Targeted by NRA Ads, Urges Senate to ‘Hit Pause’ on Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The right-wing Republican pro-Russia National Rifle Association (NRA) is interfering with our democratic, electoral process again, this time targeting U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama in television ads trying to get people to pressure him to vote for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Many Democrats…