Dakota Layton, Author at Bama Politics

On Thursday night, Nathaniel Woods was executed for his role in the fatal shootings of three Birmingham police officers back in 2004. Erik Ortiz…

On Tuesday, the Town Council of Geraldine, a tiny town about 50 miles southeast of Huntsville in southern DeKalb County, voted 5-1 to fire Jeff Buckles, the assistant police chief of the town. Buckles…

On Friday, Alabama Senators Richard Shelby and Doug Jones introduced a bill known as the “Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act,” S.3363. A press release stated that the bill would “establish the…

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 410-4 to make lynching a federal hate crime. The legislation is known as the

During an interview on WVNN’s “The Jeff Poor Show” on Thursday, Jeff Sessions voiced his support for President Trump’s hawkish negotiating tactics with China in attempts to forge a trade deal. Tariffs have been…

Yesterday, Montgomery Circuit Court Judge Greg Griffin dismissed a lawsuit filed by the former chairwoman of the Alabama Democratic Party, Nancy Worley, who filed the lawsuit because of the DNC revoking her credentials and…

As the March 3 Republican primary draws even closer, tensions are heating up. The Club for Growth PAC is airing an ad attacking Congressman Bradley Byrne’s bid for the U.S. Senate due to his…

A new bill, HB151, filed by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) would mandate that inmates in work release programs who have been convicted of violent felonies. The bill is co-sponsored by State…

Rep. Barry Moore, a former Trump delegate and a conservative GOP candidate for AL-02 is making his closing pitch to voters in a new ad titled, “I’ve Done It”. Moore draws a particular focus…

On Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) introduced the Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act along with 13 cosponsors.

The 13 cosponsors are Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), Congressman Steve Watkins (KS-02), Congressman Steve King (IA-04),…