Last week after Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced he would be seeking the 2020 Republican U.S. Senatorial nomination, some questioned whether or not Merrill as the state’s chief election officer could continue to serve in that capacity as a U.S. Senate candidate. Merrill has maintained that he could and pointed to his 2018 […]

In an interview with Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Tuesday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) dismissed the relevance of who his potential Republican opponent might be in the 2020 U.S. Senate election on the heels of the announcement of two high-profile candidates entering the contest, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore and Alabama Secretary […]

With the recent entries of Secretary of State John Merrill and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore into the contests for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2020, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), who was once rumored to be a candidate in that contest, pledged his faith in Alabama […]

It is no secret that former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s announcement that he was running for U.S. Senate in 2020 was not well received by many Republicans in not just Alabama, but throughout the country. Among those that have made public remarks rejecting Moore’s candidacy are President Donald Trump and Alabama’s own […]

After Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill makes his decision known next week as to whether or not he will be seeking the Republican nomination for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat in 2020, the field of prospective candidates vying for the chance to challenge Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) in November 2020 will likely be set. […]

During an appearance on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” this week, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), who serves as the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, called on President Donald Trump to retaliate against Iran for shooting down a U.S. drone in international airspace. Trump had the military poised for a strike Iran but reportedly called it […]

The list of Republicans doubting former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s chances for success in a 2020 U.S. Senate bid continues to grow. In remarks given to Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal” that aired on Friday, Secretary of State John Merrill said it would be “extraordinarily difficult” for Moore to have success in […]

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) issues with the Washington political operatives going back to the lead up to the 2017 U.S. Senate special election are well documented. In May 2017, Marsh told the Montgomery Advertiser’s Brian Lyman if he chose to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2017, he would […]

Thus far, there has generally been a lack of positive reaction to former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s announcement he would be joining the race for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, a seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Count Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) among those who are not thrilled […]

Earlier this week, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat up in 2020, currently occupied by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Jones defeated Moore for that seat in 2017 by a narrow 1.7% margin in one of the most hotly contested special […]

On Thursday, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore made his expected candidacy for the 2020 U.S. Senate Republican nomination official with an announcement in Montgomery. Reactions to Moore’s candidacy have been plentiful, and on the Thursday broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, conservative talker Mark Levin, author of “Unfreedom of the Press,” […]

If the early stages of the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat up in 2020 is any indicator, immigration remains a front-burner issue for Alabamians. That is how State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs), a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, views the subject as well. In an interview that aired Wednesday […]

On Wednesday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) gave a wide-ranging interview to C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” hitting on a variety of topics, including immigration, Iran and defense spending. Host Pedro Echevarria also asked Brooks about the possibility of former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate up in […]

In the very early stages of the 2020 U.S. Senate campaign, immigration has become one of the primary focuses, especially given the statements of one of the contest’s apparent front-runners, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville. One of the concerns is that among the mass influxes of illegal border crossers could be individuals that […]

Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, a candidate for U.S. Senate, has warned of Middle Easterners crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and the potential terror threat that could pose on numerous occasions in the early stages of the 2020 U.S. senatorial election cycle. For that, he has received pushback from some who argue he is […]

Last week, The Washington Post published an article by Emily Wax-Thibodeaux headlined, “In Alabama — where lawmakers banned abortion for rape victims — rapists’ parental rights are protected.” As it turned out, the entire premise of the story was incorrect. On Monday, State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) issued a press release calling out the Post […]

With just over 250 days until Alabama Republicans head to the polls to cast a ballot who they want representing them on the general election ballot against presumably incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), another well-known candidate could be adding his name to the list of choices. Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, […]

The funding for the new Interstate 10 Mobile Bayway Bridge remains the hottest political topic in Southwest Alabama as residents continue to grapple with a century-old problem of perfecting the best way to get back and forth from Mobile to Baldwin County’s Eastern Shore. Currently, the Alabama Department of Transportation appears to be set on […]

Last week, AL(dot)com’s JD Crowe reacted to President Donald Trump’s announcement that Sarah Sanders’ tenure as White House press secretary would be coming to a close at the end of the month with a cartoon depicting Sanders in an unflattering way. “You were the designated mouthpiece of the most dishonest, most vulgar president in American […]

Although U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) says that he thinks there has been too much focus on congressional Democrats’ efforts to investigate and perhaps undermine the Trump presidency, which he argues distracts the American public from the left-wing Democratic Party agenda, he acknowledges the seriousness of those efforts. During an interview with Huntsville radio’s WVNN […]

As early as the end of April, signs were pointing to Gov. Kay Ivey calling a special session to deal with Alabama’s prisons this fall, especially as the Department of Justice said in a letter that conditions in Alabama’s prisons for men might violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, the legislature may […]

As was the case with several of the past elections, immigration will be a significant issue in the 2020 campaign cycle, especially with President Donald Trump at the top of the ticket. The 2020 U.S. Senate GOP primary in Alabama will not be an exception, especially as many Republican base voters are growing restless with […]

The Alabama legislature was not able to come to an agreement on a lottery this past general session, meaning the body will likely address it in the future. Could that come as soon as later this year, when Gov. Kay Ivey will reportedly call a special session to address Alabama’s prison system? Given the state’s […]

The 2019 legislative general session was a miss for lottery proponents. Despite the Senate’s narrow passage of a lottery bill, the House could not come together for passage of its own version. For that reason, Alabamians will not get to vote on a lottery on the March 2020 primary ballots. However, it could be coming […]