(Above: MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” team discusses Bradley Byrne’s victory in AL-01) Members of the national media have said for weeks that the outcome of the Republican runoff in Alabama’s first congressional district should serve as an indication of whether the GOP is moving away from so-called tea party candidates and toward so-called establishment Republicans. Whether […]

(Above: WKRG reports from the campaign headquarters of both Bradley Byrne and Dean Young) It was supposed to be decided by the slimmest of margins, but in the end it wasn’t really that close. On Tuesday night, Bradley Byrne defeated Dean Young by a five-point margin and won the Republican nomination in the race to […]

If at first you don’t succeed — try, try again. Former Democratic-turned-Republican Rep. Parker Griffith is considering taking another crack at current incumbent Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, in the upcoming general election for Alabama’s 5th congressional district. In an interview with Huntsville CBS affiliate WHNT’s Daniela Perallon, Griffith said if he ran, he would be running […]

Normally the endorsement of a nationally known and respected organization like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce would be a positive for any candidate seeking public office. But in the wake of the Chamber endorsing Republican congressional hopeful Bradley Byrne and subsequently buying $185,000 worth of advertising on behalf of his campaign, some conservative heavy hitters have soured […]

Congressional hopeful Dean Young got a couple of big endorsements on Thursday night from national conservative figures — conservative talk show host Mark Levin and RedState.com editor-in-chief Erick Erickson. (Above: Mark Levin endorses Dean Young in AL-01) “Bradley Byrne is a former Democrat,” Levin said. “He’s a moderate and he’s strongly supported by the Chamber […]

Although he has been heavily outmatched in fundraising and endorsements, a Cygnal poll debuting on Politico early Thursday shows an insurgent Dean Young with a three-point lead over his competitor Bradley Byrne in Alabama’s first congressional district Republican primary runoff heading into the last few days of the contest. The poll, which was completed on […]

(Above: Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy interviewed by Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto) Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy gave a lengthy interview to Neil Cavuto on the Fox Business Network Wednesday evening coming off of his 70-month federal prison sentence for bribing former Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman. Scrushy told Cavuto he’s not bitter about the […]

According to filings posted on the Federal Election Commission’s website on Wednesday afternoon, Republican congressional hopeful Bradley Byrne is getting a huge boost from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Byrne formally received the the Chamber’s endorsement in an announcement in Foley on Tuesday. And according to the FEC, the Chamber is now pumping over $185,000 […]

In an interview with Huntsville NBC affiliate WAFF, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, offered an interesting perspective on the federal government shutdown that ended with Democrats getting pretty much everything they wanted — a debt ceiling hike and immediate implementation of ObamaCare. Aderholt told WAFF at an event in the Rocket City that he believes the […]

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, announced she is sponsoring legislation that would take on health insurance cancelations and skyrocketing costs being caused by ObamaCare. Roby explained the bill, which is known as the “Keep Your Health Plan Act,” in a video published on her YouTube account Tuesday. “Remember when President Obama said […]

(Above: Dean Young appearance on Uncle Henry 10/24/2013 radio show) Republican congressional hopeful Dean Young wants no questions about his military service. Young unloaded on Mobile’s “Uncle Henry Radio Show” Thursday when confronted with a question by a caller about his time in the military. Young, who is running against Bradley Byrne for the Republican nomination […]

(Above: Bradley Byrne’s “Profit” ad targeted at Dean Young) The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org website yesterday took a look at a recent TV ad released by the Bradley Byrne campaign suggesting his First Congressional District opponent, Dean Young, had profited personally by taking advantage of “good Christian people” who donated to one of his […]

(Above: CBS Evening News profiles Alabama First Congressional District race) On Tuesday night, the six million national viewers of “CBS Evening News” got a taste of Alabama politics. CBS national correspondent Chip Reid made the trip to Foley, Ala. to get a first-hand look at Bradley Byrne and Dean Young, the Republican candidates running to […]

On Tuesday, Republican congressional hopeful Dr. Chad Mathis, a candidate for the Alabama sixth congressional seat to be vacated by Rep. Spencer Bachus, launched his first web ad titled “Leader.” The 60-second spot features testimonials from various individual touting the character of Mathis, who is an orthopedic surgeon from Indian Springs. According to a release […]

MOBILE — The two remaining Republican candidates in Alabama’s First Congressional District released dueling television ads on Monday, and the contrast between the two ads could not be more stark. Bradley Byrne’s campaign released a scathing critique of rival Dean Young’s involvement with a political action committee, which the Byrne campaign alleges Young used to […]

After the initial wave of chaos from Rep. Spencer Bachus’ retirement announcement, most of the would-be frontrunners opted out of the fight to become his successor. From family concerns to apprehension about giving up a currently held seat, the reasons were plenty, but the results have left the 6th congressional district race wide open. Here […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, believes the shutdown strategy employed by Republicans during the latest government funding debate produced a damaging result for conservatives. Sessions, as a guest on Laura Ingraham’s nationally syndicated radio, acknowledged that the “defund ObamaCare” rallying cry of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee did a lot to energize the conservative […]

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, got a rousing endorsement on Fox News Channel on Thursday night from Daily Caller editor in chief Tucker Carlson. On Fox News’s “Special Report,” host Bret Baier said that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had been an impediment to budget conference committees in the past because he feared the Republican […]

WASHINGTON – On Thursday afternoon, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, released a YouTube video explaining her “no” vote on legislation to re-open the government and raise the federal debt ceiling, which passed by a 285-144 margin in the U.S. House. The Montgomery Republican said she couldn’t support the bill because it did nothing to rein in out-of-control […]

WASHINGTON – The bill that ended the federal government shutdown and expanded the federal government’s borrowing limit also put in place a budget conference committee tasked with finding common ground between the House and Senate for a new federal budget. The four congressional members who will be leading the conference committee are Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Rep. […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, on Wednesday expressed frustration with the “shutdown strategy” for which many members of the Tea Party advocated throughout the debt limit debate. “The problem is the ‘shutdown strategy’ damaged the House’s bargaining power in these negotiations,” Roby said. “I staunchly oppose ObamaCare, and I am proud to stand with […]

WASHINGTON – Late on Wednesday, the U.S. House approved a bill to end the government shutdown and raise the federal debt limit through the beginning of 2014 by a vote of 285-144. The bill had been approved by the U.S. Senate just hours earlier by an 81-18 vote, and will now be signed into law […]

On Tuesday, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, introduced legislation that would fund NASA for FY2014 and end the current furlough of the space agency’s workforce. Brooks, the vice-chairman of the Space Subcommittee, explained that his support for the measure is the result of extenuating circumstances brought on by the government shutdown. “Today I introduced a bill […]

On Tuesday afternoon, Republican congressional hopeful Bradley Byrne received another endorsement from one of his former competitors, State Rep. Chad Fincher, R-Semmes. Byrne now has endorsements of the third and fourth-place runners up in last month’s Republican primary for the first congressional district seat vacated by U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner earlier this year. “I trust […]