Tuesday is primary runoff day in Alabama. Included in the runoffs is the Republican U.S. Senate election between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), the Alabama Secretary of State race between candidates State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) and State Auditor Jim Zeigler, and Alabama State Auditor race between State Rep. Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle […]

As Alabamians vote in the primary runoff elections, some are taking note of the number of false and negative campaign ads that played across the state this election cycle. Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) joined WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program” to discuss how false ads were becoming a problem and what Congress could possibly do […]

J’Mar Colin Abel, a Chambers County sheriff’s deputy, was killed in the line of duty while engaged in a pursuit Monday afternoon. Abel was assisting the Roanoke Police Department with the chase when his 2017 Ford Explorer patrol vehicle crashed on County Road 278. In a statement, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall provided information related […]

7. Tuberville pushes for crypto investments in 401(k) plans U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is pushing forward with his legislation called the “Financial Freedom Act” to allow cryptocurrency to be included in 401(k) investments. Tuberville stated, “Millions of Americans choose to personally control how their 401(k) savings are investing by using a brokerage window.” Tuberville […]

With only hours remaining until Republican voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in Alabama’s fifth congressional district runoff election, the race has taken a dramatic twist that sparked reaction from the office of former President Donald Trump. Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff election features Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong and former Huntsville […]

Recent estimates show that runaway inflation and increasing costs for essentially everything cost the typical American family an extra $5,200 a year to maintain their current way of living. The Consumer Price Index, which monitors the prices of basic goods and services, reported that Americans are paying 12% more this year for groceries when compared […]

HUNTSVILLE — This past Friday, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) headlined two campaign events on behalf of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) ahead of Alabama’s U.S. Senate runoff election. During Brooks’ campaign townhall at Four Points by Sheraton in Huntsville International Airport, Paul spoke to a well-attended room of Brooks faithful. The premise of Paul’s […]

Last week, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee about his “Financial Freedom Act,” which would allow 401(k) investors to add cryptocurrency as a part of their retirement plans. Tuberville’s bill is a response to the Department of Labor’s guidance cautioning plan fiduciaries from including cryptocurrencies […]

Alabama Senate District 27’s Republican primary election has placed a spotlight on the issue of crossover voting, which has led to increased calls to close party primaries to voters of the opposite affiliation. The Auburn area Senate district’s Republican primary contest, featuring State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) and Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey, appeared to […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is asking President Joe Biden how he plans to respond if Russia were to use a nuclear weapon against Ukraine. On Friday, Rogers, the ranking Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, joined U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the ranking Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mike Turner […]

Monday, Tea Party Express announced that it had endorsed Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in his bid for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat. Founded in 2009, Tea Party Express actively promotes the campaigns of conservative candidates seeking election to federal and state offices. The grassroots organization, which was best known in its earlier […]

7. New regulations for swimming released, restricting transgender participation FINA, the international competitive swimming federation, has decided to restrict transgender women in competition in a 71% approval vote. FINA president Husain Al-Musallam said, “We have to protect the rights of our athletes to compete, but we also have to protect competitive fairness at our events, […]

I got into this U.S. Senate race for one reason: I have never before feared for the future of my country like I do today. I think many of you feel the same way. I’ve heard it from thousands of Alabamians while traveling our state. Jim in Muscle Shoals was worried about being able to […]

Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) has announced his endorsement of Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) incumbent Jeremy Oden in his bid for reelection. Oden faces PSC Place 1 challenger Brent Woodall in the June 21 GOP primary runoff election. The Republican commissioner garnered 34.3% of the vote in the May 24 primary election. Woodall, […]

Friday, incumbent Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) Republicans Jeremy Oden and Chip Beeker landed the endorsement of Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper). Oden and Beeker face primary challenges in the June 21 runoff election for the Place 1 and Place 2 seats on the state’s chief utility regulatory commission. In announcing the endorsement, […]

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has announced his endorsement of former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt in her candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Scott, who was elected to the upper chamber of Congress in 2013, currently serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Small Business […]

In just under a week after former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt, newly released polling shows that her candidacy has received increased support from Alabama’s GOP electorate. A poll released Friday, which was commissioned by the Alabama Forestry Association and conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, shows Britt leading U.S. Rep. […]

Last week, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of Katie Britt for U.S. Senate. Trump had originally endorsed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) but withdrew his endorsement earlier this year. Former Senate candidate Jessica Taylor has endorsed Brooks in the primary runoff election and admitted she was “disappointed” in the former president’s decision to […]

Trade association political endorsements are typically noncontroversial in nature. However, a statement one organization offered in a recent endorsement may have overshadowed the promotion of its preferred candidate. Earlier this week, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of North Alabama announced its support of former Huntsville City Schools superintendent Casey Wardynski’s congressional bid. Wardynski and […]

The state of Alabama has once again recorded a new historic low unemployment rate, according to May’s jobs report released Friday by the governor’s office. May’s 2.7% unemployment rate is down from April’s rate of 2.8%. The rate this time last year sat at 3.6%. In a statement touting the updated unemployment statistics, Gov. Kay […]

As voters prepare to head to the polls for the U.S. Senate GOP primary runoff election, former Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Britt is making her closing pitch in her campaign’s final TV ad. The 30-second spot, titled “New Blood,” features Britt speaking directly to the voters outlining her intentions as a freshman senator. […]

7. Removing big tech from politics The Political BIAS Emails Act would attempt to prevent big tech platforms from engaging in politically biased behavior online. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said of the legislation, “It is unacceptable for Big Tech to discreetly tip the scale in their direction and take advantage of consumers by altering the […]

Thursday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Madison County Commission chairman Dale Strong in his bid for Alabama’s open fifth congressional district seat. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the nation’s most prominent business advocacy organization and holds a membership consisting of small to large-scale businesses and chambers of commerce across the […]

The summer of 1974 in Washington, D.C. was a political bullfight; there was one bull, but a host of matadors, picadors and spectators galore just waiting to watch President Nixon in his last gasps of political power. Congressional hearings, articles of impeachment and an administration completely insular and unstable were all coming to a simultaneous […]