A Friday morning email from Alabama Democratic Victory distorts Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth’s (R-AL) position on following health and safety protocols, while also fundraising off of Ainsworth’s current illness. Ainsworth on Wednesday afternoon announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, and as of Friday, he is still asymptomatic. However, Ainsworth’s wife, Kendall, has also […]

Yellowhammer News earlier this week broke the story about a group supporting the respective campaigns of U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offering Black Belt pastors $6 “per person” they get to vote early ahead of November 3’s general election. Now, newly filed federal campaign finance reports shed light on […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) continues to prioritize campaigning for reelection over his job representing the people of Alabama. Jones was marked as “not voting” for all five roll call votes taken in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. He also missed all of Monday’s Senate floor votes; combined, he has now missed 50% of the […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Wednesday interviewed on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show,” discussing the recent bombshell stories that have come out indicating that former Vice President Joe Biden was potentially involved in certain lucrative foreign business dealings of his son, Hunter. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe this week announced the assessment […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) reelection campaign on Wednesday evening sent out a fundraising email from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Biden’s pitch links to a fundraising page that shows the funds raised are to be “split evenly” between the Biden and Jones campaigns. The fine print on the page also notes that donors will automatically be […]

Legendary college football coach and native Alabamian Bobby Bowden, 90, has announced that he has triumphed over COVID-19. Bowden was hospitalized October 6, three days after he first tested positive for coronavirus. He was released from the hospital last week, and on Wednesday he released a statement. “I want to thank all the many people […]

In a 5-3 decision spearheaded by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday evening blocked curbside voting from being allowed in Alabama’s November 3 general election. Curbside voting is not provided for by state law in Alabama, however U.S. District Judge Abdul Kallon recently had ordered the secretary of […]

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday evening held a joint announcement regarding a major attempt by two hostile powers to interfere in the November 3 general election. “Iran and Russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion related to our elections,” Ratcliffe said. Ratcliffe advised that Iran […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Wednesday announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19, despite taking every possible effort to follow CDC health and safety protocols. “After being notified this afternoon that a member of my Sunday school church group had acquired the coronavirus, I was tested out of an abundance of caution and received […]

Yellowhammer News has learned that the Macon County Democratic Party has paid for and is distributing signs categorically accusing the 2020 Republican general election ticket of “racism.” Yard signs have been placed across the county that feature a backdrop of a Confederate flag placed next to a banner for the campaign of President Donald J. […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was elected with the overwhelming support of Black voters and has heralded himself as a champion of the Black community. However, Jones has not put his money where his mouth is when it comes to spending campaign cash. According to NBC exit polls, 96% of Black voters backed Jones in […]

The latest fundraising reports have been filed in Alabama’s federal general election contests for 2020. Covering July 1 to September 30, the third quarter reports were due by Thursday, October 15 — 19 days ahead of the November 3 election. Respective reports filed with the FEC show that incumbent U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) raised […]

For the second time in a matter of days, Yellowhammer News has learned of an official New Jersey vote-by-mail ballot being sent unsolicited to a registered Alabama voter. The first instance was reported by Yellowhammer News on Thursday; the Somerset County, NJ, clerk’s office sent a State of New Jersey ballot to a Dothan, AL, […]

Yellowhammer News has obtained a flier being distributed in Choctaw County offering pastors money in exchange for getting people to vote early via absentee ballot. The flier was created by the much-maligned Alabama New South Coalition, which has previously come under fire for distributing racially charged and incendiary political rhetoric. The group is predominantly African-American […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) reelection campaign has filed its financial disclosure covering the third quarter of 2020, and the latest report reinforced that Jones is receiving an overwhelming majority of his funding from outside of Alabama. Yellowhammer News, as in past quarters, analyzed the report that was filed with the FEC on Thursday and […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) continues to campaign — just not necessarily to his own constituents. Jones in a Wednesday Facebook livestream said that his campaign schedule precluded him from even watching any of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing this week during business hours. However, Jones apparently did have time in the middle of […]

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined his former Republican primary opponent former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville on the campaign trail in recent days, and the pair released a video Thursday where Sessions urged voters to reject incumbent Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). According to the Tuberville campaign, Sessions joined the former coach at meetings with […]

The Cullman Tribune on Thursday reported that its namesake city received a visit this week from two French journalists, who seemed to be quite impressed by Alabama’s people. French Press Agency’s Sebastien Duval and Bastien Inzaurralde reportedly chose to visit Cullman — and Winston County — to hear directly from “Trump country” conservative voters. These […]

He might be on the taxpayers’ dime, however U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is apparently spending his time campaigning for reelection during business hours. In a Facebook livestream on Wednesday, Jones was asked for his reaction to Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week; with the question and answer […]

In a conference call with members of the media this week, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan lamented how U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has handled the current nomination process for the Supreme Court of the United States. The call was co-hosted by Trump Victory, the joint fundraising committee of the campaign to reelect President […]

U.S. Senator G. Douglas “Doug” Jones (D-AL) is Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s first choice to be the next U.S. Attorney General, according to a Tuesday report. Politico Playbook, citing “very, very informed chatter (emphasis added by Politico),” reported that Jones is currently alone atop the list of contenders to be the nation’s top law […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) recently received endorsements from two leading national pro-life organizations in his Republican bid to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Moore last week announced the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee’s (NRLC) political arm. NRLC is the largest grassroots pro-life group in […]

The U.S. Senate campaign of former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville is running an advertisement during the final weeks of his general election contest that details a number of ethics reforms supported by the Republican candidate. In the 30-second spot, Tuberville calls for term limits for members of Congress, banning elected officials from becoming […]

Ahead of what many expect to be one of the highest turnout elections in modern history, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is providing guidance to those wishing to serve as a poll watcher on Election Day. Poll watchers are members of a political party who are allowed inside a precinct while voters cast their […]