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Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville interviewed on Talk 99.5’s “Matt and Aunie Show” on Thursday morning and updated listeners on the status of Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. He is set to face incumbent U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) less than four weeks from now. The GOP candidate emphasized that he was focused on grassroots campaigning and […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) is pushing back against what he sees as brazen lies coming from the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Palmer interviewed on Talk 99.5’s “Matt and Aunie Show” on Thursday morning and reacted to the vice presidential debate the previous night between Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. The […]

A new television ad in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race features the jarring first-person testimony of a Chilton County woman who previously had an abortion and has since atoned. The 30-second spot was released by Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville’s campaign on Thursday and seeks to emphasize that U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) views on abortion are […]

Republican U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday was endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), America’s largest small business advocacy organization. The endorsement specifically comes from NFIB FedPAC, the organization’s federal political action committee. The PAC is funded by member donations above membership dues, and decisions made by NFIB FedPAC are managed by […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Wednesday sent a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting that legible postmarks — including a date stamp — be required for all mail-in ballots this general election, in order to preserve the integrity of voting process and safeguard every American vote. Palmer, as chairman of the Republican […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) believes that former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald J. Trump do not actually support Christian values. Jones in a Facebook livestream on Wednesday morning was asked by The Montgomery Advertiser to respond to a report released the day prior by The New York Times. The report, which […]

The Alabama Retail Association’s federal political action committee this week announced endorsements in four Alabama congressional races and the state’s U.S. Senate race ahead of the November 3 general election. In the most closely watched race of Alabama’s federal races, the Retail Association is backing Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville over incumbent U.S. Senator Doug Jones […]

Republican U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville is pushing back against U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) new assertion that he will be a champion of the Second Amendment in the Senate. As first reported by Yellowhammer News, Jones on Monday argued he is a “Second Amendment protector.” “I can have much more influence to make sure […]

Republican U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s campaign began airing a new television advertisement on Friday, just 32 days away from the November 3 general election. Tuberville is set to face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in the contest, and the former Auburn University head football coach’s latest ad highlights Jones’ opposition to even considering the nomination […]

Immigration continues to be an issue in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race between Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville. A third party group previously released a television ad in the race reminding Alabama voters that Jones opposed funding a wall on the United States-Mexico border and that the senator voted to terminate […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth is not in favor of extending Alabama’s statewide mask mandate. The mask order, instituted by Governor Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, has been in place since July 15. The order has already been extended multiple times; the original expiration date announced by Ivey was July 31. With […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday made official his intent to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat on the Supreme Court of the United States once held by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barrett is widely beloved by conservatives across the United States, especially for her writing and past decisions on abortion. […]

The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List’s political arm on Friday announced its endorsement of Republican Tommy Tuberville for the United States Senate. Tuberville, who previously was endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee, is running against U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in the November 3 general election. “For two years the pro-life values of […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Friday confirmed he will not consider the merits of President Donald Trump’s next Supreme Court of the United States nominee, who will be announced by the president on Saturday evening. Trump has said he will nominate a female and has previously announced the list of candidates from which he […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday sent a letter to the respective leaders of Alabama A&M University and Troy University urging them to shutter the Confucius Institute on each campus. The letter was sent to Alabama A&M’s president, Dr. Andrew Hugine, and the Chancellor of Troy, Dr. Jack Hawkins, asking a list of 15 questions […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) seems intent on keeping his pledge from last year to oppose any hypothetical Supreme Court nomination made by President Donald Trump for the rest of this term. While Democratic leadership quietly admitted they always knew Jones would back them in voting against Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation last time-around, Alabama’s junior […]

Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Wednesday visited with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office. After the meeting, Trump tweeted his endorsement of Moore’s Republican campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Trump wrote that Moore will be “will be a terrific Congressman […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, the Republican nominee in Alabama’s First Congressional District, on Wednesday visited the White House and met in the Oval Office with President Donald J. Trump. “It was an incredible honor to spend over half an hour in the Oval Office with President Trump and Vice President Pence today,” Carl said […]

Roy Beck, founder and president of NumbersUSA, in recent days named Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) as one of only nine congressional “rock stars “for his support of enhanced border security and defending American workers. NumbersUSA is America’s largest grassroots border security organization and overall supports lower immigration levels. The group produces grades on each sitting […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Monday addressed the passing of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and his thoughts regarding the resulting vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. Palmer is the chair of the Republican Policy Committee, which makes him the fifth highest ranking leader among Republicans in the United States House of […]

Republican U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Monday released a statement in support of President Donald Trump putting forward a nomination to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. The seat was vacated by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump has said he plans to nominate a […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has addressed whether the United States Senate should end the filibuster as we know it. Certain national Democrats, including U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) over the weekend, have come out in support of ending the filibuster if Democrats take back the Senate in November’s general election. Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]

Less than 24 hours after it was announced that Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday evening, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was fundraising for his own reelection campaign off of her death. In an email sent out at 5:46 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jones began by saying, “This is a time for […]

President Donald Trump has yet to name his next nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States, however U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has already publicly promised to oppose the nomination. Trump on Saturday confirmed he would soon be nominating someone to fill the seat vacated by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader […]