The campaign of U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Sunday sent out a fundraising email for five of his colleagues, including a vice chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Jones’ email was a joint fundraising pitch that said contributions would be split evenly six ways between each […]

The City of Hoover will hold municipal elections on Tuesday, and Place 2 city council candidate Ron Brown will be one of the names on the ballot. A local entrepreneur, Brown recently posted a video voicing his strong support for growing high-quality jobs and opportunity in Alabama’s sixth-largest city. “Business growth — I think that’s […]

State Representative Andrew Sorrell (R-Muscle Shoals) on Monday cast all of the state’s 50 delegates to officially renominate President Donald Trump as the GOP’s candidate for president in 2020. The official nomination of Trump was a procedural matter — the president has enormous support among Republican voters and faced only token challengers in the primary […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Friday announced he will vote “no” on House Democrats’ postal bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) earlier this week called the House in for a special session on Saturday to consider legislation that prohibits the United States Postal Service (USPS) from implementing any operational changes. A release from Brooks’ office denounced […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday morning interviewed with Washington, D.C. radio station WAMU’s “1A Across America.” The interview followed Jones’ virtual address to the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday night. The convention, which concluded on Thursday, featured presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, along with prominent Democrats of […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week interviewed on the nationally syndicated “Rickey Smiley Morning Show,” touching on a few substantive topics in what was largely a lighthearted segment. The interview followed Woodfin’s Tuesday night keynote remarks to the Democratic National Convention. Woodfin, along with 16 other “rising stars” in the party, delivered a joint, virtual […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday interviewed with PBS News Hour, coinciding with the third day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The interview broached the state of the national Democratic Party, as well as their ticket for November’s election: presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Jones continued his streak […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday night was one of 17 “rising stars” who jointly delivered the 2020 Democratic National Convention’s keynote address. The address, just like the rest of the convention, was delivered virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Magic City mayor filmed his portion of the address via a handheld camera, selfie-style, […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday evening interviewed with ABC News to coincide with the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The interview came after Jones the night previous delivered a primetime convention speech in which he gave a full-throated endorsement of presumptive nominee Joe Biden. Speaking on “ABC News Live,” Jones […]

Throughout the country, down-ballot from the presidential race between President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are numerous U.S. Senate races that will have a profound impact on the control of that body. One of those is in Alabama between incumbent U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) and Republican U.S. senatorial nominee […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday was a featured speaker for the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, with Alabama’s junior senator preceding U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former First Lady Michelle Obama. Jones used the primetime slot as a full-throated stump speech for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who […]

A dark money group tied to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) began running Alabama ads to boost U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Monday, the same day that Jones was set to make featured remarks at the Democratic National Convention. As first reported by Politico, Duty and Honor has launched a $500,000 television advertising […]

Alabamians will play major roles both on-stage and behind the scenes during this year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) and Republican National Convention (RNC). Held in Milwaukee, the DNC kicked off on Monday at 11:00 a.m. CT. The convention will end after presidential nominee Joe Biden’s speech on Thursday night. The RNC is scheduled to occur […]

Russell Bedsole’s Republican candidacy has received a boost in the Alabama House District 49 special election. This seat, covering parts of Bibb, Chilton and Shelby Counties, was vacated by the resignation of State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield), who left the legislature to join the administration of President Donald J. Trump. Bedsole led the pack in the […]

Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) CEO Dr. David Bronner had some harsh words for President Donald Trump this month. In August’s RSA Advisor, a monthly publication from the group, Bronner entitled his normal column, “The ‘Economic Terror’ of 2020.” “We are slightly past halfway of 2020 and to be honest, it feels like a decade […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday sent out a fundraising email to his supporters celebrating that his “friend” U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has been selected as the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee. Harris joins former Vice President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket. Jones is a longtime ally of Biden and was one […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, the Republican nominee in Alabama’s First Congressional District, announced on Wednesday that he has been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). Carol Tobias, president of the NRLC, stated that Carl is “a strong advocate for life” and supports “pro-life legislation, including the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, […]

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) has been named co-chair of Republican senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville’s 2020 campaign, it was announced on Wednesday. The former Auburn University head football coach cited the conservative lawmaker’s record of success in the State House among the key reasons for his selection. “Majority Leader Ledbetter has spent the […]

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday selected U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) to be his running mate. Political leaders from both sides of the aisle in Alabama reacted to the news. Harris served two terms as the attorney general of California before being elected to the Senate in 2016. U.S. Senator Doug Jones […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) once again faces criticism over his positions on immigration issues. Entitled “Border,” a new video ad by One Nation was launched on Tuesday, reminding Alabama voters that Jones opposed funding a wall on the United States-Mexico border and that the senator voted to terminate President Donald Trump’s declaration that an […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is set to be a featured speaker at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. MSNBC reported that Jones will speak on the first night of the convention, this coming Monday, August 17. Other speakers that same night will include U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former First Lady Michelle Obama. The […]

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL), State Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) and State House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) have requested that an additional presidential debate be scheduled ahead of November’s general election. The Republican legislative leaders jointly sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates asking for a fourth debate on top […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Friday announced its endorsement of former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for election to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama’s Second Congressional District. After a hard-fought Republican primary runoff victory last month, Moore is set to face Democrat Phyllis Harvey-Hall in November’s general election. AFA executive vice […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Friday announced that Seth Morrow will serve as his chief of staff. Morrow, a native of Guntersville, has worked for Byrne since June 2014, serving as deputy chief of staff and communications director. Morrow took a leave of absence from the congressional office to serve as Byrne’s senatorial campaign manager […]