As the White House continues to lead negotiations with congressional Democrats over the latest COVID-19 relief package, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) is sounding the alarm over election year politics possibly being put ahead of the welfare of the American people. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been at the forefront of negotiations […]

The Alabama Forestry Association on Thursday announced its endorsement of Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl for election to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama’s First Congressional District. Carl last month won a tight Republican primary runoff contest against former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile). AFA executive vice president Chris Isaacson on Thursday stated, “Jerry […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) on Wednesday announced its endorsement of Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville in the Yellowhammer State’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. Tuberville, after defeating former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in last month’s GOP primary runoff, is set to face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November’s general election. The AFA had endorsed […]

The Alabama Republican Party special primary election in House District 49 occurred on Tuesday in parts of Bibb, Chilton and Shelby Counties. This seat 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. Russell Bedsole and Mimi Penhale were the […]

A new video ad has been launched in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, targeting U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Entitled “Cities,” the ad by One Nation urges Jones to “support the rule of law” and support ending federal funding of sanctuary cities. This comes as part of a previously-announced $3.2 million advertising reservation in the Yellowhammer […]

An independent poll released on Tuesday showed blowouts brewing in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate and presidential contests. Morning Consult, a national data company, polled multiple states, including Alabama, from July 24 through August 2. In the Yellowhammer State, 609 likely voters were surveyed, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4%.

U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) offered an amendment last week that would transfer $15 million from a Democrat-led effort giving undocumented immigrants legal assistance to a program that provides grants to criminal justice systems across the country. The motion was introduced on Friday during the debate on an appropriations bill in front of the House. […]

The Alabama Republican Party will holds its annual summer meeting in Trussville on Saturday, August 1. Members of the state executive committee are gathering in person, as ALGOP Chairman Terry Lathan wrote in a June announcement. “We will be meeting in person and will be following all social distancing guidelines as applicable at the meeting […]

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) on Wednesday resigned from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he was serving as an Alabama Baptist bivocational pastor. The resignation, first announced by The Alabama Baptist, comes in the wake of Dismukes attending a celebration of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a Confederate general and the first grand wizard of […]

National Right to Life, the nation’s largest pro-life group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide, on Tuesday announced its endorsement of Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate general election. In a release announcing the endorsement, National Right to Life cited Tuberville’s support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act […]

Ben Robbins has announced his candidacy to seek the Alabama Republican Party’s nomination in the special election for District 33 of the Alabama House of Representatives. The seat became vacant upon the death of State Rep. Ron Johnson (R-Sylacauga), who had held the seat since 1978. Robbins — a Talladega County native, Sylacauga resident and […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Monday afternoon strongly criticized State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville), stopping short of calling for his resignation. Dismukes on Sunday posted a picture of himself at a birthday celebration for Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a Confederate general and the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. As […]

State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is once again drawing bipartisan criticism for posting pictures of himself with the Confederate flag. Dismukes in recent months voiced support for the Confederate Memorial Park in his district, after which the Alabama Democratic Party released a picture of him wearing a “Prattville Dragoons: Sons of Confederate Veterans” shirt and called […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued a statement on Friday supporting the cancellation of the portions of the 2020 Republican National Convention scheduled to occur next month in Jacksonville, Florida. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the cancellation due to large gatherings being a substantial risk for spreading COVID-19. Certain business portions of the […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill has been elected as the Southern Region vice president for the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). The election occurred during the association’s 2020 virtual summer conference, which concluded on Wednesday. According to a release from Merrill’s office, he will serve a one-year term, ending July 2021. He […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday morning remotely interviewed on Talk 99.5’s “The Matt & Aunie Show.” The Republican congressman from North Alabama spoke to Andrea Lindenberg and guest co-host Andrew McClain in a wide-ranging discussion that lasted more than 17 minutes. Beginning his comments, Brooks addressed President Donald Trump the previous day speaking about […]

A non-profit group is currently running a television advertisement in Alabama urging U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) to support small businesses and local jobs. “One Nation,” a 501(c)(4) organization with ties to Alabama native and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), began running a TV ad in the Yellowhammer State on Tuesday. Entitled, “Delay,” the […]

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Tuesday upheld Alabama’s photo voter identification law, which was originally enacted in 2011. In a lengthy opinion written by Judge Lisa Branch and joined by Senior Judge Ed Carnes, the circuit court upheld a full summary judgment previously granted for the State of Alabama […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has given any voter wary of catching COVID-19 while voting the opportunity to vote absentee in this November’s general election. The Secretary of State is allowed during declared states of emergency to issue guidance to the state’s voters that addresses the change in circumstances caused by the emergency. “Amid […]

For decades, the single most powerful entity in Alabama politics was the Alabama Education Association (AEA), which represents teachers’ interests across the state. The organization rose to prominence in the early 1970s under its former head Paul Hubbert. However, the AEA’s influence waned after the 2010 elections, as Republicans took control of the Alabama Legislature […]

Before boarding Marine One outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter to react to Tommy Tuberville winning Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Trump had endorsed Tuberville in the GOP runoff and reacted to the impressive victory on Tuesday night in a tweet right after the race was […]

Judge Beth Kellum will hold on to her Place 2 seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. With 100% of precincts reporting, Kellum received 269,583 votes (56.15%), besting former Lauderdale County Commissioner Will Smith in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. Smith garnered 210,565 votes (43.85%).

Donald Trump, Jr. on Wednesday congratulated former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), who won a hard-fought victory in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff contest to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. The president’s eldest son highlighted Moore being the first elected official in the country to endorse then-candidate Donald Trump in […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville decisively won Alabama’s GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, and Republican officials quickly rallied around his candidacy after the race was called. With 100% of precincts reporting, Tuberville won 333,890 votes (60.74%) compared to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions receiving 215,831 votes (39.26%). […]