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Dates set for Alabama Senate District 26 special election in Montgomery County

Governor Kay Ivey in recent days set special election dates for Alabama Senate District 26. This seat was held by then-State Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery),...

Former Democratic state senator charged with campaign finance violation

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday announced the arrest of former State Senator David "Coach" Burkette (D-Montgomery) for allegedly violating Alabama’s Fair Campaign Practices...

Alabama National Guard network disallowed access to Fox News while allowing CNN on Thursday

Yellowhammer News has obtained video and photographic material showing that the Alabama National Guard (ALNG) network had been allowing internet access to CNN but...

‘Say no to the mob, say no to Doug Jones’: Rioting becomes issue in Alabama Senate race

Yellowhammer News has obtained a new video advertisement to be released Wednesday by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in Alabama's United States Senate...

Montgomery-based Cygnal acquires Harper Polling

Montgomery-based Cygnal on Wednesday announced the high-profile acquisition of Pennsylvania-based Harper Polling, a nationally known polling firm that boasts of a prominent reputation in Congress...

Bedsole wins tight Alabama HD-49 Republican primary runoff

Russell Bedsole has apparently won the special Republican primary runoff in Alabama House District 49, which occurred on Tuesday in parts of Shelby, Chilton and...

Rep. Rogers: USPS, vote-by-mail issue ‘fabricated’ — Pelosi ‘wants nationwide universal mail-in ballots because she thinks it helps the Democrats’

It is a presidential campaign issue that no one would have seen coming a year ago, but House Democrats under the leadership of U.S....

Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Republican nominee Barry Moore in AL-02

Republican candidate Barry Moore has been endorsed by the Alabama Farmers Federation in his bid for Congress. Moore, a former state representative from Enterprise, defeated...

Tuberville to attend Trump’s GOP nomination acceptance speech in Washington, D.C.

Alabama GOP U.S. senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Thursday evening will be at the White House to witness President Donald Trump accept the 2020...

Rep. Palmer: Trump-Biden election ‘won’t be close’ if those who want ‘domestic peace and prosperity’ vote

While many national polls show a presidential election contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden tightening, most polls still have Biden ahead. That's given...

Decatur Mayor Bowling forced into runoff during reelection bid

DECATUR -- Mayor Tab Bowling of Decatur has been pulled into a runoff election against challenger William "Butch" Matthews, a former city councilman from...

Alabama municipal elections held on Tuesday; Incumbent mayors generally fare well

Most of Alabama's municipalities held local elections on Tuesday, including key mayoral and city council contests. In fact, municipal elections were held in every city...

Doug Jones fundraising for national Democrats, including top Schumer lieutenant

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...

Hoover City Council candidate Ron Brown: ‘Small businesses are the backbone of our country’

The City of Hoover will hold municipal elections on Tuesday, and Place 2 city council candidate Ron Brown will be one of the names...

State Rep. Sorrell casts all 50 of Alabama’s delegates to officially renominate Donald Trump for president

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...

Mo Brooks: Postal Service outcry ‘just another in a long string of hoaxes perpetrated against the American people by Socialist Democrats’

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...

‘Real unity or a carefully choreographed presentation of unity’? Doug Jones says DNC was ‘little of both’

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...

Woodfin: ‘I encourage you to vote in person’; If you ‘need to vote by mail, vote by mail’

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week interviewed on the nationally syndicated "Rickey Smiley Morning Show," touching on a few substantive topics in what was...

Doug Jones: Bernie Sanders, AOC are ‘voices who need to be heard, voices that are important’

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...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin: Joe Biden ‘looking out for us’

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,...

Doug Jones: Biden ‘going to do very well in Alabama’

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...

Tuberville warns even with reelection, Trump ‘will be impeached in three months’ if GOP loses U.S. Senate

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...

Doug Jones at DNC: Biden ‘exactly the leader our country needs right now’

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...

Dark money group begins running pro-Doug Jones ad in bid to kick Richard Shelby out of appropriations chairmanship

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...