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Alabama voters concerned about COVID-19 can vote absentee this November

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...

State Sen. Orr: ‘I think you’ll see the AEA back in force in the 2022 election cycle’

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...

Trump: Doug Jones ‘doesn’t represent the views of the people of Alabama’

Before boarding Marine One outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter to react to Tommy Tuberville...

Beth Kellum fends off primary challenge in Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals runoff

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...

Donald Trump, Jr. congratulates Barry Moore on AL-02 GOP runoff victory — ‘He knows how to MAGA’

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...

Tuberville wins 64 counties in Republican runoff romp, shifts attention to ‘Super Liberal puppet’ Doug Jones

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...

Sessions concedes gracefully, throws support behind Tuberville — ‘I leave elected office with my integrity intact’

MOBILE  -- Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions conceded with grace to newly crowned Republican senatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday night. Sessions immediately...

Jerry Carl wins Republican nomination in AL-01

MOBILE -- Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl defeated former State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) on Tuesday night to clinch the Republican nomination in Alabama's...

BREAKING: Tuberville wins Republican nomination in Alabama Senate contest, handing huge win to President Trump

MONTGOMERY -- Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday won Alabama's Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff and will face U.S. Senator...

Live election blog — July 14 Alabama primary runoff

The state of Alabama is voting Tuesday, July 14. Follow along for live coverage throughout the evening regarding the Republican primary runoff contests for...

Trump gives closing pitch supporting ‘true conservative’ Tuberville in Tuesday’s runoff

President Donald Trump on Monday evening held a telephone town hall with former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville ahead of Alabama's primary...

Four officials endorse Carl during last days of AL-01 race

In the waning days of the campaign, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl has added the endorsements of four prominent elected officials in the southwest...

Court of Criminal Appeals candidates make final pitch to voters ahead of Alabama runoff election

The two candidates in Alabama's other statewide race, a seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, are making their cases to Alabama Republicans...

Ainsworth endorses Tuberville for U.S. Senate — ‘The tough fighter that Alabama needs’

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) on Friday endorsed former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville in Alabama's Republican primary runoff for the U.S....

Report: Sewell improperly spent campaign cash on private social club dues

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Wednesday was featured in a report about members of Congress using campaign funds at high-end private social clubs. Sewell,...

Martha Roby endorses Jeff Coleman to replace her in Congress — ‘He’ll get results’

U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) has chosen her preferred replacement to represent Alabama's Second Congressional District, and it is Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman. "I fully...

Coleman, Moore field tough questions, make final cases to voters during AL-02 debate

Both candidates seeking the Republican nomination in Alabama's Second Congressional District took the stage Tuesday night for a debate in which they defended themselves...

Ivey awards over $18M for COVID-19 testing at nursing home facilities

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she is going to spend $18.27 million of federal relief money on coronavirus testing for employees and...

Sessions makes closing pitch, knocks Tuberville with eight days until election

PIKE ROAD -- Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday attacked his opponent for connections to a failed hedge fund and made the case...

Carl, Coleman lead pre-runoff fundraising in Alabama’s GOP congressional races

The latest fundraising reports have been filed in the respective Republican primary runoffs for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama's First Congressional District...

Tuberville leads Sessions in final fundraising report before July 14 runoff

The latest fundraising reports have been filed in Alabama's Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate. Covering April 1 to June 24, the pre-runoff reports...

Brooks: ‘I oppose the Socialist Democrat and racist efforts to deface and destroy Mount Rushmore’

Count Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) as a steadfast supporter of Mount Rushmore. Ahead of President Donald Trump's planned Friday trip to the national memorial in...

Lara Trump: ‘We actually had never confirmed a rally in Alabama’

Senior campaign adviser Lara Trump has rebutted reporting from CNN that the president's reelection campaign canceled a July 11 rally in Mobile, Alabama. Trump -- who...

U.S. Supreme Court restores normal Alabama election laws ahead of July 14 runoff

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday evening moved to block an appointee of former President Barack Obama from making last-minute changes to Alabama election...