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Alabama Forestry Association endorses Republican Jerry Carl in AL-01
The Alabama Forestry Association on Thursday announced its endorsement of Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl for election to the United States House of Representatives...
Alabama Forestry Association endorses Tommy Tuberville for U.S. Senate
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...
Russell Bedsole, Mimi Penhale headed to Republican runoff in Alabama House District 49
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...
Ad slams Doug Jones for voting to continue federal funding for sanctuary cities
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...
Independent poll shows Tuberville leading Jones by 17 points, Trump over Biden by 22 points
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...
Aderholt offers motion that would provide more law enforcement funding instead of lawyers for illegal immigrants
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...
Watch live: Alabama Republican Party holds 2020 summer annual meeting
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...
State Rep. Dismukes resigns from church following Nathan Bedford Forrest backlash
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,...
National Right to Life endorses Tommy Tuberville over ‘abortion on demand’ Doug Jones
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...
Ben Robbins announces Republican candidacy for Alabama House District 33
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...
ALGOP chairman condemns Rep. Dismukes for Nathan Bedford Forrest celebration — ‘I find his statement to be shallow in understanding’
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...
Rep. Dismukes disavows KKK after posting picture from Nathan Bedford Forrest birthday celebration
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...
Alabama GOP backs Trump decision to cancel Republican National Convention celebration in Jacksonville
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued a statement on Friday supporting the cancellation of the portions of the 2020 Republican National Convention scheduled...
Merrill elected to another leadership position with National Association of Secretaries of State
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...
Brooks: ‘To too many people, black lives don’t matter if it is a black that’s taking the life of another black’
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...
Ad urges Doug Jones to support tax relief for Alabama small businesses amid pandemic
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...
‘Major victory’: Federal appeals court upholds Alabama’s photo voter ID law
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...
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...