With the Senate set to vote on the Green New Deal Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) reportedly has not made up his mind on the legislation. According to Bloomberg, “[Doug Jones] said he won’t decide until right before the vote.” Less than three hours away from the vote, a reporter from The Hill tweeted […]

7. At least one county in Alabama is taking on their clearly illegal gambling issues with “electronic bingo“ — Newly elected Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith is going after electronic bingo halls operating illegally. He told the Daily Mountain Eagle he would seek charges against operators and employees. Most of the other bingo halls are […]

Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) campaign has been running ads soliciting contributions on social media that are only being delivered to people outside of Alabama. An analysis of Jones’ Facebook advertising archives shows that starting on Friday, March 15, the junior senator’s campaign started running ads touting Jones’ re-election bid as being decisive for Democrats to win […]

In an interview published over the weekend, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) asserted that President Donald Trump is not doing his part to dial back “hate-filled rhetoric.” Smashing Interviews Magazine recently sat down with the junior senator from Mountain Brook about his new book, reminiscing on Gov. George Wallace’s infamous “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” inaugural […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), while claiming to be a member of the “radical middle,” declared he will vote for the Democrats’ nominee against President Donald Trump, regardless of who that individual ends up being. In a video clip from his Thursday book tour event in Huntsville, Jones was asked if he would “throw his weight behind […]

HUNTSVILLE — Thursday at an event promoting his new book “Bending Toward Justice,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) fielded a question following his remarks about the potential 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary field. Jones, who is also up for election in 2020, said he expected his party to move back to the center. He said […]

7. In a twist on active shooter drills, a school in Indiana staged mock executions — Looking for realism, trainers used non-lethal ammo and pellet guns to shoot teachers in mock executions that led to screams and gave educators bloody welts. It sounds surreal but it is very real. According to tweets from the Indiana […]

Former Miss Alabama and Miss America Heather Whitestone McCallum has confirmed to Yellowhammer News that she is considering a run for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2020. “Alabama has given so much to me. It would definitely be an honor to give back to the people of […]

7. Companies in New Zealand are thinking of pulling ads from Facebook because the killer posted his attack to the service —  Over 50 companies could pull their ads from Facebook after the site “allowed” the attacks on the two mosques in Christchurch to be streamed on its platform. Some have already chosen to do […]

As the race for the Republican nomination for the 2020 U.S. Senate is starting to get underway, speculation is rampant about who might consider a bid for the shot to go head-to-head against incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) next year. One of the names sometimes mentioned has been Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), who is […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), cognizant that he was being recorded at the time, would not answer a question about the merits of impeaching President Donald Trump. During a book tour event in Birmingham on Saturday, Jones was addressing questions that the audience submitted on notecards, but when he came to one question, he flat-out refused […]

In the wake of doubling down on his recent assertion that Republicans “do not want African-Americans and other minorities to vote,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) is claiming that whoever his 2020 general election opponent ends up being “will run a campaign on division” while he would never do so such a thing himself. Jones, on […]

While Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) proudly supported the president and stood up for national security, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Thursday voted to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration related to securing the United States’ border with Mexico. After a dozen Republicans broke ranks to vote with the Democrats in the Senate, both chambers in […]

Over the last several days, reports have surfaced that former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore might take another shot at U.S. Senate in 2020 and seek a rematch against his 2017 special election opponent Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Moore would be among a field of several Republicans seeking to unseat Jones, including […]

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-7), while referring to Alabama as a state “of the confederacy,” is pointing her finger at President Donald Trump for what she deems rising hate in American society. Sewell said in an interview Friday with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, “Hate in this society has really risen a lot with this president and his […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the state of the state strong? — Why is Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) joining other Democrats in baseless allegations about voter suppression? — Will Alabama’s leadership get their gas tax increase passed?

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) might just have more support in Birmingham, England, than Birmingham, AL. As first reported by Alabama Media Group, Jones raised more last reporting period from Americans overseas than from Alabamians. In fact, he almost raked in more from people in the United Kingdom alone than Alabama.

On Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) addressed the “backsliding” remarks in his recently released book “Bending Toward Justice” regarding the vote from African-Americans and other minorities in elections. Jones’ remarks drew the ire of Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and other Republicans in Alabama, including Alabama Republican […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill responded to Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) asserting that Republicans “do not want African-Americans and other minorities to vote,” with the Republican secretary of state saying the brazen claim has “absolutely no validity.” After the State of the State Tuesday evening, Yellowhammer News asked Merrill about Jones’ comments made Sunday […]

Spearheaded by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), the members of Alabama’s congressional delegation who represent the areas impacted by the devastating Sunday tornadoes sent a letter Tuesday to President Donald Trump in support of Governor Kay Ivey’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for the state. The letter, in addition to Shelby, was also signed […]

The president of the United States has a problem with facts — so much so that the media took to qualifying things he said with the phrase “without evidence.” Rightly, the media presses the president’s defenders to acknowledge some of the things he says are not true. This kind of journalism is important, but, unfortunately, […]

While asserting that Republicans “do not want African-Americans and other minorities to vote,” Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is also claiming to be “an independent voice” from the national Democratic Party. In an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Jones first reaffirmed that he agrees with Alabama ISIS bride Hoda Muthana over the Trump administration regarding […]

For the past two weeks, Alabama and the rest of the nation have been forced to watch the mainstream media try to thrash a dead horse back to life, and for no perceivable purpose. A fake news aficionado knows this can mean only one thing: a hidden agenda is afoot. So it is with the […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is drawing criticism back home after yet again voting against a key presidential nominee. Andrew Wheeler, nominated by President Donald Trump in November, was confirmed by the Senate in a 52 – 47 vote Thursday as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Jones joined every other Democrat and independent […]