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Stanley Adair is critical of GOP rivals

Thursday, U.S. Senate candidate Stanley Adair released a statement hitting the early frontrunners in the race for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat currently held by Doug Jones (D). Adair was asked to comment on polling showing former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, and Congressman Bradley Byrne all leading … Continued
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January 8, 2020

Byrne defends President, slams Kaepernick and Omar

Monday, Senate candidate Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, slammed Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and former football star Colin Kaepernick for their statements attacking President Donald J. Trump (R) over his decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani with a drone strike in Baghdad on Thursday. Byrne urged Americans to unite in support of the President. During the … Continued
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January 8, 2020

Pro-Life Susan B. Anthony list endorses Jessica Taylor

Thursday, the Susan B. Anthony List, one of the largest and most influential pro-life advocacy groups in the country, announced their endorsement of Jessica Taylor (R) in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District “We are proud to support Jessica Taylor as she brings her strong community leadership skills to Washington – she is ready to serve Alabamians … Continued
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January 7, 2020

Sessions denounces Jones’ support for Pelosi’s withholding articles of impeachment

Friday, U.S. Senate candidate former Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) denounced statements by Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, supporting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, position that she will hold up delivering articles of impeachment to the Senate until the Republican Senate majority gives Senate Democrats more favorable terms on the pending impeachment trial of … Continued
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January 6, 2020

Byrne calls Kaepernick a jerk, suggests he is un-American

Saturday, Senate candidate Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, called former football player turned Nike pitchman Colin Kaepernick a “jerk” and suggested that Kaepernick’s comments accusing the U.S. Military of terrorist acts was “un-American.” “Anyone who doesn’t understand which side is terrorist and which side is fighting the terrorists is either delusional or, worse, anti-America,” Byrne said … Continued
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January 6, 2020

Barry Moore defends Trump for assassination of Iranian general

Friday, congressional candidate former State Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, declared in a statement his support for President Donald J. Trump’s (R) ordering of a drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassim Soleimani and other military officials at the Baghdad International Airport. Moore praised Pres. Trump for taking, “decisive action.” “I come from a long line … Continued
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January 6, 2020

Troy King says abortion is the “American Holocaust”

Monday, former Attorney General congressional candidate Troy King (R) said that Abortions, “Is the American Holocaust.” The comments were in response to comments by former New York City Mayor, billionaire, and Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg who had visited Alabama earlier that day. “Democrat Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg was in Alabama today talking about the … Continued
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December 31, 2019

Cook Political Report rates Alabama Senate race a “toss up”

In what might seem surprising to some, The Cook Political Report, last week, moved U.S. Senator Democrat Doug Jones’ re-election bid into the “Toss-up” category. “A year into this election cycle, the overall Senate landscape generally looks much like I thought it would,” writes The Cook Political Report’s Jennifer E. Duffy. “The races that seemed likely … Continued
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December 24, 2019

Merrill reflects on trip to Israel

Following the conclusion of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Project Interchange trip to Israel, Secretary Merrill reflects on his time spent studying the best Israeli cybersecurity practices: Secretary of State John H. Merrill had the unique opportunity to meet with Ambassador Yuval Rotem, the Director General of … Continued
December 24, 2019