2020 election

Alabama Republicans celebrate successes

Friday and Saturday over 400 members of the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee met in Auburn to celebrate recent election victories and begin planning for the 2020 election, specifically re-electing President Donald J. Trump (R) and electing a Republican Senator. Saturday, Alabama Republican Party Chairman told the gathered state executive committee members that Alabama has, … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 26, 2019

Byrne supports investigating the investigators

Wednesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) told the Alabama Political Reporter that he still “has hundreds of questions about the authorization of the so-called” investigation into the 2016 campaign. This statement came following an announcement that U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the FBI to conduct a search within 60 days for records of communications … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 22, 2019

Byrne says that he respects Israel’s decision to bar Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, responded to the recent news that Israel had barred entry into their country by Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Byrne told the Alabama Political Reporter that he absolutely respects Israel’s decision about barring Omar and Tlaib from entering their country. “America has no better friend than Israel,” Byrne said. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2019

Moore, Merrill, Tuberville support Israel’s decision to ban Tlaib, Omar

On Thursday, the nation of Israel made the decision to ban Muslim Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country. The Alabama Political Reporter asked several Republican candidates for U.S. Senate for their reaction to the Israeli ban of the Muslim Congresswomen. Ilhan and Omar, both Democrats, have made public comments supporting a … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 16, 2019

Hooper says that Trump supporters are not racists

On Tuesday, Trump finance committee member and Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee member Perry O. Hooper Jr. wrote an opinion piece in which he countered a narrative he feels is coming from the main stream media and Democratic Presidential candidates charging that President Donald J. Trump (R) and millions of Trump supporters are racists. “86 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 16, 2019

Hooper praises McConnell for the confirmation of conservative Trump judges

The Senate has now confirmed 144 of President Donald J. Trump’s judicial nominees. This despite completely unprecedented opposition by Senators. Trump Victory Chair and potential Congressional candidate former State Representative Perry O. Hooper Jr., R-Montgomery, praised Trump’s picks for the court and said that the President could not have gotten so many of his picks … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 9, 2019

Merrill: Jones lacks understanding, appreciation of the values of the people of Alabama

U.S. Senator Doug Jones said that he would support the eventual Democratic nominee for President of the United States. His GOP opponents have seized on the issue as showing that Jones, the only Democrat holding any elected statewide office, is too extreme for Alabama. On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill (R) told … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 7, 2019

Club for Growth PAC Endorses Bill Hightower

Former State Sen. Bill Hightower, R-Mobile, announced that he is proud to be the only candidate in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District to be endorsed by the conservative Club for Growth PAC. “I welcome the endorsement of fiscal conservatives like the Club for Growth PAC,” Hightower said. “We share the common goal of bringing fiscal responsibility … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 6, 2019

Roy Moore scolds California over law forcing Trump to release his tax returns

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law a measure requiring that any candidates for office in the state, including the President of the United States, must make public their tax returns for the last five years. Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) has resisted calls to release his tax returns. On Monday, Judicial … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 6, 2019

Ivey calls for a meeting of the Toll Authority to discuss bridge plan and alternatives

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called for a meeting of the nine-member Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority to discuss the proposal to build the Mobile River Bridge and replace existing I-10 Bayway. “The most significant obstacle to a new bridge is very simple, money,” Ivey said. “Last week, we were notified that Alabama will … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 5, 2019