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Doug Jones campaigns in Birmingham, calls Moore “extreme”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones said  that there could not be more “contrast” between himself and Republican candidate Roy Moore. Doug Jones is a Birmingham attorney and former U.S. attorney for North Alabama during the administration of President Bill Clinton. Jones spoke to reporters at Niki’s … Continued
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September 28, 2017

End Citizens United endorses Doug Jones for Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, End Citizens United announced that they have endorsed Democratic nominee Doug Jones for U.S. Senate. Jones, a former U.S. attorney, is running in the Alabama special election against Roy Moore in the Dec. 12 special election. “An extremist with a racist, bigoted agenda, who will defend a corrupt, … Continued
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September 28, 2017

Trump deleted pro-Strange tweets during election night as Moore won

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump deleted three pro-Strange tweets from his Twitter account on the eve of the U.S. Senate Republican runoff. Four tweets, cataloged by ProPublica, were deleted the night of the election after it was clear the Trump-backed Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., would lose. Strange lost the election to … Continued
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September 28, 2017

Reaction to US Senate primary runoff

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, the voters of Alabama selected Roy Moore to be the GOP candidate in the race to fill the Senate seat of Jeff Sessions , now U.S. attorney general.  Leaders from across Alabama and beyond congratulated Moore on the victory. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement: “One … Continued
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September 27, 2017

Senate candidates have concerns over Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Senate is considering yet another plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, and opinions are mixed on the compromise Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill that is being promoted currently as the most viable plan to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. All three candidates for U.S. Senate have … Continued
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September 26, 2017

Progressive group endorses Doug Jones

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A progressive group endorsed former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones in the U.S. Senate race set for December of this year. MoveOn is a progressive group based online and has 45,000 members within the state of Alabama. According to a press release from the group, 98 percent of their members … Continued
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September 22, 2017

Lathan is confident in the voters ahead of primary

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Alabama GOP Chairman Terry Lathan is confident that voters will get behind the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate left vacant by Jeff Sessions’ appointment to U.S. attorney general. On Thursday, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore faced off against former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange in … Continued
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September 22, 2017