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Sessions slams Doug Jones for voting for additional witnesses

Friday, the U.S. Senate voted to not introduce any new witnesses or evidence in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump (R). All the Democratic Senators, including Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, voted in favor of additional witnesses especially former National Security Advisor John Bolton. Senate candidate and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions denounced Jones … Continued
February 1, 2020

Arthur Orr endorses Byrne for U.S. Senate

Tuesday, the Bradley Byrne’s campaign for U.S. Senate announced that State Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, has endorsed Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, in the Alabama Republican Primary for United States Senate. Orr made the comments on The Jeff Poor Show on WVNN radio. “Long term, I believe the best person to be our United States Senator … Continued
January 22, 2020

First District has had outstanding congressmen

Current First District Congressman Bradley Byrne is leaving his safe congressional seat to take a shot at the U.S. Senate this year. The Mobile First Congressional District has had quite a legacy over the last century. Alabama’s First District has always been primarily made up of Mobile County.  Historically, the rural southwest Alabama counties north … Continued
January 22, 2020

Byrne defends Trump for drone strike that killed Iranian General

Thursday, Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, defended President Donald J. Trump’s (R) decision to order a drone strike that killed Iran’s highest ranking general, Lt. General Qasem Soleimani, outside of the Baghdad Airport. “Soleimani was responsible for the death of American citizens and just ordered an attack on our embassy,” Byrne said. … Continued
January 3, 2020

The insanity of 2020

This is my last column. Until next year. Don’t want you to get too excited. It may be a time to reflect on the past 12 months. Or, better, a time to look ahead. 2020 is going to be a big year in Alabama and nationally. The U.S. Senate will at some point hold an … Continued
December 27, 2019

A big difference many people refuse to see

Want to see the difference between Alabama Republicans in Congress and the only Alabama Democrat in the U.S. Senate Doug Jones? It’s pretty stark. Jones is co-leader on legislation in the Senate to pass the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Reauthorization Act of 2019and the Adoption Opportunities Act of 2019 with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. Isakson is … Continued
December 12, 2019

Tuberville, Sessions lead senate race in ALFA poll

A recent poll by the Alabama Farmers Federation finds Tommy Tuberville and Jeff Sessions in a statistical dead heat for U.S. Senate. The poll was conducted after Secretary of State John Merrill withdrew from the race and Sessions announced his candidacy; it found 35 percent of likely Republican voters favored Sessions while 31 percent said … Continued
December 11, 2019

Jones applauds Senate passage of HBCU funding

The U.S. House is set to take up a bipartisan bill approved by the Senate last week that would permanently restore funding for historically black colleges and universities and minority serving schools, but it’s less certain if the House will approve the bill in current form.  Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, spent months urging his colleagues … Continued
December 10, 2019

Merrill suspends Senate campaign

On Sunday night at 8:00, Secretary of State John Merrill announced an end to his U.S. Senate campaign. APR learned that Merrill recently spoke with Senate leadership, who encouraged him to suspend his campaign. “John has a bright future,” said a D.C. source who spoke on background because they were not authorized to speak on … Continued
December 1, 2019