U.S. Senate

White House abandons House bill to reduce prescription drug costs, favors Senate bill

Any hopes that President Trump might support a House bill to lower prescription drug prices by negotiating those prices with drug makers were dashed Thursday after a White House official said the administration supports a Senate version instead.  U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, wrote a provision into the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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November 1, 2019

Doug Jones, bipartisan colleagues urge Trump to rethink troop withdrawal from Syria

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday joined a bipartisan group of senators in asking President Trump to reconsider his order to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, which has allowed Turkey to invade and attack the Kurds, allies in the fight on ISIS.  Jones was joined by senators Joe Manchin, D-WV, Doug Jones, Martha McSally, … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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October 18, 2019

Opinion

Find a boogeyman, not the truth

Unlike many Alabama voters, I don’t simply vote for somebody because they’re of a particular party. This goes for Republicans and Democrats. I vote for who I’ve determined is the better candidate – not who I think might win. Sometimes the choice is obvious: For example, Tuscaloosa Mayor and Democrat Walt Maddox would have made … Continued

Joey Kennedy

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October 3, 2019

U.S. Senate candidates, Lt. Gov. to speak in Gulf Shores

Alabama’s Republican primary candidates for the U.S. Senate seat have scheduled a forum to be held Sept. 24 during the 39th annual convention for public retirees in Gulf Shores.  Candidates will speak at the annual convention for ARSEA/APEAL, an organization comprised of those formerly known as the Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association and the Alabama … Continued

September 25, 2019

Senate candidates respond to mass shootings

Alabama candidates for the 2020 U.S. Senate election have spoken out on the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 31 people dead and dozens injured.  Among the candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate who have commented on the shootings are Secretary of State John Merrill, former Chief … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

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August 26, 2019

Roy Moore announces second run for U.S. Senate

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on Thursday announced his decision to run for U.S. Senate again in 2020 after falling short in an election for the same seat against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones just two years ago. “Can I win?” Moore said. “Yes, I can. Not only can I, they know I can.”   … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

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June 20, 2019

Former Gov. Bentley to attend Ivey inauguration and gala

Former Gov. Robert Bentley received an invitation to Gov. Kay Ivey’s inauguration ceremony and the formal party that follows later in the evening, according to a source close to both Bentley and Ivey. “Not only is he going to the inauguration, he has dusted off his tuxedo for the big gala,” said sources in the … Continued

Bill Britt

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January 12, 2019

Nine stories to keep an eye on in 2019

9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic victory that sent a Democrat from Alabama to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter century, but he’s up for re-election in 2020. With that election just around the corner, … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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December 31, 2018

Opinion

Three things. Three ugly things

Three events that should worry us this week: HOOVER SHOOTING Transparent. That’s a pretty clear term for most of us. A dictionary definition is equally transparent: “Open, frank, candid.” But to many (most?) governments, “transparent” is just a word. Hoover officials have been vowing transparency since they learned that 21-year-old Emantic Bradford Jr. was not … Continued

Joey Kennedy

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November 29, 2018