BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, who pulled off an upset victory in Alabama two years ago, is kicking off his reelection bid. Jones is holding a campaign launch rally Sunday afternoon in Birmingham. The Deep South Democrat pulled off an upset in the 2017 special election. He defeated Republican Roy Moore to claim the Senate seat that…
Republican Roy Moore has raised less than $17,000 so far in his newest U.S. Senate race. Moore this week reported raising $16,693 since announcing his candidacy four weeks ago and trails almost all other candidates in fundraising. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones has raised the most. He brought in $2 million last fundraising quarter and has a campaign balance of…
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday morning in Montgomery. He is expected to announce whether he’ll seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2020. The seat is currently held by Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Jones wants to keep the seat, which he won by defeating Republican Roy Moore in a special election in…
Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh will not run for U.S. Senate next year. Marsh had considered joining what is expected to be a crowded Republican field vying to recapture the seat held by Sen. Doug Jones. Marsh said Tuesday that he will not join the race. Marsh said he concluded he would not enjoy Washington because he likes…
A new Mason-Dixon poll shows Alabama voters are split in rating the job performance of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, who is the only Democrat to hold statewide office. The poll shows 45% of those asked approve of the job he’s doing, compared to 44% who disapprove and 11% who weren’t sure. In a deep-red Republican state like Alabama, Jones might…
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville plans to run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. That’s according to sources who have spoken to CBS Sports. The CBS Sports report says Tuberville will run as a Republican. He will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones next year. Jones won the seat over Republican former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Facebook has suspended five accounts for misleading tactics during last year’s U.S. Senate race in Alabama. A statement from Facebook says the company “recently removed five accounts run by multiple individuals for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook around the Alabama special election.” Facebook says the investigation is ongoing. The Washington Post and New York…
Fifteen Alabama Community Health Centers in are receiving federal grants. The centers include those in Montgomery, Selma and Troy. Each will receive $285,000 from the U.S. Department to Health and Human Services. Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc., Bayou La Batre – $285,000 · Christ Health Center, Inc., Birmingham – $285,000 · Alabama Regional Medical Services, Birmingham…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Doug Jones says he is keeping an “open mind” on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Democratic senator told reporters Friday evening that he wants to do his “due diligence” on Kavanaugh’s work. He said he is also not worried about a flurry of advertising pressuring him to confirm Kavanaugh. Jones…
A bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Alabama) would require the government to release records from unsolved criminal cases linked to the civil-rights era. Jones says existing laws don’t go far enough to require the release of documents from the period. A statement from Jones’ office says the bill would require officials to gather and release records from unsolved…
