Kelley: Democrats have work to do after election showing
November 12, 2022 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Democrats saw disappointing results in Tuesday's election as the party continues to struggle to find its footing after the defeat of former U.S. Sen Doug Jones.
Democratic candidates in statewide races were held to about 30% of the vote on Tuesday, about 10 percentage points lower than four years ago, in an election noted for low voter turnout and a lack of competitive races at the top of the ticket
Alabama: What to expect on election night
November 2, 2022 GMTRepublicans are looking to extend their current lock on all statewide offices in Alabama in the face of opposition from the Democratic and Libertarian parties.
The race to replace U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, 88, who is retiring after six terms, is the marquee contest.
How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little
March 18, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Keep a smile on your face. Don't talk too much. Avoid the news media.
It's advice Supreme Court nominees have heard for decades from the guides that presidents select to help steer candidates through the Senate confirmation process.
Trial begins in accuser’s defamation case against Roy Moore
January 25, 2022 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A jury was selected Monday in the defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who had accused failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of molesting her when she was 14.
Leigh Corfman said Moore defamed her and made false statements as he denied her accusations during the 2017 U.S.
AP source: Cuomo among contenders for attorney general pick
December 12, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is one of several contenders under consideration by President-elect Joe Biden for the role of attorney general, a person with knowledge of the search process said Friday...
Biden’s attorney general search is focused on Jones, Garland
December 9, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland are emerging as the leading contenders to be nominated as President-elect Joe Biden’s attorney general, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Biden eyes defeated candidates for key administration roles
December 3, 2020 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In politics, there can sometimes be an upside to losing.
President-elect Joe Biden is eyeing several Democrats who lost congressional reelection races last month for key positions in his administration...
Tuberville backs Trump’s unsupported cheating claim
November 6, 2020 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's incoming Republican U.S. Sen, Tommy Tuberville, who made loyalty to President Donald Trump a central theme of his campaign, is backing Trump's MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama U.S. Sen. Doug Jones received more than 200,000 more votes this year than he did when he won the seat three years ago...Record Democratic turnout not enough for Jones in Alabama
November 5, 2020 GMT
GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat
November 4, 2020 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday recaptured a U.S...
Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts
October 27, 2020 GMTTROY, Ala. (AP) — Standing by a blue pickup truck at a rally near the birthplace of the late civil rights icon John Lewis, Alabama Sen...
Jones: Ginsburg replacement should wait until after election
September 26, 2020 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama said Friday he will not support any U.S. Supreme Court nominee before the outcome of the presidential election this November...
Sen Jones of Alabama calls rival Tuberville ‘Coach Clueless’
September 12, 2020 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama called Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville “Coach Clueless” on Friday, stepping up attacks on the former college football coach for his recent comments about the coronavirus...
Alabama Senate race shapes up to be a contentious slugfest
July 16, 2020 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Alabama’s race is shaping up to be a contentious showdown between a college football coach backed by President Donald Trump and the body’s most endangered Democrat, who will need to motivate his base and court moderate voters to win political survival...
Tuberville defeats Sessions, wins Alabama Senate GOP primary
July 15, 2020 GMTMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday, likely ending a long political career with a bitter defeat egged on by President Donald Trump...
Thomas Blanton, KKK bomber of 16th St Baptist Church, dies
June 26, 2020 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., the last of three one-time Ku Klux Klansmen convicted in a 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four Black girls and was the deadliest single attack of the civil rights movement, died Friday in prison, officials said...
Trump attacks Sessions ahead of primary runoff for US Senate
March 3, 2020 GMTMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jeff Sessions, making new strides to regain his former Senate seat, faced renewed criticism from Donald Trump that could be his biggest hurdle after the president appeared to mock his former attorney general for being forced into a primary runoff...
Vulnerable Democrat Doug Jones votes to convict Trump
February 5, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, widely considered the Senate's most endangered Democrat, voted Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump as the Senate impeachment trial concluded with Trump's acquittal — and Republicans will try to use Jones' vote against him as they seek to reclaim the once reliably red state...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
December 20, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Congress finalizes bill restoring black college funding
December 11, 2019 GMTAfter months of negotiation, Congress gave final approval Tuesday for a bill promising to restore more than $250 million a year to the nation's historically black colleges and universities, along with other institutions that teach large shares of minority students...
AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
November 7, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U...
AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
November 7, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday.
AP sources: Jeff Sessions exploring possible Ala. Senate run
October 29, 2019 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is exploring the possibility of a run for his old Senate seat in Alabama, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the situation.
Doug Jones faces uphill battle for reelection in Alabama
July 22, 2019 GMTWhen Democratic Sen. Doug Jones seeks reelection in Alabama next year, he could be running against his own party as much as his GOP opponent.
As the Democratic presidential candidates vie with one another in offering ever more taxpayer financed benefits, Mr.
Doug Jones faces uphill battle for reelection in Alabama
July 22, 2019 GMTWhen Democratic Sen. Doug Jones seeks reelection in Alabama next year, he could be running against his own party as much as his GOP opponent.
As the Democratic presidential candidates vie with one another in offering ever more taxpayer financed benefits, Mr.
Roy Moore in uphill battle to woo skeptical Alabama voters
June 21, 2019 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a state that has long been reliably Republican, Roy Moore faces an uphill battle in winning over skeptical voters to take back the Alabama Senate seat he lost two years ago amid allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls...
Roy Moore running for Senate despite discouragement from GOP
June 21, 2019 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Roy Moore announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, defying Republican leaders who urged the polarizing jurist not to run for the Alabama seat they hope to reclaim in 2020...
The Latest: Sen. Jones: Moore candidacy ‘not good’ for state
June 20, 2019 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on Roy Moore's decision on whether to run for U.S. Senate in Alabama (all times local):...
Roy Moore weighs AL Senate re-run despite GOP opposition
May 17, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lightning rod Roy Moore of Alabama, narrow loser of a turbulent special election for Senate in 2017, is considering a fresh run next year...
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones calls new abortion ban ‘shameful’
May 16, 2019 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones condemned Alabama's new abortion ban as "extreme" and "irresponsible" Thursday, a day after the state's Republican governor signed the most restrictive abortion measure in the country into law...
Doug Jones faces senate re-election challenge in Alabama
January 18, 2019 GMTMOBILE, Ala. | Jim Walker drew two armed threats in 2017 when the well-known liberal bar owner drove around with a big sign on the back of his truck endorsing Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones.
Roy Moore linked to prohibition by Democrats to deceive Alabama voters during special election
January 8, 2019 GMTDemocrats created a social media campaign designed to sabotage the unsuccessful candidacy of former U.S. Senate hopeful Roy Moore by associating the Republican with outlawing alcohol, a report revealed Monday.
AP Interview: Jones says farmers scared by Trump’s tariffs
December 13, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Doug Jones said Alabama's soybean farmers and automobile manufacturers are "scared to death" over President Donald Trump's tariff wars, but he cautioned Democrats from spending too much time attacking the president as the party tries to win back heartland voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election...
With a withered state party, Alabama Democrats on their own
October 26, 2018 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The election of Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate last year has given hope to Democrats in deep-red Alabama, a state where they haven't had hope in a long time...
The Latest: ABA urges Senate to slow down on Kavanaugh votes
September 28, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):...
How black women are organizing to energize voters this fall
September 7, 2018 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Meeting on the campus of Jackson State University on a recent Friday afternoon, dozens of black women came together to strategize about the upcoming midterm elections, opening the gathering with a freedom song...
Jones: Hit pause button on Kavanaugh confirmation hearings
August 25, 2018 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama on Friday repeated his call to hit the "pause button" on confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in order to review his voluminous record...
Students write bill to open civil rights files
July 14, 2018 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones introduced a bill this month that would clear the way to open records from civil rights cold cases — a bill written by high school students.
The Alabama Democrat, who was joined on Capitol Hill by 18 of the students who helped craft it, knows these cases well.
Democrats seek balance between base’s demands, election wins
March 16, 2018 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Pennsylvania's Conor Lamb and Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, the new miracle men of the Democratic Party, offer a clear model for how to run in Republican territory: Focus on economics, not guns, immigration or President Donald Trump.
Democrats’ midterm choices: Liberals, moderates, both?
March 16, 2018 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Pennsylvania's Conor Lamb and Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, the new miracle men of the Democratic Party, offer a clear model for how to run in Republican territory: Focus on economics, not guns, immigration or President Donald Trump...
Watchdog: Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act
March 6, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog says White House counselor Kellyanne Conway violated the federal law prohibiting government officials from using their positions to influence political campaigns...
Roy Moore pleads for money, saying resources ‘depleted’
March 3, 2018 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is pleading for money to pay for his legal bills as he fights a lawsuit against a woman who says he molested her when she was 14...
Joe Biden headed to Pennsylvania for House campaign
March 1, 2018 GMTFormer Vice President Joe Biden is heading to Pennsylvania to campaign for a Democratic congressional candidate trying for an upset in an upcoming special election...
Bankole: Alabama Sen. Doug Jones teaches Dems inclusion
January 8, 2018 GMTThink about this. A Democratic senator from one of the deepest of red states elected with the help of black voters has named an African-American — a veteran of former President Barack Obama's administration — as his top aide.
GOP’s Senate majority shrinks with Jones sworn into office
January 3, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones of Alabama was sworn into office Wednesday, shrinking the Senate's Republican majority and leading lawmakers of both parties to plead for more bipartisanship as Congress tackles pressing issues in advance of the 2018 midterm elections...
The Latest: Former VPs at swearing-in of 2 Senate Democrats
January 3, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the swearing in of two new Senate Democrats (all times local):
Sen. McConnell mocks Steve Bannon’s ‘political genius’
December 22, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used a holiday season press conference Friday to deliver a lump of coal to Steve Bannon, mocking the former White House adviser's "political genius" for costing Republicans an Alabama Senate seat...
Jones: Trump shouldn’t resign over misconduct allegations
December 18, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen.-elect Doug Jones says he doesn't think President Donald Trump should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct, echoing the White House's position that voters have already spoken on the issue...
Jones: Don’t expect him to always side with Senate Democrats
December 17, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones, who won election to the Senate from staunchly Republican Alabama, insisted to both parties in politically divided Washington Sunday that he'll leave "all the options on the table" when it comes to his votes next year on issues from immigration to infrastructure...
Alabama: Sweet Home of Progress
December 16, 2017 GMTAlabama.
Who knew it would become one of the most beautiful words in American politics?
It turns out there could have been no better place to test the limits of indecency, the limits of Trumpism, the limits of Republican partisanship and, yes, the limits of racial subjugation.
Moore tells supporters ‘battle is not over’ in Senate race
December 16, 2017 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republican Roy Moore on Friday told supporters that the "battle is not over" in Alabama's Senate race even though President Donald Trump and others have called on him to concede...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
December 15, 2017 GMTA roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media...
White House urges Roy Moore to concede, as supporters look for evidence of ‘voter fraud’
December 15, 2017 GMTTwo days after losing Alabama's special Senate election, Republican nominee Roy Moore has yet to concede the race to Democrat Doug Jones - even after White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that he should.
Yes, character counts even for politicans
December 15, 2017 GMTDoug Jones’ victory in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race over Roy Moore — who was credibly accused of wooing and abusing teenage girls while in his 30s — signaled a triumph of decency over knee-jerk partisanship, a victory of values over tribalism, and a repudiation of dog-whistle and not-so-dog-whistle Islamophobia, homophobia and other destructive finger-pointing.
Black women seek rewards from Democrats after Alabama race
December 14, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Once again, black women showed up for Democrats, with nearly all of them voting in Alabama for new Sen...
PODCAST: Upset in Alabama. How Democrat Doug Jones won the U.S. Senate seat
December 14, 2017 GMTThe Philadelphia Tribune talks with The Birmingham Times Executive Editor Barnett Wright about Doug Jones’ U.S. Senate win and the impact of Black voters. Wright is a South Philadelphia native and former Managing Editor for the Philadelphia Tribune.
Elections chief: Automatic recount unlikely in Alabama race
December 13, 2017 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Still-uncounted ballots are unlikely to change the outcome of the U.S. Senate race in Alabama enough to spur an automatic recount, the state's election chief said Wednesday as Democratic victor Doug Jones urged Republican Roy Moore to concede...
Winners, losers of Alabama’s Senate election
December 13, 2017 GMTTuesday’s Senate election in Alabama was one for the record books. At this time of year, most Alabamians are focused on their favorite football team’s postseason. But in an odd twist, Alabama voters went to the polls to decide between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones.