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State of Alabama continues to appeal Obama appointee’s last-minute changes to July 14 election
At least for now, a controversial federal court opinion issued last week will hold regarding Alabama’s voting process for the upcoming July 14 primary...
Dothan mayor among string of endorsements for Jeff Coleman’s campaign for Congress
Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba endorsed businessman Jeff Coleman's campaign for Congress on Tuesday. The Circle City mayor is the most high-profile in a string...
AL-01 candidates allege Club for Growth asked them to oppose bills benefitting their district
A potential flashpoint emerged on Wednesday in the Republican primary runoff in Alabama's First Congressional District.
Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl is facing former State...
Brooks calls statehood for Washington, D.C. a ‘sham & power grab’
U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) announced he will vote "no" on a measure in favor of statehood for Washington, D.C. this week, and issued...
Merrill: ‘Democrats are spreading lies and inflaming racial tensions at a time when our country most needs unity’
Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill is pushing back against claims by Democrats that working to prevent voter fraud is "suppressing black voices...
Sessions decries TVA efforts to outsource IT jobs amid economic downturn — ‘Essentially looking to get’ a lower cost of workers
HUNTSVILLE -- During a press conference on Tuesday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a candidate in the July 14 GOP primary runoff for...
Doug Jones votes against another Trump judicial nominee; Shelby votes to confirm
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Cory Wilson to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
All Democrats, including U.S. Senator...
Sessions releases ad highlighting opposition to amnesty, trade deals and defunding police
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a new ad on Wednesday that highlights his conservative record and attacks his opponent former Auburn football coach...
Mike Rogers congratulates Trump on building 200th mile of border wall — ‘Huge milestone’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited Yuma, Arizona, to view the administration's newly constructed 200th mile of border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Trump...
‘Scared Stiff’: Senate ad highlights Trump criticisms of Sessions
On Tuesday, GRIT PAC released its latest ad reminding Alabamians of what President Donald Trump has said about his first attorney general, Jeff Sessions.
GRIT...
Doug Jones releases campaign ad about George Floyd, racial justice
U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) this week is already going up on television with his first campaign ad ahead of November's general election.
Even though...
AL-02 candidate Barry Moore apologizes for not voting in 2016 presidential primary
Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Monday took to social media to apologize for not voting in Alabama's Republican presidential primary in 2016.
Moore...
Poll: Tuberville fares better against Jones than Sessions does; Both GOP candidates hold large leads
Polling results released by an Alabama-based, nationally respected data firm on Monday show that both former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville and...
Alabama Democrats attack ‘Confederate apologist’ State Rep. Dismukes — Use photo of child, wife in call for his resignation
In what might be the Alabama Democratic Party's most aggressive move yet in the era of its new leadership with State Rep. Chris England...
Sessions on Roberts upholding DACA: ‘He cast a disastrous vote’; Congress should look at withdrawing jurisdiction from the courts
In an interview with Yellowhammer News, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressed disappointment in Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' vote to uphold the...
BCA backs ‘job creator’ Carl in AL-01 Republican primary runoff
The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Thursday announced that its board of directors has endorsed Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl in the Republican...
State of Alabama appeals Obama appointee’s ruling striking down safeguards against voter fraud
Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill on Wednesday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that a controversial federal court opinion issued Monday evening regarding Alabama's...
Marsh and Singleton talk prisons, COVID-19, Confederate monuments & more
MONTGOMERY -- Yellowhammer News on Wednesday sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) and Senate Minority...
Carl ad hits Hightower for past work in China
Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Tuesday released a new video ad in his Republican bid to represent Alabama's First Congressional District in the...
GOP Reps. Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs endorse Barry Moore in AL-02
Barry Moore's campaign for Congress has received the endorsements from U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ), two of the most staunch...
Obama appointee strikes down Alabama’s absentee voting fraud safeguards for July 14 runoff
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Abdul K. Kallon on Monday struck down certain absentee balloting requirements for the state's...
Longtime Democrat the favorite for Ivey appointment
Governor Kay Ivey's (R-AL) leading candidate for an important vacancy in Alabama's largest county is a longtime Democrat.
Jefferson County Probate Judge Place 1, the...
Sessions: Jones betrayed ‘character and decency of every soldier who fought for the South’
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday afternoon reacted to an article from Yellowhammer News earlier in the day about U.S. Senator Doug...
Jones votes for amendment to retitle bases currently named for Confederate generals
U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday voted to rename every item in the American military that gets its name from a member of...