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Sessions hires senior Greg Reed aide for campaign role

Alabama State Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) announced Tuesday that his communications director and policy advisor, John Rogers, will be joining Jeff Sessions'...

GOP U.S. Senate hopefuls unite on faith, Trump; Rally against Doug Jones at Butler Co. forum

GREENVILLE -- On Monday evening, four of the Republican U.S. Senate candidates vying for a shot at running against U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL)...

Alabama Farmers Federation endorses all of state’s U.S. House incumbents seeking reelection besides Brooks

The Alabama Farmers Federation’s political action committee, FarmPAC, on Monday announced endorsements of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Yellowhammer State's March...

Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth set to run anti-Byrne ad during Iron Bowl

Club for Growth Action, the federal super PAC associated with the Washington, D.C.- based Club for Growth, is set to run a television advertisement...

Jessica Taylor endorsed by group dedicated to electing conservative women

Prattville businesswoman Jessica Taylor, a candidate for Alabama's 2nd congressional district, was endorsed Monday by the Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee (VIEW...

Byrne signs no new taxes pledge

Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), a candidate for U.S. Senate, announced in a press release on Monday that he is signing The Americans for Tax...

Jones on Worley separating Alabama Dems from DNC: ‘Just silly’

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D–Mountain Brook) appeared Monday on FM Talk 1065’s "Mobile Mornings" and discussed the ongoing intraparty battle in Alabama’s Democratic party. Jones...

Sessions: ‘Confident’ I can be most effective advocate for Trump — ‘Others are talking today how strong they were, but maybe not when it...

It has been just over two weeks since qualifying closed in the race for the 2020 GOP U.S. Senate nomination in Alabama, and as...

Jones doubles down on keeping whistleblower secret: ‘People’s lives could be in jeopardy’

After publicly professing his staunch support for keeping secret the whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL)...

Brooks believes impeachment hearing testimony would violate Hatch Act in any other setting

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) has been a very vocal opponent of what President Donald Trump's supporters have called a "sham," and now he seems...

Bloomberg spending almost $500k in Alabama as part of massive ad buy

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who filed papers Thursday to run for president in 2020 as a Democrat, will spend at least...

Watch: Jessica Taylor hoops it up in game of ‘S.W.A.M.P.’ against D.C. reporter

Jessica Taylor has got some game. During a recent trip to Washington, D.C., the GOP candidate for Alabama's second congressional district race stopped by...

Tuberville takes on Colin Kaepernick in latest Senate ad

In a video ad released on social media on Friday, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville takes aim at former NFL quarterback...

Mo Brooks on impeachment: ‘Propaganda simply because they dislike Donald Trump’

Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) appeared on Fox Business Network's "Trish Regan Primetime" Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald...

Hoyt Hutchinson: ‘I don’t deserve’ a medal — ‘The real heroes’ in the military, law enforcement do

Republican Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) last week said that Hoyt Hutchinson, the man who popped the "Baby Trump" balloon in Tuscaloosa the day of...

Paul DeMarco elected Jefferson County GOP chairman

Former State Rep. Paul DeMarco (R-Homewood) was unanimously elected chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party on Wednesday night, the ALGOP announced in a...

Fiber network bringing high-speed internet to Jasper area

JASPER -- The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition (ARBC) announced Thursday morning that a fiber-based high-speed internet network will be installed in 2020 to serve...

‘Clown show’: Alabama Senate candidates react to Democratic debate

The Democrats running for their party's presidential nomination met in Atlanta on Wednesday night for a debate. Yellowhammer News reached out to the Alabama Senate...

Doug Jones supports impeachment whistleblower staying secret

In a Washington, D.C. television interview on Wednesday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) emphasized his support for the whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry into...

Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato facing reelection challenge from City Council President Gene Smith

Hoover City Council President Gene Smith on Wednesday announced that he is running against first-term incumbent Mayor Frank Brocato, who is seeking reelection at...

Alabamians can show their support for President Trump with this Christmas wrapping paper

In an email on Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) unveiled exclusive Christmas wrapping paper for those looking to show their support of...

Next hearing in Alabama Democratic Party leadership struggle set

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin has scheduled the next episode in the ongoing Alabama Democratic Party leadership saga, according to a report by...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin pens powerful open letter to injured Tua Tagovailoa

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday posted an open letter to star University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who underwent right hip surgery on...

Aderholt: ‘Hard to say’ if we’ll even see a vote on impeachment in the House

After the first few days of public impeachment hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Tuesday delivered an update...