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Dial admits ‘Poarch Creek Accountability Now’ funded by out-of-state special interests
MONTGOMERY -- Former longtime State Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) says he cannot tell you who is funding the dark-money, so-called "Poarch Creek Accountability Now"...
Alabama businessman, U.S. Army veteran among Trump’s 2020 State of the Union guests
From selling produce at a rural stand in Wilcox County to being a guest of honor of the President of the United States --...
A fighter: Alabama talk radio hosts react to Rush Limbaugh’s cancer diagnosis
On Monday, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh announced on air that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
Rush Limbaugh is a radio, political and cultural...
Watch live: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers 2020 State of the State Address
MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday evening will deliver her 2020 State of the State Address, and you can watch it live...
Alabama legislature gavels in for 2020 regular session on Tuesday — Here’s what to watch for
MONTGOMERY -- The 2020 regular session of the Alabama legislature will gavel in at noon on Tuesday. While there is not an immediate item...
Byrne slams Beyoncé, Jay-Z for remaining seated during National Anthem at Super Bowl
During Sunday's Super Bowl in Miami, famed entertainers and celebrity couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z both remained seated during the National Anthem. This has...
Join us: ‘Yellowhammer Connection’ event series kicks off in Montgomery with 2020 legislative edition
Join the Yellowhammer News team on Wednesday, February 19, for a “Yellowhammer Connection” event in Montgomery. The gathering will offer a reception followed by...
Doug Jones’ son says senator struggling to eat, sleep during impeachment trial
Carson Jones, the son of U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), in recent days wrote that the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is a...
Jerry Carl releases second TV ad in AL-01, pledges to ‘end handouts for lawbreaking illegals’
Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Monday released the second television ad in his Republican bid to succeed U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01).
Carl, who...
Tuberville: ‘God sent us Donald Trump, because God knew we were in trouble’
Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Monday released the first television ad for his 2020 Republican U.S. Senate bid in Alabama.
The...
Coleman continues to lead in AL-02 fundraising, Taylor hauls in over $210k
The latest fundraising reports are in for the Alabama Second Congressional District Republican primary to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery).
The reports were...
Jerry Carl takes big cash advantage into homestretch of AL-01 primary
According to the latest federal fundraising reports filed on Friday, Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl headed into 2020 with more cash-on-hand than the other...
Trump Super Bowl ad features former Alabama prisoner whose sentence he commuted
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign aired a Super Bowl ad on Sunday night featuring Alice Marie Johnson, a woman who was sentenced to life...
Jones spokesperson pushes back on ethics complaint against the senator
A spokesperson for Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Friday evening reacted to Yellowhammer News' reporting from earlier in the day that the Foundation for Accountability...
Shelby stands with Trump: ‘His actions are not worthy of removal from office’
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Friday afternoon voted against subpoenaing further witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Senator...
Tuberville outraises Sessions, Byrne combined in final quarter of 2019
The leading Republican candidates in Alabama's 2020 U.S. Senate race have released their latest fundraising numbers.
Friday was the deadline to submit reports covering the...
Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed honored as pro-jobs ‘champion’
MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) this week received the 2019 Legislator of the Year award from the Economic Development Association...
Watch: Matt Fridy releases first ad in Court of Civil Appeals campaign — ‘Please vote for my husband… so we can get him out...
State Representative Matt Fridy (R-Montevallo) on Friday released the first ad for his campaign for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
Fridy is competing against...
Jones on impeachment: ‘President’s team making this such a partisan issue’
Ahead of the U.S. Senate's expected vote on whether to subpoena witnesses or additional documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on...
Non-partisan watchdog accuses Doug Jones of misusing government resources, calls for investigation
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) on Friday filed a complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics against Senator Doug Jones...
Tuberville says Sessions, Bolton ‘two peas in a pod’; Sessions stresses he didn’t write a book
Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville continued his attack on former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' time leading the Department of Justice.
Tuberville,...
Rogers: Dems ‘more concerned with scoring political points against President Trump than protecting American lives’
Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Thursday bashed Democrats in the chamber for passing a bill...
Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy delivers recommendations to Ivey — ‘Urgent need to act’
MONTGOMERY -- Former Alabama Associate Justice Champ Lyons on Thursday delivered a letter to Governor Kay Ivey detailing the recommendations of the governor's Study...
Byrne calls for suspension of all travel from China due to coronavirus
Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) on Thursday called for an immediate suspension of all travel from China to the United States due to the ongoing...