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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Jr. on Alabama’s Senate race, impeachment, his favorite Ala. memory & more

Ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, Donald Trump, Jr. agreed to an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News. The Q&A was conducted on Wednesday --...

Will Dismukes dropping out of AL-02 race

Multiple sources with direct knowledge on Wednesday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is dropping out of the race to...

Report: Shelby would endorse Sessions for Senate if he runs

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday reportedly said that he will endorse former Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses to run for his...

Ivey: ‘Progress is what we’ve gotten from President Trump’

HOOVER -- Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday morning personally delivered the requisite number of signed petitions for President Donald Trump to appear on Alabama's...

Tuberville: ‘Jeff Sessions had a chance to stand and defend the president, and he failed’

With former Attorney General Jeff Sessions seriously considering a 2020 bid for his old U.S. Senate seat, the leading candidate in the current Republican...

Report: Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth urging Sessions to run for his old seat

After Yellowhammer News on Monday morning reported that former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seriously considering a bid for his old Alabama Senate...

Montgomery native named communications director for U.S. Rep. Martha Roby

U.S. Representative Martha Roby (AL-02) on Monday announced that Caroline Franklin has been named communications director, joining her Washington, D.C. office from Senator Richard...

Former Aderholt chief of staff to lead Birmingham-based Balch & Bingham’s federal practice

Balch & Bingham on Monday announced that Brian Rell is joining the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he will lead Balch’s Federal Public Policy...

Non-internal poll confirms Tuberville leading GOP Senate field as Sessions mulls bid

Another poll conducted this month showed former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville with a double-digit lead among Alabama's announced Republican U.S. Senate...

Jones bashes 2012 Trump tweet after mission killing ISIS leader — ‘Partisan hackery’

You would think that a U.S. military mission that killed the world's most wanted terrorist would bring all Americans together. However, in this day...

AL-2 GOP hopeful Jessica Taylor: ‘I’m sick of watching folks in my generation talking about socialism like that’s an ideology our nation should embrace’

There is no doubt that the U.S. House Democrat foursome known as "the Squad" gets low marks among Republican primary hopefuls in Alabama. Jessica Taylor,...

Legislative leaders talk rural healthcare, Medicaid expansion at Alabama Economic Growth Summit

HOOVER -- Healthcare was a major topic of discussion during a Friday morning panel at the Alabama Economic Growth Summit. Moderated by University of Alabama...

Ivey speaks out on impeachment: ‘President Trump has my steadfast and full support’

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday released a statement strongly backing President Donald Trump. Amid current impeachment efforts by U.S. House Democrats, Ivey said, “We are witnessing...

Doug Jones votes to undo part of Trump’s tax cut legislation

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday voted for a resolution authored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that would undermine a key part...

Brooks, Trump discussed Alabama Senate race at White House on Tuesday

At the White House’s request, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) and 22 other House Freedom Caucus members on Tuesday met with President Donald J. Trump...

Report: Closed-door impeachment hearing postponed after Byrne confronts Schiff

Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-01) and Mo Brooks (AL-05) were among a group of over 20 Republican representatives who on Wednesday charged a secure Capitol...

Mo Brooks shuts down CNN reporter, hammers impeachment process in fiery interview

U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) was one of the conservative congressmen who attempted to see the transcripts from the latest impeachment inquiry hearings involving...

Aderholt, Byrne take to House floor to speak against Democrats’ impeachment inquiry

Congressmen Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Tuesday evening gave separate one-minute speeches on the U.S. House floor, slamming the process being...

Dick, Liz Cheney to headline Bradley Byrne Senate fundraiser

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) will be the "special guests" at a U.S. Senate campaign fundraiser for Congressman...

Sewell: Trump tweet comparing impeachment inquiry to ‘lynching’ is ‘despicable’

Along with Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), count Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) as an ardent critic of President Donald Trump's Tuesday tweet comparing the ongoing...

‘Shame on you’: Jones slams Trump for comparing impeachment probe to ‘lynching’

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is urging President Donald Trump to visit the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)'s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and...

Jessica Taylor appears on ‘Fox & Friends’ after viral AL-02 rollout

Jessica Taylor, a Republican businesswoman and lawyer from Prattville, is off to a hot start in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Martha...

Mo Brooks: ‘Socialist Democrats have engaged in a highly-orchestrated fraud on America’

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Monday slammed U.S. House Democrats after they blocked consideration of a resolution censuring Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), chair of...

Rogers: ‘I will continue to stand with President Trump and fight against this partisan nonsense’

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) on Monday sent a letter to Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, requesting access to the...