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Birmingham Airport protestors attack Trump’s refugee order

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Approximately 100 protestors flooded the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration and...

ACLU demands Sessions vote be stalled until Trump’s refugee order is stopped

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a delay in confirmation for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), President Trump's pick for Attorney General, until...

Report: Bentley violated campaign finance law, will not get to recoup personal loan

Robert Bentley is in hot water after waiting more than two months to report a major loan he made to his own campaign to...

In GOP meeting, Mo Brooks pledges support for Trump’s ‘spot on’ voter roll probe

In a closed-door meeting last week between Republican Congressional leaders and Vice President Mike Pence, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks vowed to support the Trump...

Bentley admits Rebekah Mason joined him on trip to Trump’s inauguration

Robert Bentley's office previously declined to names passengers that accompanied him on a private flight to the presidential inauguration last week, though he's now...

Alabama AG: beware of tax scams

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) warned Alabamians to be on the lookout for income tax scams this season that could...

Reagan’s AG makes case for Trump to appoint Alabama’s Billy Pryor to SCOTUS

Ed Meese, the former U.S. Attorney General under Ronald Reagan, is stepping out in defense of an Alabama judge who is said to be...

Sen. Shelby praises Trump’s actions to defund sanctuary cities

After years of battling “sanctuary cities” under the Obama Administration, Alabama Senator Richard Shelby is breathing a sigh of relief over President Trump’s...

After local official won race due to voter fraud, Ala. Secretary of State working to see him removed

Secretary of State John Merrill is working to clear the way for a South Alabama elected official to be removed from his post following...

Alabama grad becomes youngest African-American judge in state history

At 27-years old, one new Alabama grad has made state history. Briana Westry-Robinson was recently sworn in to a six-year term as a district judge...

Birmingham School Board unanimously slaps down charter school applicants

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Without a single vote in favor, the Birmingham Board of Education rejected the applications for two charter schools during its meeting...

School choice: providing life-changing options for families in Alabama

By Ben Sciacca, Executive Director for Restoration Academy, Birmingham, Alabama For almost thirty years, Restoration Academy (RA) has been an advocate of school choice. Anthony...

Alabamian is seen as favorite ahead of Trump’s Supreme Court announcement

Last week, conservative Alabama native Judge William Pryor- said to be the favorite to fill the current vacancy in the Supreme Court- reportedly met...

Sessions AG vote delayed by Democrats

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Jeff Sessions'(R-Ala.) journey to become the next U.S. Attorney General has been delayed by Democrats seeking to "do their due...

Alabama scientist pushes back against claim that 2016 was the ‘hottest year on record’

Alabama's State Climatologist is pushing back against claims that 2016 was the "hottest year on record." According to a Washington Post report last week, the...

Under Trump, Ala. Congressman’s bill to withdraw from United Nations may see movement

Following the peaceful transfer of power from President Barack Obama to President Donald Trump on Saturday, one Alabama Congressman's call for the U.S. to...

Trump adds another Alabama congressional staffer to his administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Alabama connections to the Trump Administration keep getting stronger and stronger. Today, it was announced that Peter J. White, ...

Alabama congressional delegation applauds beginning of Trump Era

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With Donald J. Trump officially sworn-in as the forty-fifth President of the United States, the majority of Alabama's congressional delegation is...

WATCH: Rick & Bubba’s Chris Adler sings the Obama farewell song

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabamians cannot get enough of Rick & Bubba. Over the years, the show has grown to national renown, and it is...

Failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Parker Griffith considers another run

Parker Griffith, a former Democrat candidate for governor, has indicated interest in mounting a new campaign for the state's top elected spot. A former one-term...

Alabama House Representative files bill allowing churches to hire armed guards

A new bill has been filed in the Alabama legislature that gives new meaning to the phrase “God and Guns.” That’s because the Alabama Church...

Obama denies last minute pardon to Fmr. Alabama Gov. Siegelman

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the waning days of his presidency, Barack Obama has officially refused to pardon forward Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D). The...

Yellowhammer’s Cliff Sims accepts senior communications job in Trump White House

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday announced that Yellowhammer Founder and CEO Cliff Sims will be taking a senior role in his...

Aderholt: Here’s why I’m pro life and proud of it

Our beliefs, our ideals, and our very way of being are almost entirely rooted in the way we were raised. The values that are...