Jeff Coleman on Monday received a big boost in his Republican campaign to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). The Alabama Farmers Federation announced that its political arm, FarmPAC, has endorsed Coleman, a Wiregrass businessman who served as chairman of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) from 2016-2017. In a release, federation national affairs director […]

While former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is no longer a part of the Trump administration, he is making it clear that he supports President Donald Trump’s recent actions in Iran. Trump killed noted terrorist, and Iran military leader, Qasem Soleimani last week and the media and their Democrats took it exceptionally hard. This is […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Monday released the second television ad of his Republican 2020 U.S. Senate campaign. The 30-second video takes on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as well as Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and the rest of the so-called “Socialist Squad.” The ad features Byrne noting how so many heroic members of the […]

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Friday reacted strongly to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) tweeting that she is “outraged” over the American military killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Omar on Thursday evening, after the news of Soleimani’s death broke, tweeted, “So […]

In a statement released on Friday, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reacted to recent comments regarding the impeachment of President Donald Trump made by U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Sessions, who is currently mounting a GOP primary bid in an effort to challenge Jones for the Senate seat Sessions formerly held, referred to an […]

The Pentagon on Thursday evening confirmed that the American military, at the direction of President Donald Trump, conducted a targeted strike in Iraq that successfully killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. A Department of Defense release outlined, “General Soleimani was actively developing […]

Judge Andrew Brasher is set for another confirmation process in the U.S. Senate, less than a year after being confirmed on a 52-47 vote to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. President Donald J. Trump in November announced his intention to nominate Brasher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King on Friday released his first video ad on social media in his quest to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). Entitled, “Why I’m Running,” the ad outlines King’s deep roots in the district, including being brought up in Elba, going to college in Troy and raising his family in […]

Following the December 29 shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday released guidance on the Yellowhammer State’s stand-your-ground law and church security. On the Sunday after Christmas, Keith Thomas Kinnunen stormed into the Texas church with a handheld pump action shotgun and killed two members of […]

A federal judge will make the decision as to whether Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is allowed to block other Twitter users from seeing his account’s tweets. The decision will be the culmination of a lawsuit brought in 2018 by the ACLU that claims Merrill’s blocking of certain Twitter users violates those users’ free […]

Each of Alabama’s six Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto an Amicus Brief that calls on the Supreme Court to change its stance on the legal basis for abortion in America. The members, Reps. Mo Brooks (AL-05), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Mike Rogers (AL-03), Gary Palmer (AL-06), Martha Roby (AL-02) and Bradley Byrne […]

In his latest television ad released on Thursday, Republican congressional candidate and Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman suggests that his experience in the trucking and moving business could come in handy to help transport dangerous illegal aliens back to the countries from which they came. As introduced in his campaign launch video, Coleman is the head […]

Upstart Republican congressional candidate Jessica Taylor on Thursday received the coveted endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List, one of the country’s most important pro-life organizations. Taylor, a Prattville businesswoman and attorney, is a candidate to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). The SBA list cited Taylor’s previous service as president of River Region […]

In an op-ed published Monday in The Washington Post rather than an in-state publication, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) expressed his “fear” that the U.S. Senate will hold an impeachment trial into President Donald Trump that “is not intended to find the whole truth.” His piece was entitled, “Every trial is a pursuit of truth. Will […]

Secretary of State John Merrill has returned from Israel, and in a Monday release he reflected on his productive trip. Merrill last week was a part of a bipartisan delegation of American secretaries of state that visited Jerusalem to discuss cybersecurity policies and best practices for business services and election administration. The trip, which was […]

HUNTSVILLE — During an appearance at the Madison County Republican Men’s Club’s monthly breakfast meeting, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) took part in a candidates’ forum as the incumbent member representing Alabama’s fifth congressional district on Saturday. Brooks offered the crowd of roughly 200-plus examples of his successful legislative efforts, including language in the National […]

New independent polling released on Sunday provides insight into Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) 2020 reelection prospects. John Couvillon of Louisiana’s JMC Analytics conducted a general election survey from December 16-18 using a combination of robocalls to landlines (49%) and texts to cell phones (51%). There were 525 respondents, with the poll having a margin of […]

In a statement to Yellowhammer News about the latest 2020 Democratic primary debate held on Thursday night, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested that the “radical socialist” ideas spouted on the debate stage are prime evidence of why Republicans need to win Alabama’s Senate race this election cycle. Sessions, himself a 2020 candidate for […]

Thursday, the seven top polling candidates competing in the 2020 Democratic primary for President of the United States gathered on stage in Los Angeles, California, for a debate. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-01) and State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs), both candidates for Alabama’s Senate seat currently occupied by Doug Jones, watched the debate and […]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final passage to two appropriations packages that will avert a government shutdown and fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2020. H.R. 1158, the national security related package, passed 81-11 while H.R. 1865, the domestic spending package, passed 71-23. The measures resulted from a compromise agreement between […]

The United-States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) on Thursday was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan 385-41 vote, with all of Alabama’s House members voting to support the Trump administration’s trade deal that would replace NAFTA. The agreement still needs to be approved by the U.S. Senate, and both other countries involved in the deal […]

An irate Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) took to the U.S. House floor on Thursday after House Democratic leadership pushed sending the two articles of impeachment passed against President Donald Trump to the Senate until at least January 7. The House on Thursday adjourned until that date without approving its impeachment managers, or prosecutors. The managers […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday joined eight other conservative House members in sending a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging them to adopt the Federal Rules of Evidence for the Senate’s eventual impeachment trial of President Donald […]

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced in a tweet this week that he is working on legislation to expedite the death penalty for individuals convicted of killing a law enforcement officer. “‘Back the Blue’ must be more than just a slogan. Actions must follow words,” Ainsworth declared in the tweet. He added, “Murdering an officer who […]