The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear an Alabama-backed bid by the Trump administration to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which started during President Barack Obama’s tenure in office. DACA protects undocumented individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children. Applicants are shielded from deportation and […]

Last week after Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced he would be seeking the 2020 Republican U.S. Senatorial nomination, some questioned whether or not Merrill as the state’s chief election officer could continue to serve in that capacity as a U.S. Senate candidate. Merrill has maintained that he could and pointed to his 2018 […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) is moving to mandate accurate reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Palmer, along with Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC), has now introduced H.R. 3580, the Ensuring Accurate & Complete Data Reporting Act. “Accurate and transparent reporting on abortion and children who survive abortion attempts is […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up Alabama’s appeal to reinstate a state law banning dismemberment abortion, which is the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The “Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act” was enacted in 2016 by the state legislature. Since then, a ruling by U.S. District Judge Myron […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is proudly defending his record of voting against many of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including his opposition to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Judge Andrew Brasher, an Alabamian. A piece published by National Journal on Thursday examined Jones’ record on judicial nominees since he took office in January 2018. […]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 86 – 8, prompting Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) to applaud his colleagues for acting in a bipartisan manner and passing the bill containing major wins for Alabama. The NDAA authorizes a total of $750 billion for national […]

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill chiefly negotiated by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) that will provide much-needed funding for the security and humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southern border. The emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, which passed the Senate Appropriations Committee last week by a vote of 30-1, provides an additional $4.59 billion to […]

Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Tuesday released a statement saying the Trump administration is not being truthful about automotive industry imports posing a threat to America’s national security. Last month, President Donald Trump concurred with a U.S. Department of Commerce Section 232 report that deemed imports of automobiles and automobile parts as a “national security threat.” […]

A new poll released on Wednesday shows that Roy Moore is in third place in Alabama’s 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary race and in danger of soon falling into fourth. The survey was conducted by Montgomery-based Cygnal, which is a nationally recognized and awarded polling firm that was commended last year for having the most […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Tuesday showed once again why he is known as one of the nation’s leading border security advocates, coming out against a Democratic proposal and saying, “In sum, Socialist Democrats’ solutions are a combination of open-borders and giving illegal aliens free ‘Welcome’ mats, free health care, free ‘Happy Meals,’ free clothing, […]

Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Tuesday delivered an impassioned defense of religious freedom, calling out efforts by congressional Democrats to strip the God-given, constitutional right away from Americans. Byrne’s remarks came during a House Committee on Education and Labor hearing regarding an attempt by Democrats to weaken the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (RFRA). […]

MONTGOMERY — In front of approximately 150 cheering friends, family and supporters on the south steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Secretary of State John Merrill on Tuesday officially declared his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2020. The event was certainly the most widely attended campaign announcement of the cycle thus far, and […]

Another high profile staffer from the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) is joining Governor Kay Ivey’s senior level team. The governor on Monday announced that Nathan Lindsay will join her office as director of appointments effective July 1. This position is charged with spearheading the meticulous work that goes into Ivey meeting her duty to […]

In an interview on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” on Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) gave his thoughts on the ongoing Republican 2020 U.S. Senate primary in Alabama. After finishing third himself in the GOP special election primary for the same seat in 2017, Brooks was rumored to be a potential candidate this time around […]

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh’s (R-Anniston) issues with the Washington political operatives going back to the lead up to the 2017 U.S. Senate special election are well documented. In May 2017, Marsh told the Montgomery Advertiser’s Brian Lyman if he chose to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2017, he would […]

In an interview with NBC on Thursday, Alabama native and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed back on assertions that race relations are worse currently than in recent American history, including during times of segregation and civil rights conflicts. NBC News’ Sheinelle Jones said, “There are people who will say it feels worse […]

MONTGOMERY — After Roy Moore announced his 2020 Senate bid on Thursday, Donald Trump, Jr. said Moore is doing “a disservice to all conservatives across the country in the process.” Trump, Jr. and President Donald Trump in recent weeks have made it very clear that they believe Moore should not run, saying his candidacy could […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is officially running for the U.S. Senate in 2020. Surrounded by his wife, son and a handful of longtime supporters, Moore on Thursday formally announced that he will be a candidate for the seat currently held by Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), to whom Moore lost […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is not calling on former Vice President Joe Biden to apologize for controversial comments he made this week regarding former segregationist Democratic senators. At a New York fundraiser on Tuesday, Biden said the Senate “got things done” with “civility” when the body included segregationists with whom he disagreed. He added that […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday got legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations that would provide $4.59 billion in emergency supplemental funding to address the crisis at the United States’ border with Mexico. The compromise legislation was negotiated by Shelby, the powerful chairman of the committee, and committee vice chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT). […]

Miss America 1995 Heather Whitestone McCallum will not be a candidate in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. She told Yellowhammer News on Wednesday evening that she has finalized her decision and will not run, saying the timing was not right for her. A Republican, she had been considering running for several months, even conducting polling […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday echoed sentiments previously expressed by President Donald Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., with Alabama’s senior senator saying a Roy Moore senate bid in 2020 could once again hand the seat back to Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Before a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting, Shelby was speaking to members of the […]

A prominent member of Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) donor network, Hollywood filmmaker Max Landis, has been publicly accused of “wide range of emotional, physical and sexual abuse” by eight women. The Daily Beast on Tuesday broke the story of “horrifying” allegations against Landis. In addition to the eight women the outlet spoke with, receiving firsthand […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill has officially filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission regarding a potential U.S. Senate bid in the upcoming 2020 cycle. Merrill made the announcement on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” on Tuesday morning, saying a formal announcement of his candidacy could come next week. Merrill would join Congressman […]