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Sessions praised for ‘powerful influence’ on immigration debate, not letting up

Yellowhammer has already written several times about how powerful and influential Alabama's U.S. Senate delegation will be if Republicans re-take the Senate in November,...

Roby: ‘ISIS is al Qaeda on steroids,’ adhere to ‘bastardized, barbaric form of Islam’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) on Wednesday had some strong words for the Obama administration, whose foreign policy failures she believes have...

Alabama’s military mission will be impacted by committee chairmanship election in DC

Behind-the-scenes battles between budget hawks and defense advocates inside the Republican majority in Congress have spilled into the public several times in recent years,...

Alabama Democrat says GOP congress ‘worse than’ Islamic State terrorists

Jesse T. Smith, the Democratic Party's candidate in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District, has had trouble gaining much traction in the heavily Republican area. The...

Alabama House Speaker makes explosive claim: Obama Admin. targeting Alabama’s economy

AUBURN, Ala. -- In an op-ed published by the Auburn-Opelika News on Sunday, Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard made the explosive claim that he...

Will Alabama expand Medicaid or raise taxes? GOP state senator says ‘nope!’

In the second half of Yellowhammer's two-part interview with state senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City), the conservative stalwart discussed the issues he expects to...

Sessions: Obama’s executive amnesty could lead to terrorist attack on homeland

In addition to being disastrous for American workers, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) believes President Obama's reported plan to grant amnesty to 5 million illegal...

US Army General: ‘In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get!’ (video)

(Above: Cliff Sims discusses the legendary "Fourth Alabama" with State Sen. Phil Williams) Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims hit the shooting range recently with state...

AEA doubles down on effort to unseat Republicans, goes $1.7 million in debt

The Alabama Education Association (AEA) appears to be doubling down on its efforts to unseat as many Republican incumbents as possible during the 2014...

Alabama’s RNC rep compares Obama admin. to ‘totalitarian government’ in Hunger Games

Alabama's Republican National Committeeman Paul Reynolds sent out an email blast Monday morning comparing the "totalitarian government" in several recent fictional movies to the...

‘Is Obama a sociopath?’ ALGOP chairman wonders if President has personality disorder

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead released an op-ed Monday morning provocatively titled, "Is Obama A Sociopath?" "President Obama returned to the White House last...

Are drones poised to have a huge impact on Alabama’s economy?

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced the creation of the Alabama Drone Task Force. The task force was created to review the necessary...

Bentley praises ‘hardworking Alabamians’ in massive $500k ad buy

The Robert Bentley for Governor campaign will launch a giant wave -- really more like a tsunami -- of television ads on Monday, August...

Shelby, Roby applaud management changes at scandal-ridden Central Alabama VA

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) on Thursday applauded The Department of Veterans Affairs' decision to remove Central...

Wall St. Journal warns Alabama becoming ‘Sweet Home Lawsuit’

Prior to the mid-90s, Alabama was known as "tort hell," a place National Review judicial writer Jack Park says was "marked by outlandish punitive-damage...

Central Alabama VA director removed as scandals continue to pile up

James Talton, the embattled Director of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS), has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, as...

Alabamians go undercover in ‘hippie costumes,’ film enviros saying what they really think

The Alabama Free Market Alliance (AFMA), a conservative advocacy group founded by Alabama's Republican National Committeeman Paul Reynolds, embedded an "undercover" film crew with...

Griffith unhinged in new TV ad: ‘Robert Bentley is a coward!’

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Parker Griffith hasn't gotten a lot of traction in Alabama with his platform of two key issues: expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare...

Roby for Alabama governor in 2018? (Video)

(Above: Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) discusses her future with Yellowhammer CEO Cliff Sims) Maybe it is a result of there being very little drama this...

Alabama wind farm nixed by green energy firm led by personal friend of Obama’s

A wind energy company led by a personal friend of President Obama's has nixed plans to build wind farms in northeast Alabama, according to...

Alabama law enforcement suspended from Federal police militarization program

One day after Yellowhammer reported the proliferation of former military equipment to local Alabama law enforcement agencies, Huntsville TV station WAFF has discovered that...

Alabama police chief declares head of security in Ferguson ‘blew it,’ goes viral

Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson was personally selected by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to coordinate the law enforcement response to protests in Ferguson,...

Roby: Benghazi committee remains on fact-finding mission to uncover the truth

It's only been three months since Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) was appointed to serve on the Select Committee to investigate the September 11, 2012,...

If you live in Alabama, you’re 13.5 percent richer than you think you are

This year for the first time, the federal government released data comparing price differences among states and metro areas. The new measurements are known...