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Birther questions finally did what Obama, Reid & co. couldn’t — humble Ted Cruz
It took only hours after my story posted last November for the emails to stack up: Ted Cruz can’t run for president, he’s Canadian, they screamed.
Just...
LeFlore: ‘Forty-seven years of Republicans dominating AL-01 is enough’
Burton LeFlore, Democratic candidate for Congress in Alabama's First District, has an uphill battle ahead of him if he hopes to become the first...
Duck Dynasty star delivers epic pro-life speech
Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson delivered an epic pro-life, pro-Founders speech to a Pennsylvania crowd recently in which he proclaimed, "you have the God-given...
Top 5 insane Ed Schultz quotes in anticipation of his visit to Birmingham on Friday
"Where is red state Alabama on education, jobs and health care?" MSNBC asks rhetorically on their website. "Ed wants to talk about it!"
MSNBC...
Does a 2016 Dem start with 246 electoral votes?
Imagine for a second Hillary Clinton is not the 2016 Democratic nominee.
Would a generic, run-of-the-mill Democrat still enter election night with a floor of 246 electoral...
Poll: Clinton beats Jindal in Louisiana
A conservative-leaning poll showing Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu trailing in her own reelection bid also shows Hillary Clinton defeating Gov. Bobby Jindal in the...
Bentley’s pursuit of the magic number, 5.2
This is Part 2 (see Part 1 here) of a three-part series written after Yellowhammer News’s state political reporter, Adam Thomas, spent a day...
Nine Alabama restaurants make Southern Living’s ‘100 places to eat now’ list
The Daily South, a section of Southern Living magazine that calls itself "the hub for southern culture," has just released their "100 place to...
Sellers uses mailer to hit her HD74 opponents for being soft on crime
Alabama House District 74 candidate Heather Sellers doesn't believe her Republican primary opponents are concerned about crime, and she's delivering that message to voters...
This three minute jelly bean video might just convince you to make the most of your life
The average American lives 28,835 days. Once you reach the age of 16, the "threshold of adulthood," as the video above calls it, you...
Should Chris Christie skip Iowa?
When Chris Christie boasted in Boston last week about his winning ways, he was ostensibly arguing his ability to carry Republicans to the White...
Huntsville teachers distribute pro-Common Core fliers while on the job
Is it appropriate for school teachers to distribute political fliers while on the job?
That's the question Yellowhammer posed to state and local school officials...
Heritage to run ads targeting Aderholt, Bachus, Roby and Rogers on Obamacare
On Monday, the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation’s political arm Heritage Action announced it would be launching a $550,000 so-called “Defund Obamacare” ad campaign.
This...
Administrators say ‘God is dead’ poster will remain in Georgia classroom
A student-drawn poster hanging in a classroom at Alcovy High School in Newton County, Ga., declaring "God is dead" has sparked outrage from some...
A husband and wife team coming to the Alabama legislature?
A husband and wife team in the Alabama legislature?
It's a heck of a storyline, and sources say it will become a legitimate possibility...
Jeb Bush run: ’20-30′ percent chance
The New York Times’ Frank Bruni devotes his Sunday column to the attributes of a Jeb Bush presidential candidacy, but concludes with the prevailing wisdom that...
A day with Governor Bentley on the “Road to Economic Recovery”
This is Part 1 of a three-part series written after Yellowhammer News's state political reporter, Adam Thomas, spent a day with Governor Bentley and...
Allen West heads to New Hampshire
Allen West, the smashmouth former Florida congressman, heads to New Hampshire Friday night for a Nashua GOP dinner.
Not every visit to the Granite State...
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 6.3% [With county by county map]
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally-adjusted July unemployment rate is 6.3%, down from June’s rate of 6.5% and well...
American Conservative Union backs Hillyer in AL01
The American Conservative Union (ACU) Political Action Committee (PAC) has officially endorsed Quin Hillyer for U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s First District.
“Quin Hillyer...
Christie’s swipe at Jindal
Speaking at the Republican National Committee’s meeting in Boston Thursday, New JerseyGov. Chris Christie sounded like a 2016 candidate, according to attendees in the room.
His...
Newt vs. Hillary
It’s a flashback to the nineties: Newt Gingrich vs. The Clintons.
Except, this time, it’s Hillary of course.
Speaking to his new employer, Newt said Clinton’s real...
ALGOP to decide if pro-gay marriage members of the Party’s steering committee should be removed
A proposed amendment to the bylaws of the Alabama Republican Party would remove from the Party's steering committee any member who publicly supports a...
Sessions & Roby probing FCC about ‘Obamaphone’ program abuse
Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, and Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, are asking some pointed questions about the so-called "Obamaphone" program (known officially as "LifeLine") that...