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Flashback 2006: Jo Bonner, Terry Everett voted against Voting Rights Act of 1965 renewal
WASHINGTON – Back in 2006, there were only two Alabama congressmen that voted against the renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which...
Obama declares war
Think it's hot now? Just wait 'til Obama's newly declared "War on Coal" causes electric rates to spike so high you can't afford to...
Sewell: Injustices suffered on Bloody Sunday in 1965 have ‘not been fully vindicated’
Above: Rep. Terri Sewell expresses her disappointment with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON – On...
Sarah Palin coming back to Alabama
Yellowhammer Politics has learned that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, will be making another stop in Baldwin County in...
To D.C. & back again, will Wells Griffith run for Congress?
Shortly after Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, announced he would be departing the U.S. House of Representatives to take a job with the University of...
SCOTUS rules in favor of Shelby County in Voting Rights Act case
WASHINGTON – In a 5-4 decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional in much-anticipated decision...
Mike Rogers to Obama: Get serious about border security
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, fired another salvo at the Obama administration on Monday by publicly releasing a letter he sent to President...
Mo Brooks: fire federal employees who refuse to testify before congress
Above: Rep. Mo Brooks appears on Fox News to discuss his new bill
On the Fox News Channel on Monday, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, argued...
15 Republican senators join Democrats to advance immigration bill
15 Republican Senators joined all 52 Democrats in voting to invoke cloture on the Corker-Hoeven amendment, a 1,200-page substitute to the Gang of Eight's...
Alabama braces for Obama climate change announcement
When Barack Obama makes his long-awaited climate change policy announcement on Tuesday, expect him to use a familiar phrase: "We can't wait." Obama first...
Sessions continues fighting on eve of 1,200-page immigration amendment vote
Above: U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions discusses the Gang of Eight's immigration proposal on CBS's "Face the Nation"
As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote Monday...
Accountability Act Provides Incentives, Tools for Failing Schools
The State Superintendent of Education has released the names of 78 Alabama schools that are now designated as ‘failing’ under the Alabama Accountability Act....
Nodine gets a shout out on MSNBC
Steve Nodine's potential candidacy for U.S. House got some media time from MSNBC's Chris Matthews today.
"What's one of the worst possible places to launch...
Alabama delegation votes 6-1 along party lines in unexpected defeat of farm bill
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives defeated the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, better known as the Farm Bill, by a 195-234...
Shelby co-sponsors bill to repeal Death Tax
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and member of the Senate Finance Committee, and...
Does God only help those who help themselves?
As I’ve mentioned before, blog posts that aren’t political in nature will have the “PERSONAL BLOG” header so you’ll know to skip over if...
Baldwin Co. GOP chair will challenge Nodine's candidacy if he runs in AL01
On Wednesday, former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine expressed his interest in the congressional seat soon to be vacated by Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile,...
Jim Perdue officially announces candidacy for Secretary of State
Crenshaw County Probate Judge Jim Perdue has officially announced himself as a Republican candidate for Secretary of State.
“I am delighted about the opportunity to...
Clear contrast continues at PSC hearings
The Alabama Public Service Commission yesterday held its second public hearing as part of their open rate review of the Alabama Power Company.
On one...
Terri Sewell applauds Supreme Court ruling against voter ID laws
WASHINGTON – In a 7-2 decision announced on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require proof of citizenship for an individual to...
Aderholt believes getting too involved in Syria is 'playing with fire'
Above: Congressman Robert Aderholt discusses Syria on the Matt Murphy Show
On Matt Murphy’s radio show on 100 WAPI in Birmingham on Tuesday, Rep. Robert...
Congress' approval rating lowest of any institution on record, news industry not far behind
According to Gallup, "Americans' confidence in Congress as an institution is down to 10%, ranking the legislative body last on a list of 16...
Black Louisiana senator releases stirring video explaining why he became a Republican
Louisiana Senator Elbert Guillory explains why he switched parties to become a Republican. There's nothing that could be added to this to make it...
Sessions touts $625 billion defense spending mark-up with significant funding for Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions on Friday announced the Senate Armed Services Committee had completed its mark-up of the annual defense bill. Sessions, a senior Republican...