7. State Representative Wes Allen wants to rein in regulatory power of unelected bureaucrats in Alabama — Allen is proposing the Red Tape Reduction Act as a way to keep unelected government employees from implementing costly rules and regulations. The bill, if passed, would require state agencies to seek legislative approval before they could enact […]

7. Journalists in Alabama can’t understand why no one trusts them; They blame Yellowhammer News, but that just proves that they don’t get it — The Columbia Journalism Review sent a reporter to the state of Alabama to find out how “something called ‘Yellowhammer News'” is covering the state that the majority of the media […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) faces a steep uphill battle to keeping his seat in 2020, but he knows his best bet to doing so is a rematch with former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore. With tanking approval numbers and in a presidential election cycle, Jones is widely expected to lose against a mainstream Yellowhammer […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) appeared on Fox News’ “The Daily Briefing” Tuesday, speaking about President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration, the Democrats’ “Green New Deal” and Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-AL) comments on the ISIS bride from Alabama. Byrne first declared his support of Trump’s step to secure the border. “The president has a very important responsibility, […]

7. A new set of kneelers has emerged, and this group doesn’t understand why people don’t like their protest either — As irrelevant clowns protested on their campus, Ole Miss basketball players kneeled in protest during the national anthem, even though those groups don’t care and most Americans don’t like that form of protest. Although the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) beat Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile)? — Is there a racial component at play in the drama with the Alabama Democratic Party? — What will the media and their Democrats do […]

In an appearance on Birmingham’s Talk 99.5 radio on Thursday, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) discussed the possibility of entering the 2020 U.S. Senate election for the seat currently occupied by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Brooks did not completely rule it out but said the odds were against the run. He also noted his polling numbers […]

MONTGOMERY — Fresh off his announcement in Mobile that he is running for the United States Senate in 2020, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) is already crisscrossing the state and sharing his campaign message directly with voters. Thursday morning, Byrne visited Ray’s Restaurant in Dothan before heading to Alabama’s capital city for lunch at Yellowhammer Cafe, […]

7. Hate crime hoaxer has been arrested and charged with “filing a false police report“ — Reports out of Chicago don’t look good for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett as a grand jury has returned a felony indictment for what the Cook County district attorney believes was a fabricated hate crime to garner publicity. This is […]

Just down the street from where he grew up, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) announced Wednesday evening his candidacy for the United States Senate while surrounded by family, friends and supporters gathered at Wintzell’s Oyster House in beautiful downtown Mobile. Byrne became the first candidate to officially announce a run against the incumbent from Mountain Brook, […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) is set to announce his candidacy for the United States Senate seat held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) live at the Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile. Watch live below: Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

7. The Democratic Party has a new front-runner — he’s a 77-year-old white male socialist — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is in the primary to be the next Democratic presidential nominee. He polls better than any other candidate currently in the race. The only suspected candidate that out-polls him is former VP Joe Biden. Sanders is […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) is set to officially announce his candidacy for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL). Byrne and his family are welcoming friends, supporters and interested members of the public to attend a “special announcement” 5:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile. The […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and Representative Terri Sewell (AL-7) are demanding the resignation of Goodloe Sutton, The Democrat-Reporter publisher and editor who has come under national scrutiny after writing an editorial advocating for the return of the Ku Klux Klan. After learning of the editorial and Sutton doubling down on his written thoughts by calling […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) says there is no emergency at the nation’s southern border, speaking out against President Donald Trump’s border security declaration in an interview with WVTM 13 Monday. Jones called Trump’s national emergency declaration “a slippery slope.” “I don’t think it’s good policy,” he advised, saying he opposes the declaration. While Jones, like former […]

7. A major Democrat talking point on tax refunds is obliterated by the Washington Post — Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) received “four Pinocchios” from fact-checkers at the post for repeating a Democratic talking point about how lower refunds mean taxes have gone up. The Post’s Glenn Kessler pointed out how this […]

Last week, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) renewed his call for Medicaid expansion in Alabama, and one state leader says the government run healthcare program already gets more than enough funding. In an interview with Yellowhammer News, Alabama senate leader Del Marsh (R-Anniston) said Jones does not have a realistic view of the costs associated […]

During an appearance on Huntsville radio’s WVNN on Thursday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) offered his thoughts on rumblings that policymakers in Montgomery were considering expanding Medicaid rolls. The renewed discussion comes in the wake of Butler County’s Georgiana losing its hospital and some GOP lawmakers in the statehouse suggesting it was something to consider. […]

On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) credentials committee voted to call for new elections for chair and vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. According to The Associated Press, the resolution approved by the committee would have the State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) hold new elections for the top two spots within 90 days. […]

7. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-WA) officially announces her run for the presidency and exchanges barbs with President Donald Trump — Warren’s announcement came days after her hometown paper suggested she shouldn’t run. Trump tweeted a reference to the Trail of Tears, which plays on Warren’s decades of cultural appropriation. Not to be outdone, Warren then […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) believes that “nobody wants” America to become socialist, despite the stark warning in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address last week. “Here in the United States, we are alarmed by the new calls to adopt socialism in our country,” Trump said. “Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Did President Donald Trump set an achievable agenda with his State of the Union address? — Can Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) help seal a border security deal that keeps the government open? — Will the […]

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is now alleging that Leigh Corfman is ducking being “examined under oath” because she wants him to provide her information she could use to corroborate her own claims first. During Moore’s failed campaign against Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2017, Corfman accused Moore of sexually assaulting her […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) said he does not believe you can accurately compare the sexual assault allegations still surfacing against Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax with those made against Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process in the fall. Fairfax this week was initially accused of a sexual assault that allegedly occurred at the […]