(Video: preview of Patriot Tour) Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s heroic story has been told to audiences in theaters all across the country through the movie Lone Survivor. His book by the same name became a New York Times bestseller. And soon, Alabamians will have the opportunity to hear him tell his story in person. On […]

Imagine this: a thunderstorm rolls through Southwest Alabama and causes a small puddle to develop on an Escambia County farm. Under a rule proposed by the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this puddle could be subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. This proposed rule is the epitome of big government. The proposed […]

Condoleezza Rice would be a great fit for the NFL’s top job, according to former University of Alabama and NFL quarterback Scott Hunter. “If the NFL Commissioner (Roger Goodell) loses the confidence of enough owners due to his recent perceived poor handling of two domestic abuse cases, he could be asked to retire if there […]

(Above: Sessions speaks on the Senate floor Sept. 12, 2014.) WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) took to the Senate floor Thursday to criticize the White House and Senate Democrats for “surrender(ing) their constituents’ jobs to the open borders lobby,” which is being led by FWD.us, an advocacy group founded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg […]

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During the 2010 election cycle, Alabama Republicans campaigned on a list of promises called the “Handshake With Alabama.” The campaign was wildly successful, propelling Republicans into the majority for the first time since Reconstruction. It was so successful, in fact, that Kentucky Republicans are openly copying it with their 2014 campaign platform, dubbed the “Handshake […]

A trip to Manhattan, Kansas and No. 20 Kansas State is just a week away, so an early season bye week seems to be a good time for head coach Gus Malzahn and Auburn to look back at early season strengths and weaknesses. Some areas, such as running backs and the offensive line, have played […]

(Above: Gov. Bentley discusses a revealing conversation he had with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy) President Obama’s executive amnesty plan and the growing threat of the so-called Islamic State in the Middle East are the two issues getting the most attention nationally, and deservedly so. But while the country is focused on those two crises, the […]

WASHINGTON — Flanked by senators Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) and a host of other conservative lawmakers, Alabama congressman Mo Brooks urged the U.S. Senate to take up House-passed legislation that he believes would solve the border crisis and prevent President Obama from expanding amnesty. On Aug. 1 the House passed a bill […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Caleb Crosby has been selected as the new President of the Alabama Policy Institute (API), a Birmingham-based conservative think tank that has been led by Gary Palmer for the last quarter-century. Palmer is currently the Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s 6th Congressional district. Although he is facing […]

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Parker Griffith, the Democratic Party’s nominee for Alabama governor, on Wednesday verbally assaulted and physically threatened conservative talk radio host Matt Murphy, according to Murphy and his producer, who witnessed the event. As a result, an incident report has been filed with the Homewood City Police Department. In the late 1980s, Griffith, […]

Imagine if Paul “Bear” Bryant wrote a letter saying the University of Alabama’s football program is doomed. That’s basically what just happened to the Alabama Education Association (AEA). Fiscal irresponsibility. Dwindling membership. Loss of respect. Unhealthy work environment. Those are just four of the accusations being hurled at the AEA and its leadership in a […]

Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon told Yellowhammer in September of last year that he wanted to “change the world.” With the United States Supreme Court’s April ruling in his case, McCutcheon v. FEC, it’s safe to say he has done exactly that, especially when it comes to the world of politics. Political donors are currently subject […]

Although they didn’t directly mention Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions in their articles this week, famed political handicappers Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook were both very bullish on Republicans’ chances to retake the Senate in November, which would install Sessions as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Rothenberg went as far as to say that he […]

In a 2002 interview with the New York Times, Condoleezza Rice, who was at that time George W. Bush’s national security adviser, said she wanted to be commissioner of the National Football League. She was dead serious. “That’s absolutely right,” she said when asked about the job, “though not immediately and not before Paul Tagliabue […]

Panera Bread on Monday became the latest company to ask law-abiding gun owners to not bring weapons into its stores, joining other high profile chains like Chipotle, Starbucks and Target. “Within our company, we strive to create Panera Warmth,” the company said in a statement. “This warmth means bakery-cafes where customers and associates feel comfortable […]

According to Proverbs 6:16-19, “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows […]

A rare and unidentified respiratory illness has already sickened more than a thousand kids in 10 states and is poised to become a nationwide problem, according to doctors. The illness, which starts out similar to a cold before potentially turning deadly, has already popped up in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma, North […]

USA’s Men’s Basketball Team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2014 FIBA World Cup after going a perfect 5-0 in group play and eliminating Mexico in the Round of 16. They are now set to square off against Slovenia in the quarterfinals. Team USA easily handled Slovenia in an exhibition game just before the […]

“Sin taxes,” which are taxes levied on items considered undesirable or harmful, are a favorite tool of lawmakers trying to balance the budget without cutting government services. They get the revenue they want while avoiding a tax hike on income, property or other areas that could elicit an immediate negative response from the majority of […]

(To watch on an iPhone, click HERE) LINCOLN, Neb. — Alabamians are used to seeing Yellowhammer State natives dominate college football, and usually they’re doing it while suiting up for Alabama or Auburn, or at least an SEC school. But on Saturday, it was a Big Ten program that benefited from an Alabamian’s gridiron gifts. […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) is currently on his way back to the United States after spending the last ten days in the Middle East visiting various foreign leaders with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA). The Congressional Delegation (CODEL) made stops in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco. During the […]

Alabama state representative Barry Moore’s effort to have his perjury case dismissed came up short Friday in a final ruling by the state supreme court. Moore pleaded not guilty to a charge of giving false testimony to a grand jury in January. However, his attorneys also attempted to have the case dismissed. They claimed that […]

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