(Above: Darius Foster’s ad, “In a Box”) Republican Darius Foster is running for Alabama House of Representatives in District 56, which includes the suburban Birmingham areas of Bessemer, Lake Cyrus, Lipscomb, Oxmoor Valley, Ross Bridge and Shannon. Foster is one of a record number of black Republicans who decided to put their name on the […]

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce on Wednesday announced that America’s economy shrank by a whopping 2.9 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2014. That’s a far more precipitous decline than two previous estimates had predicted. The Commerce Department estimated last month that the economy had experienced shrinkage of 1 percent, and prior to […]

(Above: Sen. Richard Shelby calls for special prosector to investigate the IRS) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday said he believes the American people have lost all faith in the integrity of the IRS. The agency claims that it lost years of ex-IRS official Lois Lerner’s emails during the timeframe […]

A report submitted to the White House by an independent Federal agency says that a pulmonologist at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) falsified records of at least 1,200 patients. According to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the Montgomery VA pulmonologist duplicated the readings from previous patient tests, rather than recording new […]

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) overcame tea party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel in a runoff Tuesday night after finishing second behind him in the primary three weeks ago. Although he now faces a Democrat in November, Cochran’s runoff victory likely secures him a whopping seventh term in the U.S. Senate. Alabamians were paying unusually close attention to […]

Birmingham, Alabama-based construction juggernaut BL Harbert International will build the University of Mississippi’s new $68.9 million arena, according to a statement released by the university on Monday. The 230,000-square-foot arena will host 9,600 fans for basketball games. Construction is set to begin immediately and will be completed in late 2015, in time for the 2016 […]

Indian Springs orthopedic surgeon Chad Mathis made a lot of waves as a Republican candidate in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, taking on multiple opponents at once with a barrage of ads pointing out their “sins against conservatism.” His campaign came up a few percentage points short of making it into the runoff, but with an […]

After a primary race that was heavily influenced by negative ads by rival candidates and outside groups, the runoff in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District between Paul DeMarco and Gary Palmer has been relatively quiet. It looks like that may be about to change. On Monday evening, DeMarco released an ad titled “Alabama Conservative” that accuses […]

In a letter sent to President Obama today and shared exclusively with Yellowhammer News, Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) blasted the Administration’s immigration policies, which Rogers says have led to a flood of unaccompanied children being sent across the border. “Because of your Administration’s years-long, deliberate failure to enforce our immigration laws, our nation now […]

Tea Party favorite Sen. Scott Beason (R-Gardendale) announced this morning that he is endorsing Gary Palmer in his bid to become the next U.S. Representative for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District. Beason also ran for the seat in the Republican primary, but did not make it into the runoff with Palmer and state representative Paul DeMarco […]

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has just released its annual American Time Use Survey, a fascinating look at how Americans spend their time. How long does the average American sleep? How much time is spent engaging in leisure activities, or on grooming? How long does it take to get to and from work, and […]

Using data collected by Hoover’s database of company profiles, Broadview Networks produced the graphic above showing the largest company by revenue in each U.S. state. According to Hoover’s, Regions Bank and Regions Financial Corporation combined to produce over $11 billion in revenue during their most recent fiscal year, making Regions Alabama’s largest company. Here are […]

Being appointed to a seat on the United States Supreme Court is the pinnacle of the legal profession. So naturally, it’s a big deal for a law school to have one of their students rise to that level. As a matter of fact, fewer than 25 schools count U.S. Supreme Court justices among their alumni, […]

I bet I’ve written and re-written the title to this article 15 different times over the last hour, but there’s really no other way to put it. Paul DeMarco was just plain outclassed by Gary Palmer Thursday night in front of a packed house at Regions Field. Now, before I go any further, I think […]

(Tip: click the play button, then for a better viewing experience, click the settings ‘cog’ near the bottom right of the video player and increase the video quality if your Internet is fast enough.) The debate and live stream will begin at 7 p.m. central time. Follow @Cliff_Sims and @YHPolitics on Twitter for updates throughout […]

Republicans in the United States House of Representatives today concluded a chaotic 10 day stretch with the election of a new House Majority Leader and House Majority Whip. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal.) will takeover for Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) as Majority Leader, the second-ranking member of the House behind Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). McCarthy has […]

According to Clarity Campaign Labs (CCL), a political data analytics company, the map above displays the “most liberal and most conservative towns” and cities in each state. In Alabama, that means Huntsville (liberal) and Morris (conservative). CCL created an online tool released earlier this week designed to help users identify the town in each state […]

MyLife.com, a website that says it “helps its 60 million members manage their online identity, connections and conversations, all in one place,” has just published a fascinating list of what they say are the “10 most compassionate cities” in the United States. Here’s how they compiled the list: We started with a list of the […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange gave a forceful rebuke of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules limiting carbon emissions from power plants during testimony Wednesday on Capitol Hill. “EPA’s proposed guidelines for existing power plant performance standards… are simply the most recent example of the Federal Government usurping authorities properly delegated to the […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL01) attended a classified House Armed Services Committee briefing on the deteriorating situation in Iraq Wednesday morning. After the briefing, he expressed concerns with the advances being made by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). However, Byrne rejected the idea of working with Iran to address the […]

1. Jedi Knight The people of Rockingham County, North Carolina passed on the opportunity to elect light-saber-wielding Jedi Christopher Knight to their school board. They chose instead to go over to the dark side. 2. Mike Gravel stares The Great State of Alaska saw fit to elect Democrat Mike Gravel to the United States Senate […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning during a U.S. Senate hearing on climate change. He is expected to voice strong opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently announced decision to place stricter regulations on U.S. coal plants. Strange was invited by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) […]

Republican 6th Congressional District candidates Paul DeMarco and Gary Palmer will square off head-to-head in a debate for the first time Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The Greater Birmingham Young Republicans are organizing the event, which is free to the public. It will also air on 1070 WAPI and […]

Alabama native Aron Jóhannsson made his World Cup debut Monday during Team USA’s 2-1 victory over Ghana. Jóhannsson, a 23-year-old striker, was born to Icelandic parents in Mobile, Alabama in 1990, but spent most of his formative years in Iceland while only occasionally visiting the United States. He did, however, graduate high school in The […]