Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto supposedly said in the 1940s that “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.” Although it’s unlikely Yamamoto actually said those words, the graphic below indicates that it is probably a pretty accurate statement, regardless of where it originated. According to stats […]

Alabama State Rep. Alvin Holmes, D-Montgomery, has been in the news a lot lately for his bigoted comments on everything from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to interracial adoption, but nothing can compare to what Holmes said on the radio last week when presented with the opportunity to clarify his position on marriage. “Now, I’m […]

(Above: Yellowhammer CEO Cliff Sims interviews Shaun McCutcheon) Shaun McCutcheon hadn’t gotten much sleep when he strolled into The Club, a members-only establishment perched atop Red Mountain in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood, Friday afternoon around 2 p.m. “Do you know where I can get some coffee?” He asked as Yellowhammer’s video crew assembled a […]

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Rep. Paul DeMarco’s campaign for Congress will report raising more than $484,000 in the first quarter of 2014, making his total contributions to date more than $850,000. “The people of Alabama’s Sixth District have embraced our campaign for conservative, common sense leadership in Congress,” DeMarco said in a release. “The people standing […]

(Above: Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart pokes fun at Will Brooke’s recent ad) Will Brooke, Republican candidate in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, made quite a splash online several weeks ago when he released an ad containing footage of him literally shooting holes in ObamaCare. The ad has since then been played over 140,000 times and featured […]

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced he had signed the Education Trust Fund Budget as passed by the Legislature without a 2 percent pay raise for teachers, which has been the most contentious intra-party squabble of the 2014 legislative session. The budget was passed on the final day of the session, effectively preventing […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., took to the floor of the United States Senate on Thursday and delivered one of his most passionate speeches yet in defense of the rule of law with regard to America’s immigration policies. Sessions isn’t a newcomer to holding court on the floor of The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body. As a […]

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed Congressman Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Year 2015 “Path to Prosperity” Budget by a vote of 219-205. No Democrats voted for the budget, and 12 Republicans joined them in their dissent. All six Republicans in Alabama’s congressional delegation voted in favor of the budget, while the state’s lone Democrat, […]

A recently-conducted Alabama statewide survey obtained by Yellowhammer News gives detailed insight into Alabamians’ opinion of the Republican legislature and the state’s most powerful liberal special interest group, the Alabama Education Association (AEA). According to the poll, which was leaked to Yellowhammer by a GOP legislator on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized […]

(Above: Greta Van Susteren interview Rep. Martha Roby on Fox News’ “On the Record”) Are unions trying to invade the South? That was the hotly-debated question on Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News program on Thursday night. According to the “On the Record” host, a complaint by Wal Mart to the National Labor Relations Board claims […]

Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, one of the most prominent tea partiers in the U.S. Senate, jumped into the action in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District race on Wednesday by endorsing Dr. Chad Mathis. “Winning this election year requires a plan, and I don’t just mean having a campaign plan,” said Lee. “We need a plan for […]

(Above: U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus questions Attorney General Eric Holder) After news broke that the U.S. Justice Department had secretly acquired the telephone records of Associated Press journalists during a leak investigation, Attorney General Eric Holder claimed he had actually recused himself from that investigation and had not been involved. The FBI interviewed Holder in […]

The City of Montgomery, Ala. is a finalist in the race to be named America’s “Best Historic City,” a contest being presented by USA Today’s travel section. “The USA has a rich and exciting history,” USA Today explains. “Because we could only have 20 nominees, it pained us to leave out some worthy contenders (Galveston, […]

Gun manufacturers are headed South, and have been for some time now. In the past six months alone, three major firearms companies — Beretta, Remington and Ruger — announced plans to build new gun factories in the South to keep up with rising demand. And company executives aren’t being shy about why. Ugo Gussalli Beretta, […]

U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to permanently block the implementation of the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA), the landmark school choice bill Republicans passed in 2013. The Southern Poverty Law Center filed the lawsuit in August of last year on behalf of eight public school students who were contending the […]

BIRMINGHAM — The Coalition for Regional Transportation announced Tuesday evening that a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northern Beltline will be held on Monday, April 21. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will lead the event, which is expected to draw a significant number of elected officials from the federal, state and local levels. The event will mark […]

(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions questions Obama’s EPA Assistant Administrator nominee Janet McCabe) Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., today questioned Janet McCabe, who is currently the Acting Assistant Administrator for the division of the EPA responsible for air regulation and climate policy, about her claims that global warming is leading to an increased number of extreme weather […]

Families around the country are pleading with their elected officials to pressure the U.S. State Department to get involved in the international adoption process, which has been shut down in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since last September. The Bridgers family of Birmingham, who are working to adopt twins from the DRC, have […]

The anticipation was almost too much to bear. Henry “Hank” Aaron had tied Babe Ruth’s fabled home run record of 714 on the last day of the 1973 season. The entire offseason was consumed by the talk of Aaron surpassing “the Sultan of Swat.” Death threats and racist hate mail flowed in. The Braves hired […]

If Gov. Bentley calls a special legislative session to address a teacher pay raise, Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, is encouraging him to include bills to repeal Common Core and allow gun-owners to carry pistols in their cars without a permit. The 2014 Regular Legislative Session came to an abrupt end last Thursday when legislative leaders […]

MOBILE – One of the Republican Party’s top potential 2016 presidential candidates was in Mobile, Ala. Monday for a roundtable breakfast meeting with some of south Alabama’s top business and political leaders. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, spoke with a sense of urgency about the national debt and the need for entitlement reform during the meeting, […]

David Platt, Pastor of The Church of Brook Hills in suburban Birmingham, told his congregation Sunday that he will be releasing a new book later this year titled Counter Culture: Radically Following Jesus with Conviction, Courage, and Compassion. Tyndale House will publish the book, which is tentatively scheduled for release on Sept. 1. Platt, 34, […]

Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon continued his run as one of the most-talked-about individuals in American electoral politics on Sunday with an appearance on “the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history,” NBC’s “Meet the Press.” McCutcheon joined the show’s host David Gregory and Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, to discuss […]

A day after one Alabamian won a Supreme Court case ensuring American’s First Amendment right to participate in the electoral process through campaign contributions, another Alabamian is doing everything he can to silence an entire industry from being able to do the same. Alabama Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn is pushing a bill that would […]