The National Rifle Association is having a massive fundraising year, thanks in large part to gun-control efforts led by President Obama and his congressional allies. Friends of NRA, a grassroots outreach program the NRA uses to host fundraisers and volunteer events, has raised an incredible $51 million in 2013. According to the the NRA, that’s […]

It wouldn’t be campaign season in Alabama without a heavy dose of disingenuous attack ads from the fine folks at the Alabama Education Association (AEA). AEA-funded mail pieces (which can be seen below) hit the streets in House District 74 this week attacking Republican candidate Charlotte Meadows for working for “a special interest group that […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While a House-passed Continuing Resolution to keep the government open and defund ObamaCare awaits Senate action, U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, today vowed to forgo her congressional salary if a government shutdown affects the pay of men and women of the United States Armed Forces. The House of Representatives last week passed […]

Several sources in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District have confirmed receiving phone surveys over the last several days that indicate a group or potential candidate is testing the waters of a primary challenge to Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills. Bachus is no stranger to being a target of conservative Super PACs and Tea Party challengers. In […]

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that he will oppose each of the upcoming votes pertaining to the continuing resolution for fiscal year 2014, and will vote “no” on any attempt to fund the president’s healthcare law. Shelby says the current continuing resolution ignores […]

1. Byrne is within striking distance, but it ain’t over yet Byrne is hovering right around 35 percent, which isn’t bad, but I’m sure they’d feel a little more comfortable if they’d crept up closer to 40. Remember, Byrne’s name recognition dwarfs the competition. There’s still reason for concern when a candidate with 80% name […]

The Tuscaloosa Republican Party is hosting their annual Lincoln-Reagan dinner on Oct. 7 featuring keynote speaker Karl Rove. Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs […]

(Above: Now This News covers the launch of Trail Life USA) A group of former Boy Scout leaders upset with the organization’s decision to allow openly gay members has formed an alternative organization of their own. Trail Life USA is a self-described Christian organization that says they are seeking to produce “godly and responsible husbands, […]

Businessman Steve Livingston on Monday announced that he will be seeking the Republican nomination for Alabama Senate, District 8. At a campaign kick-off at the Jackson County Courthouse, Livingston touted his small business background. “What we need in Montgomery is a homegrown business-like approach” Livingston said. “I have been a successful small businessman and I […]

State Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, has released a new TV ad, making him one of the first incumbents seeking re-election in 2014 to hit the airwaves this early. It could be a smart strategy — getting out in front of the election season clutter and reminding Cherokee and Etowah County voters who he is. […]

Major industry comes to small-town Alabama “An Act to Establish the Town of Courtland, in Lawrence County” was passed by the Alabama Territorial Legislature on December 13, 1819. Wealthy planters quickly set up shop in the town. One of the South’s first railroads was built to run through Courtland so their crops could be shipped […]

(Above: Audio of Mark Levin’s endorsement of Quin Hillyer — apologies for the low quality) Quin Hillyer added another conservative heavyweight to his long list of endorsements yesterday when nationally syndicated talk radio host Mark Levin encouraged his listeners to support Hillyer in Alabama’s First Congressional District race. “Quin Hillyer would be a tremendous member […]

WASHINGTON – Late Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House passed the so-called Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act by a 217-210 margin largely along party lines. If signed into law, the bill would reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. Alabama’s congressional delegation reflected that vote, with the state’s […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, on Thursday pressed Garry Reid, deputy assistant secretary of defense, to outline the lessons the Department of Defense learned from last year’s Benghazi attack and asked how they would handle a similar attack differently today. Partial transcript as follows: ROBY: Assuming the changes you’ve outlined had been in place […]

In a recent POLITICO article titled “[The] search is on for a GOP climate convert,” reporter Andrew Restuccia discussed environmentalists’ so-far-unsuccessful search for an influential Republican to join their ranks. “Some greens have a wish list for the kind of Republican they’d want to see joining their team — someone like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, […]

Republican Wells Griffith picked up a high profile endorsement this morning in his bid to become south Alabama’s next congressman. Katherine Webb, Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, took to Twitter this morning to express her support for Griffith’s candidacy. Webb’s profile skyrocketed last year when ESPN commentator Brent Musburger practically stopped the National Championship game […]

(Above: post-event interviews with Alabamians who attended last week’s Teacher Town Hall in Birmingham) Some of America’s leading education reform advocates hosted a town hall meeting in Birmingham last week that was promoted as an opportunity for Alabamians to come together and discuss ideas to improve our state’s education system. StudentsFirst Founder Michelle Rhee, former […]

There are very few things that get college football purists more fired up than a brand new slate of Nike Pro Combat uniforms — and by fired up I mean like how “28-27” makes heads explode in Tuscaloosa and “Updyke” makes blood pressures rise on The Plains. We’re used to seeing things like this when […]

Charlotte Meadows, one of three Republican contenders vying for the Alabama House seat recently vacated by Jay Love, just released a new television ad titled “Real Solutions” in which she vows to cut through the “political games” and get right down to business. Alabama is facing serious challenges. Our budgets are stretched thin. Our education […]

Early Tuesday, the Wells Griffith campaign unveiled a 30-second television spot that is part of their final push in Alabama’s First Congressional District GOP primary set to be held a week from today. The ad primarily takes aim at President Barack Obama’s controversial 2009 health care reform law. “I’m Wells Griffith,” he says. “Growing up […]

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-TN, wants to make sure you know it’s the NRA’s fault that a lunatic shot and killed a dozen people at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday. Cohen tweeted a cartoon by Bill Day depicting an NRA-labeled gun as the foundation of the U.S. Capitol featuring a U.S. Navy Symbol. Horror, sadness&insanity of […]

Canon’s “Inspired” commercial took home Best Commercial honors at this week’s Creative Arts Emmys. Set to a song called “Beautiful Dreamer” sung by a relatively unknown singer-songwriter named Rachel Fannan, the commercial follows amateur photographers going to great lengths to capture the perfect shot. Canon’s “Inspired” Here are the other spots Canon beat out for […]

CNN is out with new national 2016 polling Monday, the first set of numbers to be produced this fall. Here are Yellowhammer’s 4 key takeaways: It’s a Christie-Rand race right now . . . There continues to be no strong front-runner on the Republican side, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul are at […]

In a new television spot titled “Waste” released today, Republican congressional candidate Bradley Byrne discusses Washington’s out-of-control spending. The ad cites multiple bizarre programs currently being funded by the federal government, including $325,000 for robotic squirrels, $20,000 for a federally funded circus foundation and almost $1 million to create a food menu for the planet […]