According to AL.com, AL-01 congressional candidate Wells Griffith has picked up a major endorsement from Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin. “I’ve known Wells Griffith for a long time and consider him a true friend,” Ryan told AL.com’s George Talbot. “Wells is committed to moving our country and our party forward. His dedication to advancing conservative principles […]

One of the most interesting legislative races of the 2014 election cycle pits two Republicans against each other in Senate District 11, which after the 2010 redistricting comprises portions of St. Clair, Shelby and Talladega counties. Longtime Republican House member Jim McClendon is challenging GOP Senator Jerry Fielding, who switched to the Republican Party in […]

Yellowhammer and the Baldwin County Young Republicans teamed up last night to host a forum for congressional candidates in Alabama’s First District. Seven candidates participated: Bradley Byrne (R) Daniel Dyas (R) Chad Fincher (R) James Hall (I) Quin Hillyer (R) Jessica James (R) Dean Young (R) Here are nine takeaways from last night’s event, broken […]

Conservative and moderate Republicans may disagree on a game plan for their Party moving forward, but they agree on one thing: the Grand Ol’ Party is screwed up. According to a new Pew Research poll, 67% of Republicans believe their Party needs to address “major issues.” The rift inside the Party is evident in the […]

“According to federal agency estimates, Obamacare will add paperwork burdens totaling nearly 190 million hours or more every year. And, Mr. President, to put that in perspective, Mount Rushmore, which took 14 years to build, could be constructed 1,547 times with the paperwork Obamacare requires in one year.” No further comment necessary.

Sources close to Bentley campaign say he will report over $1 mill raised in June & July, over $1 mill cash on hand – @Cliff_Sims #alpolitics — Yellowhammer (@YHPolitics) August 1, 2013 Governor Bentley’s re-election campaign continues its strong fundraising effort, now showing over $1 million cash on hand in spite of not yet having […]

The prevailing wisdom in the First Congressional District is that it’s going to be an all-GOP race with no Democrats willing to offer themselves up as a lamb going to the slaughter in the Republican-leaning district. But that might not actually be the case. Although no Democrats have publicly announced their candidacy with a press […]

People are mad at Apple. No, not the hundreds of millions of people who have their iPhone attached to them literally everywhere they go, or the tens of millions of people who have abandoned their laptop for an iPad, or the countless number of people who haven’t had to hit control-alt-delete since acquiring an Apple […]

Has new EPA chief Gina McCarthy had her head buried in the sand for the last five years? Remember in 2008 when President Obama while discussing his plan to cap carbon emissions from fossil fuels plants, said, “Under my plan…electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket”? Or when Vice President Biden while ranting to an environmental activist […]

According to a newly released Gallup poll, 52% of Americans say they would vote in favor if legalizing gay marriage nationally if given the opportunity. 43% say they would vote against such a measure. Self-identified liberals are the most likely to vote in favor of gay marriage (77%) and individuals with no religious affiliation are […]

Mike Hubbard, Speaker of the House Hubbard has become one of the most imposing figures Alabama state politics has seen in recent years. While he has been universally praised for his leadership leading up to the Republican takeover in 2010, he’s been the focal point of attacks since taking the reins as Speaker — especially […]

24 years ago today, then Congressman, now Senator, Dick Durbin gave the most stirring speech in defense of America’s favorite pastime in the history of the United States House of Representatives. “I don’t want to hear about saving trees, any tree in America would gladly give its life for a day of glory at home […]

Questions about the government’s use of drones on American soil became part of the national conversation in March after Sen. Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster of Obama’s nomination of John Brennen to head the CIA. Since then, Paul has written two public letters to FBI Director Robert Mueller requesting details on the domestic law enforcement agency’s […]

Alabama and Hawaii are the most honest states in the country according to a study by Honest Tea, a beverage company who recently conducted a nationwide experiment on honesty. Honest Tea set up unattended kiosks all over the country where their beverages were put out for sale for $1. A clear lock box was left […]

Above: minister John Jordan opens the Alabama Public Service Commission meeting in prayer Right Wing Watch, a media outlet “dedicated to monitoring and exposing the activities of the right-wing movement,” Queerty, an LGBT site, and a section of The Huffington Post called “Gay Voices,” are three of the media outlets who today criticized the Alabama […]

Above: Reason TV reports on the firing of Auburn police officer Justin Hanners A video report by Reason TV regarding the firing of former Auburn, Alabama police officer Justin Hanners is making the rounds on social media this week. According to Reason’s Tracy Oppenheimer, “after the arrival of a new police chief in 2010, the […]

Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history last week — $18 billion in debt with thousands upon thousands of creditors. The filing dwarfed Jefferson County, Alabama’s historic $4.3 billion bankruptcy, which was the largest in U.S. history before Detroit came along. Although Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said on CBS’s Face The Nation that […]

According to the office of George H.W. Bush, the former president has shaved his head in support of Patrick, a 2-year-old boy battling leukemia. Bush got the idea to go bald when he noticed members of his security team were shaving their heads to offer their support to the boy. Patrick’s father is a member […]

Senator Richard Shelby and Congressman Jo Bonner took exception to President Obama touting Airbus’s Mobile manufacturing facility during his economic speech today, as if his policies had any positive impact on the company’s decision to locate in Alabama. “Right now, more of Honda’s cars are made in America than anywhere else. Airbus will build new […]

GOPAC, one of the premier organizations in the national conservative movement, officially announced this morning that they are endorsing State Rep. Chad Fincher in the race to succeed Rep. Jo Bonner as Alabama’s First District representative in the United States Congress. Fincher’s endorsement comes as part of a new GOPAC program aimed at transitioning proven […]

According to Rasmussen Reports, Democrats have regained their lead on a generic congressional ballot after Republicans led the poll for three consecutive weeks beginning the last week of June. Rasmussen’s national telephone survey of 3,500 likely voters showed that “40% of likely U.S. voters would vote for the Democrat in their district’s congressional race if […]

Barack Obama told a crowd of his most loyal grassroots advocates gathered at a Washington, D.C. hotel on Monday that he needs their help. With his second term agenda stalled, the president is hoping his advocacy arm can pressure Republicans in Congress into being more willing participants in his march toward Progressive Utopia. Obama’s former […]

Although Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law was a total non-factor in the George Zimmerman trial, similar laws around the country have now become targets for individuals who are unhappy with the verdict in that case. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder even told the NAACP last week that he believes stand your ground laws “senselessly […]

A lot of fanfare has accompanied NASA’s so-called “Commercial Crew” program, a public-private partnership launched under President Obama in which the federal government awards money to private companies in an effort to stimulate growth in private sector space exploration. Media outlets have hailed some of the private companies involved in the Commercial Crew program as […]