The nonstop diet of impeachment hearings conducted by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee is expected to go all the way to Thanksgiving. But the question is, what will happen after that? According to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), an actual vote on articles of impeachment will probably come before Christmas. During an appearance on Huntsville […]

Earlier this week, fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A revealed it was revising its charitable giving policy to deny groups the company had previously given donations apparently because of their stances on LGBTQ issues. Among those groups were the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home. During an appearance on Huntsville […]

Jeff Sessions’ entry into the U.S. Senate race last week has shown something Alabamians have not seen in decades: blunt criticisms, sometimes hostile, aimed at Sessions, who before serving in the Trump administration served Alabama for two decades in the U.S. Senate. Prior to getting in the contest for U.S. Senate, Sessions was also a […]

If folks outside of the state want to know what most Alabamians think of the so-called impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, they need to look no further than their lieutenant governor. Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth was at Tuscaloosa’s Bryant-Denny Stadium earlier this month to meet Trump when he attended the Alabama Crimson Tide-LSU Tigers […]

HUNTSVILLE — Saturday during the monthly meeting of the Madison County Republican Men’s Club, GOP voters got one of the first looks at former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the campaign trail. Sessions, a latecomer to the Republican field, had made a number of Fox News Channel appearances in the very early stages of his […]

Last week at the University of Alabama shortly before the Alabama-LSU football game, Hoyt Hutchinson slashed the so-called “Baby Trump” balloon that was on display because President Donald Trump would be in attendance for the game. Hutchinson was charged by local authorities with criminal mischief and awaits judicial proceedings. On Friday, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks […]

On Thursday, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the six recipients of its Academic Achievement Award. Among those were the Air Force Academy, Clemson University, University of Louisville, Rice University, the University of Utah and the University of Alabama. During his weekly “Hey Coach!” program later that evening, Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach […]

One of the more recognizable accomplishments in the early going of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ 2020 U.S. Senate bid is that he has gained support from many of his former U.S. Senate colleagues. Immediately out of the gate, Sessions received the endorsements of Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), […]

The 2020 U.S. Senate race in Alabama significantly changed last week when former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions jumped in the race. Almost immediately, he became one of the top candidates, if not the front-runner, in the 2020 contest for the GOP nod. But the question remains: Would his differences with Donald Trump hinder his […]

President Donald Trump’s visit to Tuscaloosa for last week’s Alabama-LSU football game is still reverberating around the state of Alabama. Despite the outcome of the game, Saturday was seen as a positive sign for Trump and his supporters, given his reception at Bryant-Denny Stadium. U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) was in attendance and in the […]

Now that former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is officially a candidate for U.S. Senate, many political prognosticators say he is a lock to regain the Senate seat he held for two decades, which is currently occupied by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook). Not so fast, says former Democrat Gov. Don Siegelman. During an appearance […]

With Jeff Sessions’ entry into the U.S. Senate race on Thursday, there has been widespread speculation that the field for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat up in 2020 could lose a contestant or two given Sessions perceived strength as a candidate. However, when the qualifying deadline passed Friday afternoon, none of the original candidates formally withdrew, […]

Although the since-postponed I-10 Mobile Bayway Bridge project seems like a distant memory, local officials still control the project’s destiny, according to Gov. Kay Ivey. Earlier this year, Ivey declared the project “dead” after the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to remove it from their Transportation Improvement Plan. The project had come under fire […]

For the first time in a long time, perhaps decades, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions finds himself on the other end of attacks from Alabama’s Republican politicians. Sessions, who has not faced a serious threat from a political rival since his 1996 race with then-State Sen. Roger Bedford, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate, […]

For the last couple of months, speculation has been rampant about the possibility of native Alabamian and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions entering the Republican primary of the 2020 election for the Senate seat he once held. On Thursday, less than 24 hours before the qualifying deadline, Sessions made it official with an announcement […]

For decades, the Mobile Press-Register, the Birmingham News and the Huntsville Times, the newspapers currently under the AL(dot)com umbrella, were three of the state’s most important newspapers of record. While it is not clear if that is any longer the case, the editorial direction of those newspapers, which serve more as a print-version of the […]

The race for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s first congressional district thus far has been a difficult one to handicap. None of the current officially qualified candidates, which include Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl, former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) and State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile), have successfully set themselves apart from the pack as […]

One of the questions often raised about Tommy Tuberville’s U.S. Senate run in Alabama is if fans of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide would vote for the former Auburn University head football coach, especially after the five and six fingers raised after his Iron Bowl wins signifying the wins in the streak Auburn had […]

Alabama Democratic politicians have made Medicaid expansion a centerpiece in their election campaigns over the last few years. However, with so few Democrats getting elected, the prospects of state officials undertaking such an effort have remained dim. However, earlier this year before the 2019 general legislative session, some Republicans hinted that they might be open […]

TUSCUMBIA — For 17 years, State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) has been a fixture in the State House in Montgomery, eight years as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and seven years as a member of the Alabama Senate. Last month, the veteran lawmaker announced he was seeking a change of scenery with […]

Donald Trump, Jr., son of President Donald Trump, remains solidly in the “anyone but Roy Moore” camp with regards to the Republican nominee for the 2020 Alabama U.S. Senate race. During a follow-up on his interview with Yellowhammer News and ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, the younger Trump echoed his remarks from […]

Earlier this year, after the Alabama legislature passed HB314, a law that, if in effect, would ban abortion in Alabama with very few exceptions, the state was threatened with consequences for Alabama as retribution from the rest of the nation. Seemingly, those threats have yet to be fulfilled. However, on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Myron […]

Professional golfer Tiger Woods earned his 82nd career win on the PGA Tour earlier this week at the Zozo Championship, which tied Sam Snead’s all-time wins record during what is thought to be a slow time on the professional golfing calendar. During an appearance on Birmingham radio Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie” program, U.S. Rep. […]

One of the last remaining vestiges of America’s failed experiment with the prohibition of alcohol of the 1930s is Alabama state government’s 170 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stores, which the state uses to compete with the private sector in the retail sale of liquor. State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has tried on numerous occasions to […]