WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) hinted in a recent interview he may break his 19-year tradition and endorse a GOP candidate during the primary season. “A few people might be interested in how I would evaluate the candidates,” Sessions told Roll Call in an interview published Tuesday. “I’m not going to go out […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSswVHtPXMI (Video Above: Jon Voight as Bear Bryant in Woodlawn,premiering October 16th) “Woodlawn”, an upcoming movie set and filmed in Birmingham featuring Oscar winner Jon Voight as legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and Caleb Castille, son of Alabama and NFL star player Jeremiah Castille, as Woodlawn High School star and Alabama standout Tony Nathan has […]

MADISON, Ala. — Rachael Brindley was mowing the front yard with her 4 month old baby strapped to her chest, when a Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped in front of the house. “I thought I was about to get in trouble or something for baby wearing while mowing,” Brindley wrote on Facebook. Instead, the Deputy […]

(Audio Above: Congresman Bradley Byrne expresses his concerns with allowing thousands of Syrian refugees in the U.S.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), a member of the House Armed Forces Committee’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, spoke candidly Thursday on Yellowhammer Radio with Cliff Sims regarding the increasing pressure to allow refugees […]

(Video Above: Former Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant players share the “A New Day” poem for his birthday) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Friday would have been legendary University of Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s 102nd birthday, and to celebrate several of his former players appeared in a video to share an inspiring poem the coach carried […]

WASHINGTON — While Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked an effort to stop President Obama’s controversial deal with Iran, Republicans in the House are passing their own measures asserting the Obama administration hasn’t followed the law in giving Congress all the information they need in order to approve or reject the deal. Several members of […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate Thursday gave their approval to a bill which would require state agencies to justify closures of vital services through a public review process before any office, state park, or facility is shuttered. As the Alabama Legislature has debated how to best handle a projected $200+ million shortfall in the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Business Council of Alabama announced Friday it will award one small business in the state of Alabama a complimentary 2016 Auburn Athletics partnership next year, Auburn IMG Sports Marketing, Auburn University Athletics’ multimedia rights holder. The BCA has aligned with Auburn IMG Sports Marketing to create “Small Business Game Changer,” a valuable opportunity for […]

Every weekend during the fall University of Alabama alumnus Jordan Thompson joins many of his fellow football fans in the Yellowhammer State in turning on the TV, donning his team’s colors, and yelling a big “ROLL TIDE” at kick off. But Jordan Thompson is more than just an avid sports fan, he’s an Infantry Officer […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) joined 17 other states Thursday in filing a motion for a nationwide stay on the EPA’s controversial expansion of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, calling it a violation of states’ rights. The new rule seeks to extend the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House on Thursday added to the lengthy list of revenue measures set to be voted on during the second Special Legislative Session by voting in committee on a bill to increase the gasoline excise tax by $0.05 in 2015 and “index” the tax so that it would rise and fall […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) held an impromptu meeting Wednesday with GOP frontrunner Donald Trump after the candidate’s rally in DC decrying President Obama’s deal with Iran. During their encounter, Sessions said they discussed the role of immigration in stagnating wages for middle and working class Americans. “Wages are lower today than in […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House passed Thursday a 25 cent per pack tax increase on cigarettes after months of debate on how to address a projected shortfall in the state’s ailing General Fund, and definitively answering whether or not Republicans would violate their campaign promises to vote against tax hikes. A final vote of […]

(Video Above: Palmer Discusses Animas River Spill with EPA Officials) WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) slammed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its double standard on fulfilling its own mandate of protecting the environment Wednesday during a Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing on the Colorado Animas River spill. In August the EPA released […]

(Video above: Cliff Sims explains why Trump’s message resonates and Jeb’s doesn’t) On Wednesday’s edition of Yellowhammer Radio, host Cliff Sims delivered one of the best explanations yet of why Donald Trump’s message is resonating with voters, while Jeb Bush has struggled to gain traction. On Tuesday night, Bush was Stephen Colbert’s first political guest […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Artur Davis was a Democratic member of Congress, serving Alabama’s 7th District for 8 years. In 2010 he lost his bid for Governor, and moved to Virginia where he switched to the Republican Party, even giving a well-received speech at the GOP convention in 2012. Last year he returned to his hometown […]

(Video Above: Congressman Bradley Byrne blasts the Iran deal in a heated committee meeting) WASHINGTON — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1) Tuesday delivered heated remarks during a rare evening meeting of the House Rules Committee, outlining his opposition to President Obama’s deal with Iran. “The truth of the matter is that this will provide money to […]

WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news. (Video Above: WSFA news in Montgomery shares the story of Ryan and Gary Parrish) PRATTVILLE, Ala. — 11-year-old Ryan Parrish took the pitching mound last night for the first time in his baseball career so his father could watch him play, perhaps for the last time. “Over the summer we found […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court Friday shot down as unconstitutionally vague a state law banning the open carrying of a firearm on someone else’s property due to it lacking a punishment clause. The ruling centered around the case of Jason Dean Tulley, a 38-year-old Jacksonville, Alabama resident who open carried his pistol in […]

It’s no secret that, despite boasting the best city for engineers in the nation, a booming automotive industry, and some of the best restaurants in the world, Alabama has a less than flattering reputation among D.C. elites. Want proof? Look no further than a recent “slang map” compiled by Slate. The notoriously liberal publication consulted […]

TALLADEGA, Ala. — The 4,000+ Employees at Alabama’s Honda manufacturing plant are once again being pressured by the United Auto Workers (UAW), despite previous defeats to the union in other Alabama auto manufacturers in recent years. Alabama is a right to work state, meaning that employers can’t require union membership as a condition of employment. […]

WBRC FOX6 – Birmingham, AL – WBRC.com (Video Above: Fox 6 WBRC interviews Mary Bama Farr) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — To what lengths would you go to make sure everyone you encounter knows exactly which SEC team you cheer for? An Tennessee Volunteers decal on your car? A Auburn Tigers tattoo across your back? What about […]

(Video Above: Congressman Dave Brat is interviewed by Yellowhammer Radio) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Virginia Congressman Dave Brat made international headlines in 2014 when he defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the Republican primary. On Friday, Brat came to the Yellowhammer State to highlight his teamwork with some of Alabama’s most conservative members of Congress. […]

ABC 33/40 – Birmingham News, Weather, Sports (Video Above: Rep. David Faulkner explains his bill to require public notice of city pay increase proposals via ABC 33/40) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Representative David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook) announced Thursday he will file a bill in the legislature requiring city councils to publicly post pay increase proposals […]