Pointing to a homicide-free week and hundreds of arrests after President Trump federalized D.C. law enforcement, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville vowed Friday that as governor, he too would take a tough approach to crime in Alabama’s big cities. Friday morning, on “Longshore and McKnight”, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), candidate for Governor of Alabama in […]

Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced a planned book tour for her campaign memoir on Thursday morning — with one stop in Birmingham. The failed 2024 Democratic nominee will visit the Alabama Theatre on October 17 at 7 p.m. as part of an international 15-city tour promoting her upcoming book, “107 Days.” https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1958529522636034180? The memoir’s […]

Now serving his 40th year in the United States Senate, Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has virtually become as synonymous with the Bluegrass State as bourbon and the Kentucky Derby. Still, he would likely concede that the most consequential years of his life played out in Alabama. Born in Sheffield on February 20, 1942, McConnell spent his […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) hosted the third annual Alabama Prayer Breakfast in the Russell Senate Office Building’s Kennedy Caucus Room on Wednesday morning. Six of Alabama’s nine-member congressional delegation addressed the packed room, including Senators Tuberville and Britt (R-Montgomery), as well as Representatives Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), and Terri […]

The College Republican Federation of Alabama (CRFA) announced the results of its first straw poll of the 2026 Republican primary cycle on Wednesday afternoon after being open to members, alumni, and young Alabama Republicans for one week. The results are as follows. Individuals who have been heavily speculated as potential candidates for office are denoted […]

Over the last century or so, Alabama seems to have developed a knack for producing strong female leaders. Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Harper Lee have all been shrouded in international fame and glory. Today, our governor, junior U.S. senator, state Supreme Court Chief Justice, and Public Service Commission president are all […]

Just off the floor of the House chamber in the United States Capitol Building, in a stairwell leading to the gallery, hangs Howard Chandler Christy’s 1940 painting, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.

The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) held leadership elections during its winter State Executive Committee meeting on Saturday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover.  Soon after Chairman John Wahl gaveled in the meeting, he relinquished the lectern, as the committee’s approximately 400 members were allowed to make nominations for the chairmanship from the floor. Wahl, being […]

On Monday morning Alabama State Auditor Andrew Sorrell announced his candidacy for the Secretary of State’s office in 2026. Incumbent Secretary of State Wes Allen announced his intention to seek the role of Lieutenant Governor last week. Currently, Sorrell currently has no challengers, and the seat is wide open. In an interview with Yellowhammer News, […]

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Congressman Barry Moore  and his wife of 32 years, Heather, realized they had a big decision to make. That morning, a federal court made a long-awaited decision on the future of Alabama’s congressional districts, choosing a new map designed by a special master to give minority voters in the Black […]

Editor’s Note: Four hours after this story was published, Secretary of State Wes Allen formally announced his campaign for Lt. Governor of Alabama in 2026. It has been slightly revised to include the latest information while preserving its original perspective.  In an era of increasing distrust in American elections, Alabama has essentially become the gold […]

With the 2025 session of the Alabama Legislature set to gavel in next week and the 2026 election cycle looming, House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) says he’s focused and optimistic. The 47-year-old from Morgan County was first elected to the legislature in 2018 and was chosen to lead the House Republican Caucus after earning […]

With a comfortable 13-0 halftime lead over the Missouri Tigers, the tens of thousands of Crimson Tide fans packed into Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 26 were in understandably good spirits. Still, one fan’s excitement stood head and shoulders above the rest.  Hannah Adams, the University of Alabama’s newly named Homecoming Queen was about to be […]

When the United States Supreme Court handed down its 5-4 opinion on Allen v. Milligan last summer, ruling that Alabama’s congressional map was likely in violation of the Voting Rights Act, the Alabama State Legislature was called back to Montgomery for a special session by Governor Kay Ivey to come up with a new map […]

When former President Donald Trump was announced at the Alabama Crimson Tide’s home matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs last Saturday, the crowd of more than 100,000 college football fans erupted into cheers and chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A.” However, just one month before the big game, Trump was not scheduled to make it to Tuscaloosa. “About […]

On Wednesday, during their week of final exams, students at the University of Alabama found time to gather in the university’s Student Center Plaza to protest Israel’s retaliation against the vicious attacks by Hamas on the Jewish state last fall. While the protest’s organizers, the UA Leftist Collective, asked protestors via an Instagram post not […]

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke to students and voters at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. On stage, the dynastic political candidate began illustrating his personal connections to the Yellowhammer State, noting that he lived in Alabama on two separate occasions – once in 1972, as he was involved in […]