In a recent interview on Talk 99.5’s “The Matt & Aunie Show,” Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) discussed the ramifications of the Democrats retaking the U.S. House of Representatives, saying that hardliners like Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) will attempt to make Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) president by impeaching President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. […]

HOOVER — The good deeds of one ordinary Alabama police officer served as a shining light on an otherwise dreary fall morning on Tuesday, with hope winning the day. After Yellowhammer News last week reported on Officer Christopher Lassinger inspiring his community in Birmingham’s West End with ‘random acts of kindness,’ such as buying the local […]

The Garden Room Restaurant in Huntsville wants former United States Attorney General and Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to return to the Yellowhammer State. As seen in the sign below, the restaurant said, “Come home Jeff Sessions. We want you.” With speculation rampant that Sessions might return to the Yellowhammer State in order to reclaim his […]

In a press release on Monday, the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) announced that Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has been named to its executive committee for the 2018-2019 term. RAGA is dedicated to electing Republican attorneys general across the nation, with the ultimate goal of supporting “the rule of law, limited government, cooperative federalism, […]

Alabama-native Torrie Miller Matous, Congresswoman Martha Roby’s (AL-2) chief of staff, is moving on to an impressive new job in Washington, D.C. On Monday, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) announced that Matous will head its newly formed Office of External Affairs. As director of this office, Matous will handle the workload previously split between three separate […]

Secretary of State John Merrill commented on the ongoing election issues in Florida and Georgia on Monday, reaffirming his confidence in Republican Georgia gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp and criticizing Florida’s situation as “an embarrassment” that would not be tolerated in Alabama. In an interview with Yellowhammer News, Merrill commented on the situation in Florida, which […]

Before the University of Alabama’s home football game against Mississippi State on Saturday, Para-Commandos jumped from a military aircraft and landed in Bryant-Denny Stadium as part of the pregame, Veterans Day weekend festivities. The Para-Commandos are the United States Special Operations Command’s “premier aerial parachute demonstration team.” In an incredible video posted by the university, you […]

Lieutenant Governor-elect Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) announced on Monday that Judy Miller, who has worked for more than three decades as the executive director of the Marshall County Legislative Office, will serve as his chief of staff in the Alabama State House. Miller is believed to be the first female appointed as chief of staff to […]

Former Alabama congressman (AL-5) and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dr. Parker Griffith appeared on the latest episode of “Guerrilla Politics,” which aired on Sunday, and joined in the criticism of the state Democratic Party and its leadership, specifically calling the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) “a racist group.” Griffith at first reflected on himself getting blown out […]

With November 11 falling on a Sunday this year, the official recognition of all of the American heroes who have served as members of the nation’s armed services will be observed on Monday. As people around our nation celebrate the United States’ 64th annual Veterans Day, Alabamians can take special pride in knowing that this […]

According to a press release issued Friday by the Department of Justice (DOJ), 18 members or associates of a violent street gang in Selma have been indicted on federal drug and firearm charges. United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama and DEA Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam announced […]

Nick Sellers of Alabama Power recently won the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s (ARHA) annual Stars of the Industry award for tourism-related economic development, according to an ARHA press release. The presentation was made at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook at the association’s annual awards dinner honoring outstanding contributions to the restaurant, lodging and […]

The college football season is in the home stretch, and all of Alabama’s favorite teams face week 11 matchups on Saturday. With Veterans Day upon us, you will be able to see some fitting tributes to those heroes who have served our nations throughout the seven home games in the Yellowhammer State this weekend. You […]

As reported by WSFA, a group of good Samaritans is going above and beyond in their efforts to fix-up the “dilapidated” home of one Alabama veteran in Prattville. The outlet wrote, “U.S. Army veteran Ben Alexander has been living in poor conditions as his home has fallen down, but not for much longer.” With Veterans […]

In a press release on Friday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) applauded President Donald Trump’s Presidential Proclamation “Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States” and the Department of Homeland Security’s newly released asylum rule. “Each year, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens furtively thumb their noses at America’s sovereignty by clandestinely violating […]

A spokesperson for Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-6) confirmed to Yellowhammer News on Friday that the congressman from Birmingham is running to be chair of the Republican Policy Committee (RPC), a key leadership position in the United States House of Representatives. If Palmer wins this leadership position, it remains to be seen how his likelihood to run […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is set to host a busy Veterans Day weekend, highlighted by three different events. On Friday at 1:00 p.m., UAB Veteran’s Services and Student Affairs will honor our nation’s veterans on the Campus Green with a special wreath-laying ceremony. The university’s ROTC cadets will lead the posting of the […]

As part of a group of over 900 nationwide rallies organized by MoveOn.org, anti-Trump protesters took to the streets on Thursday evening across Alabama cities, including Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Fairhope, Florence, Huntsville, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa. MoveOn’s national push was sparked by the forced resignation of then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, however, unlike what some outlets are […]

In an op-ed in the Washington Post published Wednesday night, three former United States attorneys general praised now-former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying, “We salute him for a job well done.” William P. Barr was attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush, Edwin Meese III was attorney general from 1985 to […]

Yellowhammer News previewed the 2020 U.S. Senate race three months ago, but things are really taking shape now that Alabama’s midterm election has passed. However, there has been a “known unknown” thrust into the mix: will Jeff Sessions run to reclaim his former seat? That has become the key dynamic in the race that hopefully […]

After the Trump administration suspended combative CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s White House credentials for “placing his hands on a young” female intern on Wednesday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) came to Acosta’s defense a day later. “Freedom of the press was considered by our founding fathers of such importance that they made it 1st,” Jones […]

Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) is warning Alabamians to expect the Democrat-controlled United States House of Representatives in 2019 to vote to impeach President Donald Trump, adding that their efforts will eventually be unsuccessful as impeachment conviction would never reach the required two-thirds threshold in a Republican-controlled Senate. Byrne, who is adamantly against any attempted […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff “to honor the victims of the shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.” Ivey’s order came at the request of President Donald Trump and “as a mark of respect for the victims.” Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset on Saturday. “Praying for […]

In an appearance on Talk 99.5’s “The Matt & Aunie Show” on Thursday morning, Lieutenant Governor-elect Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) discussed Tuesday’s high midterm turnout in Alabama, emphasizing that he was “encouraged” that so many conservatives showed up at the ballot box. For Ainsworth, the “Red Wave” in the Yellowhammer State showed that the election of […]