U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday announced that her caucus will support the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the replacement to NAFTA negotiated by President Donald Trump’s administration. The ratification process, which needs to be complete by all three countries, will now move forward in Congress. Pelosi’s announcement came the day after four Republican […]

An academic report released Tuesday by one of Alabama’s preeminent economists outlines a litany of positive news for the state’s coal industry. Dr. M. Keivan Deravi, Ph. D., of Economic Research Services Inc. performed a quantitative economic impact study on behalf of the Alabama Coal Association. He is renowned for developing the Alabama Economic Forecasting […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill on Tuesday met with representatives from Facebook and Twitter to ensure the Yellowhammer State is prepared for the 2020 election cycle in the evolving war to stop the spread of misinformation online. This comes after Alabama’s 2017 special election cycle saw partisan disinformation attempts to mislead voters on […]

Yellowhammer News on Tuesday obtained a poll conducted this month by the Alabama Farmers Federation showing a tight race between former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville in Alabama’s 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary. This comes after Yellowhammer News earlier in the day reported on a new […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is leading a group of 13 states to defend the Trump administration’s efforts to reform the implementation of the Endangered Species Act against a California-led coalition. Marshall on Monday announced he has filed a motion in federal court, specifically the Northern District of California, for the State of Alabama to intervene in […]

MONTGOMERY — Speaking during the closing dinner of the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 98th annual meeting on Monday evening, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville gave a fiery campaign speech to the crowd of approximately 1,400 farmers, elected officials and friends of the state’s agricultural community. Tuberville has been endorsed by the federation’s grassroots […]

MONTGOMERY — A survey conducted by a nationally respected pollster on behalf of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ 2020 U.S. Senate campaign shows Sessions with a wider primary lead than previously believed. Wes Anderson of OnMessage Inc., who won the American Association of Political Consultants’ “Pollster of the Year” award in 2018, conducted the survey […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Monday participated in an education roundtable discussion at the White House with President Donald Trump and the likes of Vice President Mike Pence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). Byrne, a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, earlier this year introduced an educational choice bill backed […]

MONTGOMERY — During the business session of the Alabama Farmers Federation’s 98th annual meeting on Monday, nearly 500 voting delegates representing all 67 counties elected several organizational officers and members of the board of directors. The federation elects its leaders in rotating blocks. There are six total officers in the organization serving two-year terms, with three […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is renowned for his recruiting excellence. Year in, year out, Saban lands a top recruiting class, outworking the competition in the process. However, we might just have discovered his secret weapon. In a video posted by Alabama sports broadcaster Rick Karle on Monday, Saban’s wife, Terry Saban […]

Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, on the day of interment, for Huntsville Police Officer Billy Fred Clardy, III. Clardy, a 14-year veteran of the department, was shot and killed in the line of duty on Friday. A memo from Ivey to all state agencies calls the directive […]

The Associated Press on Monday released its All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) football team, with the University of Alabama and Auburn University well-represented. Auburn star defensive lineman Derrick Brown was named the defensive player of the year on the team. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was unanimously named the offensive player of the year. Brown was joined by […]

MOBILE — Delivering the principal address at Austal USA’s christening of the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) on Saturday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) gave the thousands of people in attendance a powerful primer on how the ship will eventually play a vital role in defending our nation. At 419 feet in length, LCS 26 — an Independence-variant […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Farmers Federation on Sunday evening presented U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02) with the organization’s highest honor — the Service to Agriculture Award. The presentation occurred at the opening dinner of the federation’s 98th annual meeting amidst a festive atmosphere fused with a combination of Christmas and Alabama bicentennial spirit. Before a […]

Bowl matchups were announced for Yellowhammer State college football teams on Sunday. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers (9-4) will play Appalachian State (12-1) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 21 at 8:00 p.m. CT. That game will be televised on ESPN. No. 20 Appalachian State are the Sunbelt Conference champions. […]

MOBILE — At Austal USA’s world-class shipbuilding facility in its namesake city, the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) was christened on Saturday in front of a crowd of thousands of attendees. The future USS Mobile is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) currently under construction in Alabama’s Port City. Dignitaries, Austal employees, community leaders and U.S. […]

A 20-year veteran Huntsville Police Department officer on Friday evening was shot and killed in the line of duty. The officer’s name is expected to be released on Saturday. The suspect, whose name also has yet to be released, is in custody. Huntsville PD Chief Mark McMurray during a press conference confirmed the officer’s death, […]

The board of directors for ProgressPAC, the political arm of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), on Friday voted to endorse five statewide 2020 judicial candidates, including in the hotly contested race for place one on the Supreme Court of Alabama. All five candidates endorsed are incumbents. Political observers will likely consider the endorsement of […]

Randy Owen, the band Alabama’s famed lead singer, held a campaign event for former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Thursday evening in Fort Payne. In an audio clip of the event obtained by Yellowhammer News, Owen explained to the crowd that he held a similar event for now-Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) back […]

The U.S. Navy on Saturday — which is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day — will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Mobile (LCS 26), in its namesake city where Austal USA built the ship. Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) will deliver the christening ceremony’s keynote address. His wife, Rebecca, president and […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) continues to say he has not made up his mind one way or the other on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, however on Thursday he made it very clear that he believes in the need for the process to play out, pushing back on Republican arguments that this is […]

University of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa held a press conference on Thursday in Tuscaloosa, answering a wide range of questions on topics such as being injured last month against Mississippi State; his decision making process related to whether he will leave for the NFL Draft or not; and what his recovery prospects look like. […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville, currently a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, on Thursday took on Democrats on two issues unique to the times. First, his online campaign store is now selling plastic straws with “Tuberville 2020” printed on them as stocking stuffers, per a Facebook post. This comes amid the […]

In a Thursday statement, Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) blasted U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to proceed with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. “Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and our heart full of love for America, today, I am asking our chairmen (of relevant committees) to proceed […]