U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday endorsed State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) in Alabama’s 2020 Republican Senate primary. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Paul said, “Alabama deserves a true freedom-loving conservative who supports President Trump and can win this race. I believe Arnold Mooney is the man who can do it, and […]

Alabama’s Tuskegee University is one of three universities across the country that have been selected for a NASA program to provide students at minority-serving institutions the education and experience needed to help address manufacturing needs in the American aerospace sector. The agency on Wednesday announced that the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) of […]

Republican Jeff Coleman on Tuesday evening in Dothan held his official campaign kickoff as he looks to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Coleman’s campaign in a Wednesday release detailed that the candidate spent time during his kickoff speech on both issues of local importance (such as farming, manufacturing and […]

Ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, Donald Trump, Jr. agreed to an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News. The Q&A was conducted on Wednesday — the date his father qualified in Alabama’s 2020 Republican primary for reelection.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge on Wednesday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is dropping out of the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Dismukes has not qualified for the race and on Wednesday moved to dismantle his campaign organization and began informing close […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday reportedly said that he will endorse former Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses to run for his old Alabama Senate seat this cycle. “A lot of indications point to him running but he hasn’t said unequivocally,” Shelby added, per Bloomberg. Alabama’s senior senator also reportedly downplayed concerns that […]

HOOVER — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday morning personally delivered the requisite number of signed petitions for President Donald Trump to appear on Alabama’s Republican primary ballot on March 3, 2020. Ivey and other honorary Trump Victory state co-chairs were on hand at the Alabama Republican Party headquarters, where Ivey happily handed the necessary ballot […]

In an interview with NewsTalk WANI on Tuesday, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) reacted to the historic NCAA decision to soon allow student athletes to accept compensation from the licensing of their names, images and likenesses. While the full interview with Jones will air Wednesday at 6:35 a.m., “Auburn/Opelika This Morning with Zac Blackerby” released a […]

Huntsville’s Teledyne Brown Engineering has been awarded a $178 million federal contract that will support American special forces abroad. In a release, the company announced a sole source contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the follow-on production of MK11 Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) Systems. The contract includes options. The SWCS System is […]

Although Murray Energy Holdings Co. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, its Alabama operations, namely Oak Grove Mine, will not be affected. A press release from the company confirmed that Murray Energy and many of its subsidiaries have entered into a resurrecting support agreement, however only operations in Ohio, West Virginia, Utah, […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) on Tuesday hailed President Donald Trump’s announcement that the possible successor to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader and founder killed by American special forces on Saturday night, has also been killed. Rogers, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released a statement on U.S. forces killing Abu […]

With former Attorney General Jeff Sessions seriously considering a 2020 bid for his old U.S. Senate seat, the leading candidate in the current Republican field appeared on Fox Business’ “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday morning to comment on Sessions’ potential candidacy. To start the interview, host Stuart Varney asked former Auburn University head football coach […]

After Yellowhammer News on Monday morning reported that former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seriously considering a bid for his old Alabama Senate seat, Politico later in the day provided some context into one of the groups supporting the potential candidacy. According to Politico, Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth is among a group of […]

Lt. General Scott Howell on Monday was identified by Congressman James Comer (R-KY) as the special forces commander who helped plan and lead the Saturday mission that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the founder and leader of the Islamic State. The Daily Mail reported that Howell, a native of Cadiz, Kentucky, was commissioned through the U.S. […]

HOOVER — During the Alabama Economic Growth Summit on Friday morning, a high-profile group of Yellowhammer State business leaders discussed ways to further create jobs and prosperity for all Alabamians. Business Council of Alabama CEO Katie Boyd Britt moderated the panel, which consisted of Zeke Smith, executive vice president of external affairs for Alabama Power […]

U.S. Representative Martha Roby (AL-02) on Monday announced that Caroline Franklin has been named communications director, joining her Washington, D.C. office from Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) office. A Montgomery native, Franklin had been serving as press assistant for Shelby in D.C. when she accepted this new position serving her hometown House district. Franklin graduated from […]

Balch & Bingham on Monday announced that Brian Rell is joining the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he will lead Balch’s Federal Public Policy & Government Relations practice beginning November 1. Rell joins Balch after serving as Congressman Robert Aderholt’s (AL-04) chief of staff for 11 years. While in Aderholt’s office, Rell spearheaded critical legislation […]

HOOVER — To kick off the Alabama Economic Growth Summit on Friday morning, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth spoke about many of the nonpartisan initiatives he is working on to move the Yellowhammer State forward. While he touched on a slew of important issues, such as making Alabama the most military- and veteran-friendly state in the […]

Even though Jalen Hurts plays for the University of Oklahoma now, University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban still holds a high opinion of the star quarterback — both as a player and a person. In an ESPN Radio interview last week, Saban talked about Hurts’ impressive on-the-field achievements so far for the Sooners […]

Another poll conducted this month showed former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville with a double-digit lead among Alabama’s announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates. The poll was conducted by Montgomery-based Cygnal from October 10-12 and had a sample size of 536 likely 2020 GOP primary voters. Cygnal is a nationally recognized and awarded polling […]

You would think that a U.S. military mission that killed the world’s most wanted terrorist would bring all Americans together. However, in this day and age, you would apparently be wrong. After President Donald Trump on Sunday morning confirmed the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State’s leader, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) reacted with […]

The Associated Press on Sunday released its latest AP Top 25 college football poll, and the University of Alabama is no longer the nation’s top ranked team after beating Arkansas 48-7. In what the AP called “one of the closet votes ever,” LSU jumped Bama for the number-one spot. LSU beat Auburn 23-20 on Saturday. […]

President Donald J. Trump on Sunday morning confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State’s leader, was killed in an American special forces operation in northwestern Syria the previous night. “He died like a dog. He died like a coward,” Trump said, after explaining that the terrorist leader detonated a suicide vest to kill himself […]

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide beat Arkansas 48-7 on Saturday evening in Bryant-Denny Stadium without star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Heisman contender had tight-rope surgery for a high right ankle sprain last Sunday. Speaking postgame, head coach Nick Saban explained that Tagovailoa’s status for the already much-hyped November 9 matchup against LSU will not be […]