U.S. Rep. Barry Moore believes a new rule by the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Administration (ATF) is unconstitutional and is joining the effort to block it. The rule, titled “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces,” would reclassify pistols as short-barreled rifles if they have a stabilizing brace attachment. Tuesday, Moore (R-Enterprise) voted for […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville believes recent provocations from China’s government on the world stage are a direct result of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy decisions. Monday, Tuberville (R-Auburn) reacted to recent reports that detailed China paying billions of dollars for a secret spy base in Cuba during an appearance on Fox Business “Kudlow” television show. […]

Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) said that even though a gambling bill didn’t come up this year, he thinks the Legislature will discuss the issue again in the near future. Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) recently admitted that he didn’t take up a gaming bill during this year’s session because it might have been a […]

Many of Alabama’s political leaders are reacting to the Supreme Court decision forcing the state to create a second majority minority district. In a 5-4 decision, the justices found that the current Alabama congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall criticized the ruling, but […]

Republican members of Alabama’s congressional delegation criticized the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump over alleged mishandling of classified documents. This is the first time in history a former president has been charged with a federal crime. Trump announced his indictment on Truth Social Thursday, declaring his innocence. “I have been summoned to appear […]

Many Alabama lawmakers believe now is the time to plan for an eventual expansion of I-65 through the Yellowhammer State. The State Senate recently passed a resolution calling on the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to study the issue of widening I-65 from Tennessee to the Gulf. “BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, […]

Alabama’s Speaker of the House is optimistic that the Education Trust Fund (ETF) will grow enough next year to implement the second phase of the tax cut on groceries. Right before the end of the 2023 session, the Legislature passed a bill to cut the sales tax on groceries in half. The tax cut will […]

As the 2023 legislative session comes to a close, one issue that didn’t make it on the agenda was gambling. House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) said he purposefully didn’t take it up because he didn’t want it to distract from other things that needed to be accomplished. State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) believes it’s past […]

President Joe Biden signed the “Fiscal Responsibility Act” Saturday, which raises the debt ceiling and puts in place certain spending caps through next year. Yesterday, I signed our bipartisan budget agreement into law:—Preventing a default that could have caused an economic crisis and cost millions of jobs—Protecting Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid, veterans’ benefits and […]

With the 2023 legislative session almost behind him, Alabama’s Speaker of the House is praising the accomplishments of lawmakers in Montgomery. During this session, the Legislature passed major legislative priorities, including the distribution of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, strengthening penalties for fentanyl traffickers, a cut to the state tax on groceries, and rebate […]

The Alabama House congressional delegation was split Wednesday on the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. The “Fiscal Responsibility Act” passed the House late Wednesday night by a vote of 314-117, with more Democrats than Republicans supporting the measure. The bill would suspend the debt ceiling through 2025, if […]

An influential Washington, D.C.-based conservative group is showing its support to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s strong pro-life stance. The Heritage Foundation announced Wednesday the start of a billboard and digital advertising campaign to praise Tuberville (R-Auburn) for working to overturn the Defense Department’s taxpayer-funded abortion policy. The campaign includes billboards in Huntsville, Montgomery, and Dale […]

U.S. Sen Tommy Tuberville said he is against the debt ceiling agreement because it doesn’t do enough to address the out of control spending in Washington. The bill, brokered between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, would suspend the debt ceiling limit through 2025 and caps spending at current levels through 2024. The […]

As Congress considers the debt ceiling agreement this week, one member of the Alabama GOP congressional delegation said he hasn’t decided on whether or not to support it. President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy released their negotiated agreement over the weekend, which raises the debt ceiling and puts a cap on future spending. U.S. […]

Former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks is calling on Republican members of Congress to reject the deal brokered by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling. Debt ceiling “compromise” raises America’s debt $4+/- TRILLION in 2 years! All Congressmen & Senators who are Debt Junkies, like high inflation, look forward to […]

The Alabama Legislature passed a tax rebate bill Thursday, fulfilling one of Gov. Kay Ivey’s main priorities for this legislative session. The legislation, brought by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), approved $150 tax rebates for individuals and $300 for couples who filed state income tax returns in 2021. During her State of the State Address […]

U.S. Rep Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) is claiming that former President Donald Trump originally wanted to put the new Space Command headquarters in Florida, but was talked out of it by one of his advisors. Carl discussed the issue Thursday on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program.” “Trump wanted to put it in Florida,” Carl said. “Most people […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore is calling on his Republican colleagues to stand strong against raising the debt ceiling until there’s an agreement to cut government spending. President Joe Biden met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the White House Monday, but currently there is still no deal on increasing the government’s borrowing limit. Treasury Secretary […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he officially banned her from his country. “It was just announced that Putin has banned me from Russia,” Britt said on Twitter. “I’d say bless his heart, but he doesn’t have one.” It was just announced that Putin has banned me […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) said he’s had enough of the delays concerning the decision to move Space Command Headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. In reaction to recent reports that the Biden administration is attempting to prevent the headquarters from moving to Alabama, Rogers, who chairs the powerful House Armed Services Committee, is asking […]

Former congressional candidate Casey Wardynski believes President Biden has been looking for a reason to prevent the Space Command Headquarters move to Huntsville since he was inaugurated. In reaction to the reports by NBC News on the situation, Wardynski, who served as the assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs under President […]

Alabama’s top health officer is facing pushback for his comments in a recent speech calling laws on transgender issues “appalling.” Dr. Scott Harris, who heads the Alabama Department of Public Health, criticized the laws restricting “gender-affirming care” during his keynote speech at the University of Alabama at Birmingham during a “Substance Use and Social Justice […]

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is cosponsoring a resolution in the House to impeach Secretary of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the situation at the border. Republicans in the House have been critical of Mayorkas and the Biden administration over the expiration of Title 42, which they believe will only worsen the current border crisis. […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has become too politicized and the proof is in Special Counsel John Durham’s newly released report. Durham’s 306-page report was released Monday, exposing problems with the DOJ and FBI investigation into allegations of the Trump campaign colluding with Russia. Wednesday on WVNN’s “The Yaffee […]