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Allen is praising the arrest and indictment of Terry Heflin,  a Democrat running for District 5 of the Clay County Commission

The Alabama Blockchain Study Commission convened for its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, with industry leaders and regulatory officials urging a cautious approach as the state explores the potential of blockchain technology. State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) who chairs the committee, emphasized the importance of determining Alabama’s role in regulating and utilizing blockchain technology, which underpins […]

Katie Britt joined reporters for a call on Wednesday morning to discuss a range of legislative topics.  The Senator was first asked about two bills she recently helped to introduce that would make child care more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans, in turn aiding small businesses.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrest of Terry Andrew Heflin, a Democrat running for District 5 of the Clay County Commission, on 7 felony counts of voter fraud Wednesday. Heflin, 45, a resident of Clay County, was charged with 7 counts of unlawful use of absentee ballots, according to AG Marshall’s office. Specifically, […]

The Alabama Port Authority and a coalition of groups native to Coastal Alabama are demanding the Mobile Baykeeper and out-of-state environmentalist group, the Center for Biological Diversity, withdraw its intent to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, warning that the legal action threatens the state’s largest economic driver. The lawsuit involves […]

At age 83, former State Rep. John Rogers has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving public funds intended for nonprofits. The former Birmingham Democrat, who resigned from the Alabama House of Representatives in March, also faces three years of supervised release and must repay $197,950 […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is calling out the Biden administration again for failing to address the current crisis at the southern border.

A conservative beer company is releasing a special edition can featuring the iconic photo of former President Donald Trump holding up a fist and shouting ‘Fight!’ after his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Conservative Dad’s ‘Ultra Right Beer’ can also depicts the word “FIGHT” on the label under the picture of Trump. “On July 13th, […]

For months, Biden had insisted on staying in the race for the presidency. He claimed he was both mentally and physically capable, right for the job, and would “save our democracy.” Despite the media coverups and far-reaching loyalties by his own party, Republicans could always see how Biden has failed Americans and was unfit from […]

After a shark attack in Florida almost took the life of a young Mountain Brook girl, U.S. Senator Katie Britt introduced a bill to protect and rescue any American in similar danger much faster. Britt named the bill ‘Lulu’s Law’ in honor of the attack victim, Lulu Gribbin. The law would classify shark attacks as […]

President Joe Biden’s recent proposal to impose term limits on Supreme Court justices is a calculated assault on the judiciary’s independence.  Presented as a way to restore trust in the courts, it is a transparent effort to undermine the judiciary’s ability to function as an impartial arbiter of the law.  Our Founding Fathers, aware of […]

The race in the newly-drawn second congressional district of Alabama was expected to be tight. It is. A poll published by Alabama Families PAC showed only three points separating the two nominees. Democrat Shomari Figures held the slightest of leads with 37% to 34% for Republican Caroleene Dobson. The eyes of the nation may be […]

Monday, the NRCC announced that Dobson is on the initial list of 26 candidates for the 2024 Young Guns program.

Alabama’s business recruitment team concluded a successful mission at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, targeting over half a dozen growth projects and gaining fresh insights into trends shaping the future of aerospace, aviation, and defense. During the airshow, Alabama’s delegation engaged in many scheduled appointments with industry executives and numerous informal discussions with aerospace company […]

Vice President Kamala Harris' accomplishments remain hard to find even for Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is cautioning the public after a 'misleading' election-related public service announcement was aired on television.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said he was so disgusted by the performance at the Olympics that he "turned it off." 

Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance looks to have the full support of one of Alabama's prominent modern politicos. Yellowhammer News founder and former advisor to President Donald Trump, Cliff Sims, joined Fox News over the weekend and touched on the topic of Vance's strength and potential as a running mate for Trump.

As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senator Katie Britt voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Specific measures within this year’s bill will allocate over $80 million to modernize and upgrade critical transportation infrastructure across Alabama, with $50 million […]

C Spire, a Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company with a significant presence in Alabama, announced it will pull all of its advertising from the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris after a blasphemous representation of the Last Supper was prominently featured in the opening ceremony. C Spire, the nation’s largest privately-owned wireless carrier, has invested $500 […]

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris is igniting widespread outrage over drag-queen themed portrayals of religious and historical figures, including a unsettling parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” painting, which depicts the last meal Jesus had with his apostles. https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1816982460519055494 Viewers quickly recognized the portrayal with drag queens as an […]

The Baykeeper is claiming that the Corps failed to protect Gulf sturgeon during a dredging project in Mobile Bay.

A Senator close to former President Donald Trump has told The Hill that Alabama's own Senator Tommy Tuberville is being considered for a position in Trump's cabinet should the GOP nominee retake the White House.

Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville joined a group of their fellow Senate colleagues this week in demanding that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador halt his coordinated attempts to take over land owned and operated by Alabama-based Vulcan Materials.