Alabama’s two Democrats in Washington, U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) joined 58 House Democrats in voting against Speaker Mike Johnson’s resolution honoring the “life and legacy” of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at an event at Utah Valley University last week. In a […]

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA) has announced its endorsement of Derek Chen for State Auditor and Chris Beeker for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2. The PAC’s board of directors, made up of electric cooperative leaders from across Alabama, approved the endorsements […]

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) thinks it’s past time for Congress to close a loophole in the law that incentivizes the mass illegal migration of unaccompanied alien children to the southern border and leads to them being released into the U.S. Britt discussed the issue during the Senate Judiciary Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee Hearing […]

The Republican Attorneys General Association formally endorsed Katherine Robertson on Wednesday in Alabama’s open 2026 race for Attorney General. It comes as a rare, primary-season show of support from the national group. RAGA said Robertson is the only candidate in an open attorney-general race to receive its formal backing in the 2026 cycle and one […]

Hundreds of University of Alabama students and political figures filled Two Dimes, Tuscaloosa’s newest event venue on the Strip, for a Wednesday evening memorial to conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at an event at Utah Valley University last week. The memorial was led by a handful of […]

When 55,000 Mobile area citizens rose up, organized and blocked a toll charge on the I-10 Bayway in 2019, one citizen served as the brains of the successful movement. David Luckie did much of the research and provided the facts that enabled the case against the toll plan. Luckie is an economist and is about […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised the recent decision by ABC to indefinitely suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live” over comments the Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk. “This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish,” Kimmel said mocking President Donald Trump’s reaction […]

Brilyn Hollyhand, an Auburn University freshman, longtime online conservative influencer, and Chairman of the RNC’s Youth Advisory Council, is continuing the work of Charlie Kirk with his “One Conversation at a Time” college campus tour. Hollyhand, who counts the late Charlie Kirk as a mentor and personal friend, announced that he is partnering with the […]

Robert McCollum, the first to announce his candidacy for Alabama State Auditor, withdrew from the race on Wednesday. The Dadeville owner of RLM Land Management threw his support to auditor candidate Derek Chen, a Vestavia Hills attorney. McCollum announced the withdrawal after a conversation with Chen. He says he will instead run for an open […]

Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth put out a call Thursday to the public to send him “experiences, critiques, and assessments of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, along with recommendations for needed changes and reforms in the governing body.” Ainworth is compiling the input through his email at ltgov@ltgov.alabama.gov. His action follows AHSAA’s recent decision […]

An investigation byYellowhammer News today uncovered the City of Opelika has removed Mallory Hagan’s name from the city’s official welcome signs. The overnight change came after a petition to remove official town signs honoring Hagan had been signed onto by nearly 1,000 residents. The signs were initially put up to honor her winning the Miss […]

Caroleene Dobson has always believed in the power of roots. Raised on her family’s fifth-generation cattle farm in Monroe County, she grew up in a small town where neighbors looked out for one another and hard work was a way of life.  Those early experiences instilled resilience, humility, and a sense of responsibility—values that would […]

Conservative activist C.J. Pearson believes that despite the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk, many others will now carry the torch of the movement he started. Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA and became well known for holding political debates on college campuses, was killed by an assassin’s bullet during an outdoor event last week on […]

Auburn University is receiving praise from some of Alabama’s political leaders Wednesday after the school announced the firing of some their employees who “made social media posts that were hurtful, insensitive and completely at odds with Auburn’s values of respect, integrity and responsibility in violation of our Code of Conduct,” in relation to the recent […]

Regarding recent comments made by Doug Jones. To compare the events surrounding George Wallace—who governed more than 50 years  ago—to a Christian leader whose life mission was to prevent violence through open dialogue and civil conversation, and who was just murdered by a hate-filled left-wing extremist, is not only deeply troubling, but shows a profound […]

In a lengthy ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala struck down Jefferson County’s 2021 commission map under the Fourteenth Amendment and barred its use in future elections. The court found that “race predominated in the Commission’s revisions to its five districts following the 2020 census,” after a four-day bench trial, concluding, “The Commission has […]

As Mobile’s mayoral race nears its final stretch, former Baldwin County Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack has endorsed candidate Spiro Cheriogotis, urging voters not to “take this election for granted.” Mack, who retired in 2024 after 33 years in law enforcement, voiced his support in a Facebook post this week. “To my friends in Mobile. Do […]

Chris Lane, candidate for the new Homewood City Council, has received the endorsement of Hoover Police Chief & Mayor-elect Nick Derzis. Chief Derzis, who has led the Hoover Police Department since 2005, praised Lane’s commitment to public safety, transparency, and accountable government. “I’ve had the honor of serving as Hoover’s Police Chief for nearly 20 […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) for re-election in Alabama House District 9, which covers portions of Morgan County. “Rep. Scott Stadthagen is an outstanding leader for us in the House of Representatives and at home,” said Mike Reeves, president of the Morgan County Farmers Federation. “He shares our same […]

Huntsville officials have withdrawn a proposal to equip city garbage trucks with artificial intelligence cameras following weeks of public pushback. The decision came on Thursday after strong opposition from residents, advocacy groups, and labor organizations. The city announced it would withdraw a proposed contract with City Detect, a Tuscaloosa-based company that provides AI camera systems. […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is voicing support for President Donald Trump’s moves to deploy the National Guard in cities facing violent crime, saying Alabama stands ready if called upon. President Trump has already sent federal National Guard forces to Washington, D.C., to address crime there, and Memphis, Tennessee, is next in line. The White House […]

Some residents of the city of Opelika want street signs mentioning former Miss America Mallory Hagan to be removed because of “her divisive rhetoric.” A petition to remove official town signs honoring Hagan has been signed onto by hundreds. The signs were initially put up to honor her winning the Miss America pageant in 2013. […]

Mere hours after the murder of conservative political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk last Wednesday, social media was flooded with posts reacting to the news. While most expressed sorrow and sympathy for Kirk’s widow and two young children, many social media users made light of, or even celebrated, the assassination. Among those […]

According to fresh polling, sitting Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall holds an early lead in the state’s U.S. Senate race while the rest of Alabama’s 2026 statewide races remain up in the air. The Alabama Poll was recently re-established by Michael Lowry, a former Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville). Between August […]