Veterans Day, formerly known as “Armistice Day,” originated in the countries of the Allied Powers to universally recognize the end of World War I. A congressional resolution in 1926 officially recognized Armistice Day in the United States. Nearly 21 years later, a second world war broke out in Europe. In 1945, World War II came […]

7. Former GOP chairmen endorse Brooks Former ALGOP chairmen Terry Lathan, Bill Armistead and Marty Connors have all decided to endorse U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in his campaign for U.S. Senate. Lathan said, “Brooks has a solid conservative voting record that is the gold standard of Alabama principles.” Armistead asserted that we’re currently in […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) recently took to the Senate floor to honor the service and sacrifice of five Alabama veterans who valiantly served the United States in uniform. From the French countryside and the Vietnamese jungles, to the deserts of the Middle East and all places in between, the Alabamians that were honored on […]

While the reaction to last week’s effort by the Alabama Legislature to define how exemptions would pertain to the so-called vaccine mandate enacted by President Joe Biden has been mixed, the effort led by State Sens. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) have won the head of the Alabama Republican Party over. During an […]

State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) has earned the endorsement of the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) in his reelection bid to the Alabama Senate, serving District 27. Whatley holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Auburn University and a juris doctorate from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. The senator, a colonel in the […]

The Alabama Education Association always gets what it wants. Even when it looks like it has lost, the AEA will eventually win. During the last regular legislative session, the AEA declared victory with the delay of the third grade retention requirement of the Alabama Literacy Act. AEA is still at work fighting and winning for Alabama […]

For the second consecutive day, polling data is showing a tightening race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination that could lead to a potential head-to-head match-up between U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and former Business Council of Alabama head Katie Britt. A day earlier, an internal poll released by the Britt campaign showed Britt with […]

The University of South Alabama (USA) Board of Trustees on Wednesday announced that it had named Gov. Kay Ivey’s chief of staff and former congressman Jo Bonner as the university’s new president. The statesman holds decades of service to the state of Alabama in governmental and educational capacities. Bonner holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism […]

Businesswoman and Helena City Councilor Leigh Hulsey on Wednesday announced the launch of her campaign for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 15. She is seeking the Republican nomination for a seat currently held by State Rep. Allen Farley (R-McCalla), who is not seeking reelection. Hulsey is the owner of CrossFit Alabaster and president of […]

Wednesday, the Mo Brooks for Senate campaign announced it had received the endorsements of three former Alabama Republican Party chairmen. According to the campaign, former ALGOP chairmen Terry Lathan, Bill Armistead and Marty Connors are supporting U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ (R-Huntsville) bid for Alabama U.S. Senate up in 2022. Lathan, who served as the party’s […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) last week introduced the “Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act,” which would effectively prohibit the use of executive branch funds to enforce President Joe Biden’s vaccine decrees. The one-sentence bill states, “No Federal funds may be used to establish, implement, or enforce any vaccine mandate.” In announcing the legislation, Brooks expressed […]

Bessemer businessman Brad Tompkins on Wednesday announced his bid to seek the Republican nomination for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 15. House District 15 is currently occupied by State Rep. Allen Farley (R-McCalla), who is not seeking reelection. Tompkins is the owner of engineering company Automated Solutions, Inc., which specializes in factory automation in […]

7. As the Steele dossier continues to disintegrate, Biden official is implicated Last week, special counsel John Durham indicted Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman and Russian analyst Igor Danchenko, forcing the American media to admit that the infamous Steele dossier, which the Trump-Russia collusion was based on, was a farce. Now, it appears that President Joe […]

The U.S. Senate campaign of Mike Durant on Wednesday showcased its newly-released television spot featuring the candidate taking aim at President Joe Biden and “career politicians.” The ad features Durant, whose military heroics were famously brought to the national stage by way of the movie “Black Hawk Down,” sporting his aviator jumpsuit aboard a Black […]

Last week, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill prohibiting companies from firing an employee for refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccination if that employee claimed a medical or religious exemption. The bill, SB9, passed the Alabama Senate by a 23-2 vote. The two “no” votes were State Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) and State […]

An internal poll conducted on behalf of Katie Britt’s U.S. Senate campaign shows that the first-time candidate has taken the lead over U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) in the hotly-contested race for Alabama’s open Senate seat. The poll, conducted by analytics firm TargetPoint, showed Britt with a slight 1% lead over the North Alabama congressman. […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) on Tuesday announced that Drew Harrell, BCA’s vice president of governmental affairs, had been named executive director of ProgressPAC, the organization’s political arm. As Harrell takes the reins as executive director of the political action committee, he will continue service in his current role at BCA. David Cole, BCA’s […]

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) has announced its endorsement of State Sen. Andrew Jones’ (R-Centre) reelection campaign for Alabama Senate District 10. Jones, a fourth-generation cattle farmer, is the founder and owner of Deep South Coffee Factory in Centre. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Berea College in Kentucky and went on to earn a […]

SCOTTSBORO — U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt on Monday took her campaign to rural Jackson County where she outlined her key priorities in addressing national security issues. In her return to the state’s Mountain Lakes region, Britt spoke to a number of issues facing the country which she has made an integral part of her […]

7. There’s apparently racism built into the roads Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was recently asked by CNN White House correspondent April Ryan about the efforts of President Joe Biden and his administration to “deconstruct racism” that’s “built into the roadways.” Buttigieg, who had said that there was “racism physically built into some of our highways,” […]

State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) will indeed have an opponent in his bid to be the GOP nominee for Alabama’s Secretary of State position up for grabs on the 2022 ballot. Yellowhammer News has learned Tennessee Valley Republican Club chairman Chris Horn, a standout football player at J.O. Johnson High School and later fullback for […]

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) on Monday sent a letter to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting that the agency broaden exemptions to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In his letter, the congressman cited two cases where constituents experienced adverse reactions upon receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Under current CDC […]

Late in the night this past Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forced a vote to move forward with the Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar big government spending package. I’ve been talking about this process and this bill for months, and it continues to get worse as time goes on. Last week, I sat down with several of my […]

The earth is not flat. It is a spherical shape. The moon landing was real. NASA did not fake it. QAnon is not real. There is not a person that knows of the arrests of a group of secret criminals that will lead to the re-installation of Donald Trump as president. Pizzagate is not real. […]