MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus met on Monday, and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) announced he will be stepping down as leader of the legislature’s upper chamber. The Caucus membership in the same meeting then unanimously nominated current Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to succeed Marsh as pro tem; since […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall (R-AL) on Monday released a video message warning the people of Alabama that elected officials violating the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act could cause serious, wide-spread societal consequences. The message came after Marshall on Friday announced that his office is filing suit against Madison County for recently removing a Confederate monument from […]

Former Alabama State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery) died on Saturday at age 81. Holmes served in the legislature for 44 years — from 1974 until 2018, when he lost a primary bid for reelection. He was the longest serving member of the House of Representatives. An alumnus and former faculty member of Alabama State University, Holmes […]

MONTGOMERY — According to unofficial election results publicized by the Secretary of State’s Office, State Rep. Kirk Hatcher and former State Rep. John Knight are headed to a Democratic primary runoff in the Alabama Senate District 26 special election. The special primary was held on Tuesday in the predominantly Democratic district that includes much of […]

Republican nominee Russell Bedsole has achieved a resounding win in Alabama House District 49’s special general election. Held on Tuesday, the election saw Bedsole receive 63.18% of the vote, according to unofficial results publicized by the Secretary of State’s Office; Democrat Cheryl Patton garnered 36.74%. This rural district covers parts of Bibb, Chilton and Shelby […]

Congressman-elect Barry Moore (AL-02) on Tuesday announced that he has hired Shana Kluck Teehan as his chief of staff and Bill Harris as his district director. Moore, a Republican and former state representative from Enterprise, will be sworn in as a member of the 117th Congress on January 3. “I’m blessed to be able to […]

Freshly defeated U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is continuing to vote against federal judicial nominations made by President Donald J. Trump. Jones, who lost his reelection bid in a November 3 blowout, is now a “lame duck” senator through January 3. On Monday, Jones voted against invoking cloture on the nomination of Kristi Haskins Johnson […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) has been reelected by his colleagues to serve as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee (RPC) for the 117th Congress, which is scheduled to run January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2023. Palmer was originally elected in fall 2018 as RPC chair for the 116th Congress. In this role, Palmer is […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday affirming November as National Adoption Month in the United States. Aderholt, long one of Alabama’s most outspoken pro-life leaders, said in a Facebook post, “Protecting the most vulnerable among us has always been, and always will be, a top […]

Alabama State Reps. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) and Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) have pre-filed bills to exempt from Alabama state taxes the $1,200 stimulus payments sent by the federal government in the spring. The two bills, filed separately on October 29, would also exclude from Alabama state taxes any forgiven loan a small business received under […]

U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Thursday sat down for a wide-ranging interview on FM Talk 106.5’s “Jeff Poor Show.” The radio segment opened up with Tuberville lightheartedly talking about how, even when he takes the oath of office, he still wants to be referred to colloquially as “Coach.” “‘Coach’ will always be my name. […]

Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed students of the University of Alabama School of Law this week. Sotomayor, in this year’s installment of the storied Albritton Lecture Series, appeared remotely on Tuesday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UA School of Law Dean Mark Brandon opened the virtual event and introduced […]

The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) on Tuesday announced the election of a new leadership team that features Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. The 2021 leadership team will be helmed by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr as chairman, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt as vice chairman and Marshall as policy chairman. A release from the […]

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is under increased pressure as national scrutiny continues over the Peach State’s elections process. On Monday, U.S. Senators Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) issued a joint statement strongly calling on Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, to resign. Both senators appear set to be candidates in separate January 5 […]

It probably doesn’t take a poll to gauge public opinion on political polling right now. Pollsters have been roundly criticized for a steady stream of data that missed the mark in reflecting voter attitudes in the 2020 election cycle. Dr. Thomas Shaw, associate professor of political science and director of the USA Polling Group, talks […]

Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill (R-AL) on Friday commented at length on the current state of the 2020 general election nationwide, as the results of the presidential race hang in the balance. With results still unclear in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, legal challenges have been filed and allegations of impropriety […]

U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Friday announced the composition of his transition committee, which will be led by Stan McDonald as chairman. McDonald, a lawyer from Huntsville, chaired Tuberville’s campaign during the final stage of the Republican primary and then runoff before serving as campaign co-chairman during the general election contest. McDonald was chair […]

In a statement to Yellowhammer News on Friday morning, Governor Kay Ivey commented on the uncertain status of the 2020 presidential election results. With respective results still unclear in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, legal challenges have been filed and allegations of impropriety made; to make matters worse, certain jurisdictions have limited or […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday afternoon interviewed with WVNN’s “Afternoons with Yaffee and LT,” discussing the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 presidential election results and the need for transparency when it comes to counting votes. The Republican from North Alabama began by explaining that certain states utilizing “en masse” mail-in voting are partially responsible for […]

As the result of the 2020 presidential election hangs in the balance, U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) are sounding the alarm bell as five remaining states have yet to be called. With respective results still unclear in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, legal challenges have been filed […]

Tommy Tuberville has joked that he is the reason the University of Alabama Crimson Tide hired head coach Nick Saban, but on Tuesday it was Tuberville who was hired for a new job by the people of Alabama. The former Auburn University head football coach is now Alabama’s junior senator-elect following his rout of U.S. […]

MONTGOMERY — Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R-AL) on Wednesday morning was sworn into office for a third term after her unprecedented electoral performance in the 2020 general election. Receiving at least 1,386,861 votes, Cavanaugh on Tuesday won the most votes ever for any non-presidential candidate running in a contested race in Alabama. The […]

President Donald J. Trump received at least 1,424,223 votes in Alabama during the 2020 general election, shattering the previous record for most votes garnered by a candidate. This number was updated as of Wednesday at 8:35 a.m. CT, and that number could rise before a final, official tally is reached. The previous record was Trump’s 2016 […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan released a celebratory statement after the ALGOP resoundingly won every statewide and every contested congressional race in Tuesday’s 2020 general election. “Alabama’s voters have spoken loudly and our majority is sending a new U.S. Senator, Tommy Tuberville, to be our voice,” she stated. “On behalf of the Alabama Republican Party, […]