Ron Brown has gone viral — multiple times — for his love for the Yellowhammer State. Now, he wants to give back through serving the residents of Hoover as their newest councilman. Brown on Thursday held a press conference at Hoover City Hall announcing his candidacy for City Council Place 2. The municipal elections will […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Church of the Highlands, Alabama’s largest church. The Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) board of commissioners earlier this week voted to stop receiving assistance from the church, citing Church of the Highlands Pastor Chris Hodges following and “liking” social media […]

Two of Alabama’s Republican congressmen have sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to reconsider his plan to withdraw a significant amount of U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) and Rep Mike Rogers (R-Saks) both signed on to Rep. Mac Thornberry’s (R-TX) letter that argues a troop withdrawal could […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday bashed the “defund the police” movement that is growing in popularity on the left-wing of the Democratic Party. “This whole thing is dangerous for our country. Our police forces are critical to America, if we don’t support them we’ll see bad things happen,” Sessions told Fox Business […]

MONTGOMERY — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ campaign on Tuesday touted a recent internal poll as evidence of “momentum,” however previous internal polls from earlier in the race might paint a different picture. The survey released Tuesday was conducted May 26-27 utilizing live telephone interviews with 600 likely Republican primary voters. The margin of […]

Bill Hightower’s campaign for Congress released a new television ad on Tuesday highlighting the candidate’s opposition to a toll bridge over Mobile Bay and his loyalty to President Donald Trump. Hightower, a former state senator from Mobile, is in a runoff election against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s First […]

The Alabama Forestry Association’s political arm on Monday announced its endorsement of former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) for Congress. Hightower is currently running against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl in Alabama’s First Congressional District Republican primary runoff. In a statement, Alabama Forestry Association executive vice president Chris Isaacson said, “Bill Hightower is the right man […]

Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman to sell his new book is using robocalls that appear to reference the current unrest over George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody. On Thursday afternoon, a Yellowhammer News reporter received a robocall from 1 (800) 890-5875, a number listed as “Robocaller” by the phone protection company NoMoRobo. The voiceover […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl on Thursday announced that he has been endorsed for Congress by Coastal 150, a group of community leaders who work to further the mission of the Coastal Alabama Partnership to advance the interests of coastal Alabama. In a statement, Coastal 150 executive director Wiley Blankenship said, “Our members believe that Jerry […]

Each member of Alabama’s congressional delegation voted in support of a bill to ease restrictions on businesses receiving loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that passed Congress this week and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. The bill extends the time businesses have to spend their loans from eight to 24 weeks. Additionally, […]

State Senator Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) has been selected by a national group to be a member of the 2020 Emerging Legislative Leaders Program. The national group choosing Elliott is the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) in partnership with the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Elliott is one of 50 state legislators from across […]

At the close of business on Tuesday, the Alabama Republican Party closed its candidate qualifying period for the Alabama House of Representatives District 49 special primary election. This is the election to succeed former State Rep. April Weaver (R-Brierfield), who recently announced her resignation to join the Trump administration as a regional director for the […]

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill on Thursday will testify in a U.S. House of Representatives hearing. Merrill will appear before Subcommittee on Elections, a subset of the Committee on House Administration, at 12:00 p.m. CST on Thursday. He will be speaking about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on voting rights and election administration. […]

The Alabama Farmers Federation’s political arm, FarmPAC, on Tuesday announced the endorsement of Republican Jerry Carl in Alabama’s First Congressional District. Carl, a Mobile County commissioner and businessman, is set to face former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) in a GOP primary runoff on July 14. Per FarmPAC’s process, congressional endorsements are recommended by county […]

Former State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) received the endorsement this month of the National Right to Life Committee, one of America’s oldest anti-abortion groups. Hightower is currently in a runoff against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl to be the Republican nominee in Alabama’s First Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) vacated the seat for […]

Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Wednesday was endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) in his Republican bid for reelection this November. “I am truly humbled to have the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee,” Aderholt said in a statement. “I have, and I always will, fight for those who are […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) this week joined a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after she and House Democrats recently adopted measures allowing members to cast “proxy” votes on behalf of one of their colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Byrne said he believes that all votes in the House should happen in […]

It looks like U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) will not be making nice any time soon after Brooks once again criticized their decision making in a Tuesday appearance on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show.” Brooks was asked about ALFA’s decision to back former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville over […]

The recent flare-up of the saga of President Donald Trump’s disdain for his former attorney general, Jeff Sessions, continued in an interview with Sinclair Broadcasting’s Sharyl Attkisson that aired on Sunday. What began as a Twitter spat on Friday night and extended into Saturday between Trump and Sessions, who faces former Auburn head football coach […]

For the second consecutive evening, President Donald Trump on Saturday took to Twitter to speak out against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. On Friday, Trump and Sessions traded barbs on the social media outlet, with the president also encouraging Alabamians to vote for former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville against Sessions in […]

In a Friday evening tweet, President Donald Trump urged Alabamians to vote for former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville in the state’s Republican primary runoff on July 14. Tuberville is running against Trump’s first attorney general, former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions. Trump endorsed Tuberville shortly after the primary election, and the president has […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a warning Friday that all nursing home residents on Medicaid should receive their federal stimulus money in full. The Alabama Nursing Home Association (ANHA) responded that they had already taken steps to make sure that happened. “We are now beginning to receive a few reports of concern that some […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) praised President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled strategic approach to China on Thursday. Rogers as the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee has an outsized role in policies dealing with the security and stability of the United States on the world stage. “I am proud that President Trump has laid […]

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) on Thursday released its 2019 congressional ratings, with Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) being named as only one of 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to earn a perfect score and the coveted “Taxpayer Super Hero” title. CCAGW is a leading American grassroots group that promotes fiscally […]