The respective U.S. Senate campaigns of former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday each released internal polling with three weeks to go until the March 31 Republican primary runoff. Sessions’ campaign publicly released his internal polling in a press release. Tuberville’s campaign responded a couple […]

MONTGOMERY — Liberal activists once again have traveled from around the state — and the nation — to protest at the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC). Ahead of the beginning of a hearing on Monday morning regarding a proposal by Alabama Power Company pending before the PSC, protesters were bussed in to make their environmentalist […]

A new poll released this week shows former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville with a big lead heading into the runoff on March 31. The poll, which sampled 645 likely GOP primary voters from March 6-8, shows Tommy Tuberville at 52% with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions at 40%. The margin of error for the […]

State Representative Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) announced Monday he is endorsing Jerry Carl’s campaign for Congress. Carl and former State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) are currently in a runoff for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s First Congressional District. Pringle, a former competitor in the AL-01 congressional race, placed third in the March 3 primary, garnering 19.23% […]

Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl is out with the first video ad of his Republican primary runoff campaign against former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) in Alabama’s First Congressional District. The spot, lasting 30 seconds, hits Hightower on four issues and comes after the Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth’s political arm on Thursday released an […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Thursday rolled out a new video ad doubling down on his core campaign theme of running against “the swamp.” The spot, which runs 30 seconds, highlights President Donald Trump’s displeasure with former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tenure as his first appointed head of the Department […]

Turning Point USA founder and executive director Charlie Kirk will hold a book signing event on Thursday in the Birmingham metropolitan area. Ahead of his appearance, he spoke with Yellowhammer News about his new book, as well as important state and national political issues. Entitled, “The MAGA Doctrine,” Kirk’s new book was just released this […]

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) said Thursday in a news release that he is “pleased” with the passage of the emergency supplemental funding package he helped author that will provide funds to help fight the spread of the coronavirus and treat victims. The effort passed the House of Representatives Wednesday by a vote of 415-2; […]

Republican Jerry Carl’s campaign for Congress received an endorsement from former competitor Wes Lambert on Wednesday. Lambert, a restauranteur who lives in Spanish Fort, finished fourth place on Tuesday night in the Republican primary for Alabama’s First Congressional District. Carl, a Mobile County commissioner, placed first in the primary by a slim margin over former […]

The same day that U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) voted against the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act last month, Alabama’s junior senator received thousands in campaign cash from national pro-choice activists. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks’ gestation based on scientific research suggesting that fetuses are capable of feeling pain […]

MONTGOMERY — Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman and former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) are heading to a Republican runoff on March 31 in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Coleman finished well ahead of the crowded pack in Tuesday’s primary, garnering 38.05%. Next came Moore with 20.45%, narrowly trailed by Prattville businesswoman Jessica Taylor at 19.88%. Less […]

MONTGOMERY — Several important statewide judicial primary races were held on Tuesday, and the results are now in across the board. One of the most watched contests of the day was the battle between incumbent Justice Greg Shaw and State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 1. […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey is still tremendously popular among Alabama Republicans, if Tuesday’s primary results are any indicator. While Ivey was not up for election to public office, she did face an electoral test in her bid to be a delegate to the 2020 Republican National Convention for President Donald Trump. Ivey faced off […]

President Donald Trump refrained from attacking former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions the entirety of the primary race. However, at 6:31 a.m. CST on the first day of Sessions’ U.S. Senate runoff with former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville, Trump broke his silence. In a tweet, Trump shared a Politico article about how […]

MOBILE — Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl and former State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) will face each other in a runoff election on March 31 to decide who will be the Republican nominee in Alabama’s First Congressional District. Both campaigns significantly outpaced State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile), who finished over 18 percentage points behind the […]

Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions are heading to a runoff in the Republican race to face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in the November General Election. In Alabama’s Republican U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday (as of 97.80% reporting), Tuberville garnered 33.39%, followed by Sessions (31.65%), […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama voters overwhelmingly voted down statewide Amendment One in a referendum on Tuesday during Alabama’s primary elections. With over 40% of precincts reporting, approximately 75% had voted against the amendment while 25% were in support. A threshold of 60% was needed in favor of the referendum for it to be successful. The bipartisan […]

President Donald J. Trump has won Alabama’s Super Tuesday presidential primary in his 2020 reelection bid. Trump only faced token opposition from former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld. Results with 97.80% of precincts reporting showed Trump winning over 98% of the vote.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has won Alabama’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary. National media outlets called the Super Tuesday primary race for Biden right after polls closed at 7:00 p.m. CST based off of exit polling that showed Biden winning in a blowout, especially with black voters in the Yellowhammer State. The real question will […]

Amazon announced Monday that it would begin the hiring process of more than 1,500 full-time positions for its 850,000 square-foot fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama. Amazon’s fulfillment center, which will be located at 975 Powder Plant Road in Bessemer, is seeking employees who “will play integral roles and work alongside innovative Amazon Robotics to pick, […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is in the national spotlight after a federal financial disclosure filed on February 20 showed he spent nearly $3,500 in campaign funds on European trips in recent months. Fox News on Sunday was the first to report on the trips. Here’s what the outlet reported:

The Office of the Alabama Secretary of State on Monday announced that it will be partnering with the Office of Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to promote voter participation during Tuesday’s March 3 primary election across the state. Messages will reportedly be displayed on ALDOT electronic highway information signs that […]

MONTGOMERY — Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) made the second-to-last campaign stop in his Republican primary bid for the U.S. Senate at Chappy’s Deli on Monday afternoon. Ahead of voters going to the polls on Tuesday, Byrne appeared at campaign stops in Huntsville and Birmingham before Alabama’s capital city. He was scheduled to end the evening […]

MONTGOMERY — Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville on Monday morning made one of the final stops of his “The People vs. The Swamp” bus tour ahead of Alabama’s 2020 Republican U.S. Senate primary, which will be held on Tuesday, March 3. Tuberville visited with voters at the Cahawba House restaurant in downtown […]