Following the December 29 shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday released guidance on the Yellowhammer State’s stand-your-ground law and church security. On the Sunday after Christmas, Keith Thomas Kinnunen stormed into the Texas church with a handheld pump action shotgun and killed two members of […]

A federal judge will make the decision as to whether Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is allowed to block other Twitter users from seeing his account’s tweets. The decision will be the culmination of a lawsuit brought in 2018 by the ACLU that claims Merrill’s blocking of certain Twitter users violates those users’ free […]

Each of Alabama’s six Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto an Amicus Brief that calls on the Supreme Court to change its stance on the legal basis for abortion in America. The members, Reps. Mo Brooks (AL-05), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Mike Rogers (AL-03), Gary Palmer (AL-06), Martha Roby (AL-02) and Bradley Byrne […]

In his latest television ad released on Thursday, Republican congressional candidate and Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman suggests that his experience in the trucking and moving business could come in handy to help transport dangerous illegal aliens back to the countries from which they came. As introduced in his campaign launch video, Coleman is the head […]

Upstart Republican congressional candidate Jessica Taylor on Thursday received the coveted endorsement of the Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List, one of the country’s most important pro-life organizations. Taylor, a Prattville businesswoman and attorney, is a candidate to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (AL-02). The SBA list cited Taylor’s previous service as president of River Region […]

In an op-ed published Monday in The Washington Post rather than an in-state publication, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) expressed his “fear” that the U.S. Senate will hold an impeachment trial into President Donald Trump that “is not intended to find the whole truth.” His piece was entitled, “Every trial is a pursuit of truth. Will […]

Secretary of State John Merrill has returned from Israel, and in a Monday release he reflected on his productive trip. Merrill last week was a part of a bipartisan delegation of American secretaries of state that visited Jerusalem to discuss cybersecurity policies and best practices for business services and election administration. The trip, which was […]

HUNTSVILLE — During an appearance at the Madison County Republican Men’s Club’s monthly breakfast meeting, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) took part in a candidates’ forum as the incumbent member representing Alabama’s fifth congressional district on Saturday. Brooks offered the crowd of roughly 200-plus examples of his successful legislative efforts, including language in the National […]

New independent polling released on Sunday provides insight into Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) 2020 reelection prospects. John Couvillon of Louisiana’s JMC Analytics conducted a general election survey from December 16-18 using a combination of robocalls to landlines (49%) and texts to cell phones (51%). There were 525 respondents, with the poll having a margin of […]

In a statement to Yellowhammer News about the latest 2020 Democratic primary debate held on Thursday night, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested that the “radical socialist” ideas spouted on the debate stage are prime evidence of why Republicans need to win Alabama’s Senate race this election cycle. Sessions, himself a 2020 candidate for […]

Thursday, the seven top polling candidates competing in the 2020 Democratic primary for President of the United States gathered on stage in Los Angeles, California, for a debate. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-01) and State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs), both candidates for Alabama’s Senate seat currently occupied by Doug Jones, watched the debate and […]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final passage to two appropriations packages that will avert a government shutdown and fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2020. H.R. 1158, the national security related package, passed 81-11 while H.R. 1865, the domestic spending package, passed 71-23. The measures resulted from a compromise agreement between […]

The United-States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) on Thursday was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan 385-41 vote, with all of Alabama’s House members voting to support the Trump administration’s trade deal that would replace NAFTA. The agreement still needs to be approved by the U.S. Senate, and both other countries involved in the deal […]

An irate Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) took to the U.S. House floor on Thursday after House Democratic leadership pushed sending the two articles of impeachment passed against President Donald Trump to the Senate until at least January 7. The House on Thursday adjourned until that date without approving its impeachment managers, or prosecutors. The managers […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Thursday joined eight other conservative House members in sending a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging them to adopt the Federal Rules of Evidence for the Senate’s eventual impeachment trial of President Donald […]

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced in a tweet this week that he is working on legislation to expedite the death penalty for individuals convicted of killing a law enforcement officer. “‘Back the Blue’ must be more than just a slogan. Actions must follow words,” Ainsworth declared in the tweet. He added, “Murdering an officer who […]

The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final passage to a domestic appropriations package that will fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2020, with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) once again delivering in a historic way for his home state. Shelby, as the powerful chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, served as a lead negotiator […]

Former State Senator Bryan Taylor (R-Prattville) has withdrawn his name from the Republican Primary for Alabama Supreme Court Place 1, according to a statement to Yellowhammer News. Taylor, a former aid to Governor Bob Riley, served one term in the Alabama Senate from 2010-2014 and most recently served as Governor Kay Ivey’s chief legal counsel. […]

In a lengthy video obtained by Yellowhammer News on Wednesday, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) thoroughly outlined the case against the current Democratic impeachment push against President Donald Trump. The video, which spans over 12 minutes, details Byrne’s reasons for fighting against the two articles of impeachment that will be voted on by the House on […]

HOOVER — Speaking to members of the media at the Alabama Republican Party’s headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a fierce defense of President Donald Trump while railing against the current impeachment push by congressional Democrats. Sessions, who is running to reclaim his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, gave […]

President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate Anna M. Manasco to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Manasco is currently a partner at the prestigious law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham, where her practice focuses on trial […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined Louisiana and South Dakota in filing a lawsuit that aims to prevent renewed efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA is, in the view of some of its proponents, on the cusp of becoming official due to a highly disputed legal […]

Former State Representative Barry Moore’s (R-Enterprise) campaign for Congress has released a new ad. Moore is running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s second congressional district which includes the Montgomery area suburbs down to the Wiregrass region. The ad features heavily and is narrated by Heather Moore, wife to the candidate […]

MONTGOMERY — The CEO and president of the powerful Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Katie Boyd Britt, gave the keynote address at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues breakfast Wednesday morning. At the event, Britt described the ongoing developments at BCA and outlined the major developments she foresees the state of Alabama […]