Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was interviewed Thursday on Talk 99.5’s “Matt & Aunie Show” about his Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in 2020, among other topics of state and national interest. After discussing impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump, Merrill was asked by co-host Matt Murphy about the potential of former Attorney […]

NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd on Friday spoke with WVTM, the Birmingham media market’s network affiliate, about Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. In the almost seven-minute segment, Todd touched on Roy Moore’s candidacy and the potential of Jeff Sessions jumping into the race in the last week of qualifying (qualifying closes this coming […]

Yellowhammer News on Monday obtained Republican congressional candidate Jeff Coleman’s campaign launch video. Coleman is running to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Roby has announced that she is not seeking reelection to a sixth term. A former chairman of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), much of Coleman’s launch […]

Alabama State Board of Education member Ella Bell of Montgomery died on Sunday morning. Bell, a Democrat, has represented district five on the state school board since first being elected in November of 2000. In a statement, Governor Kay Ivey said that she will praying for Bell’s family. “We shared a passion for the children […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Thursday took to the Senate floor to passionately advocate for a critical appropriations measure supporting America’s armed forces. However, Democrats in the chamber subsequently proceeded to filibuster H.R. 2740, blocking its passage for the second time this year. The legislation is a package of Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020) spending bills passed […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the powerful chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday applauded the chamber’s passage of the first appropriations minibus for Fiscal Year 2020, saying the legislative package contains big wins for Alabama. This came following the Senate passing its substitute to H.R. 3055, a package of FY2020 domestic spending bills which […]

All Republicans in Alabama’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation on Thursday voted against a resolution formally opening an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump, while Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) supported the measure. H. Res. 660 passed on a 232-196 vote. No Republicans supported the resolution, while two Democrats voted “nay.” Reactions poured in […]

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday endorsed State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) in Alabama’s 2020 Republican Senate primary. In a statement to Yellowhammer News, Paul said, “Alabama deserves a true freedom-loving conservative who supports President Trump and can win this race. I believe Arnold Mooney is the man who can do it, and […]

Republican Jeff Coleman on Tuesday evening in Dothan held his official campaign kickoff as he looks to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Coleman’s campaign in a Wednesday release detailed that the candidate spent time during his kickoff speech on both issues of local importance (such as farming, manufacturing and […]

Ahead of his visit to Birmingham next week, Donald Trump, Jr. agreed to an exclusive interview with Yellowhammer News. The Q&A was conducted on Wednesday — the date his father qualified in Alabama’s 2020 Republican primary for reelection.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge on Wednesday confirmed to Yellowhammer News that State Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville) is dropping out of the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Dismukes has not qualified for the race and on Wednesday moved to dismantle his campaign organization and began informing close […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Wednesday reportedly said that he will endorse former Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses to run for his old Alabama Senate seat this cycle. “A lot of indications point to him running but he hasn’t said unequivocally,” Shelby added, per Bloomberg. Alabama’s senior senator also reportedly downplayed concerns that […]

HOOVER — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday morning personally delivered the requisite number of signed petitions for President Donald Trump to appear on Alabama’s Republican primary ballot on March 3, 2020. Ivey and other honorary Trump Victory state co-chairs were on hand at the Alabama Republican Party headquarters, where Ivey happily handed the necessary ballot […]

With former Attorney General Jeff Sessions seriously considering a 2020 bid for his old U.S. Senate seat, the leading candidate in the current Republican field appeared on Fox Business’ “Varney & Co.” on Tuesday morning to comment on Sessions’ potential candidacy. To start the interview, host Stuart Varney asked former Auburn University head football coach […]

After Yellowhammer News on Monday morning reported that former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seriously considering a bid for his old Alabama Senate seat, Politico later in the day provided some context into one of the groups supporting the potential candidacy. According to Politico, Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth is among a group of […]

U.S. Representative Martha Roby (AL-02) on Monday announced that Caroline Franklin has been named communications director, joining her Washington, D.C. office from Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) office. A Montgomery native, Franklin had been serving as press assistant for Shelby in D.C. when she accepted this new position serving her hometown House district. Franklin graduated from […]

Balch & Bingham on Monday announced that Brian Rell is joining the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he will lead Balch’s Federal Public Policy & Government Relations practice beginning November 1. Rell joins Balch after serving as Congressman Robert Aderholt’s (AL-04) chief of staff for 11 years. While in Aderholt’s office, Rell spearheaded critical legislation […]

Another poll conducted this month showed former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville with a double-digit lead among Alabama’s announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates. The poll was conducted by Montgomery-based Cygnal from October 10-12 and had a sample size of 536 likely 2020 GOP primary voters. Cygnal is a nationally recognized and awarded polling […]

You would think that a U.S. military mission that killed the world’s most wanted terrorist would bring all Americans together. However, in this day and age, you would apparently be wrong. After President Donald Trump on Sunday morning confirmed the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State’s leader, Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) reacted with […]

There is no doubt that the U.S. House Democrat foursome known as “the Squad” gets low marks among Republican primary hopefuls in Alabama. Jessica Taylor, one the candidates vying for the GOP nod in Alabama’s second congressional district race, is making the most out of that unpopularity to set herself apart from the other candidates. […]

HOOVER — Healthcare was a major topic of discussion during a Friday morning panel at the Alabama Economic Growth Summit. Moderated by University of Alabama System Vice Chancellor Clay Ryan, the day’s first panel consisted of Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston), Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro), House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday released a statement strongly backing President Donald Trump. Amid current impeachment efforts by U.S. House Democrats, Ivey said, “We are witnessing an injustice on our democracy.” “Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress are making an attempt to impeach the president through the press via leaks and conjecture,” she outlined. “This […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday voted for a resolution authored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that would undermine a key part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. S.J. Res. 50 was ultimately defeated but not before Alabama’s junior senator joined 42 others in voting “yea.” The resolution would have […]

At the White House’s request, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) and 22 other House Freedom Caucus members on Tuesday met with President Donald J. Trump in the White House Cabinet Room to talk about Democrats’ ongoing impeachment efforts. However, that is not all that was discussed. Brooks, the only Alabama congressman in the room at the […]