President Donald Trump has once again blasted former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with the Alabama statesman refusing to respond in-kind. In an interview published Thursday by the Daily Caller, Trump told Sebastian Gorka that “defeating the Deep State” will be “one of the greatest things” he has done as president if all […]

Yellowhammer News on Thursday learned that State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) will be the first of Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate candidates to go up on television with an advertisement. A source with direct knowledge confirmed to Yellowhammer News that the ad buy will be in the six-figures and begin in the next day. The buy […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Wednesday released a statement emphasizing that he considers the current impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump to be a “farce,” outlining that Democrats have denied Trump his basic constitutional rights and the procedural protections extended to President Clinton and President Nixon. This comes after the White House on Tuesday sent […]

Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) is standing firmly with the president after the White House on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. House Democratic leadership stating that the Trump administration would not cooperate with the Democrats’ self-proclaimed impeachment inquiry. The White House’s position is based on the House not having held an official vote to open […]

Yellowhammer News on Wednesday released the 2019 “Power & Influence: Who’s Next?” list. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and today, we’re taking a look at a new group of Alabama leaders poised to be part of the next generation of power and […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Tuesday lashed out at the Alabama Republican Party after ALGOP Chairman Terry Lathan called on him to represent the majority of his constituents in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In a statement responding to Lathan’s remarks, Jones stressed his “obligation to weigh all the facts fairly before making […]

Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed will be the next mayor of Alabama’s capital city. Reed on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated WCOV Fox 20 owner David Woods in the Montgomery mayoral runoff election. With all but one precinct reporting, Reed had 67% of the vote. Reed garnered 32,918 votes compared to Woods’ 16,010. Reed will be sworn […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Tuesday hosted a press conference with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to mark the start of qualifying for the state’s 2020 Republican primary, calling on U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) to side with his constituents on the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump. In her remarks, Lathan slammed […]

Voters in Montgomery, Alabama, are about to elect a new mayor. Probate Judge Steven Reed and businessman David Woods face each other in the Tuesday runoff.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) has now weighed in on President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all American troops from northern Syria, saying the move “leaves a vacuum for a resurgence of [the Islamic State] in the region.” The Trump administration is allowing Turkey to move forward with an operation against Kurdish forces in the region […]

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL-01) has announced the launch of his U.S. Senate campaign’s grassroots leadership team, which covers all 67 counties and includes “200 key community leaders,” according to a Monday press release. “It is an honor to have so many people from every corner of the state joining us in the fight to bring our […]

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Greg Shaw on Friday released a statement saying that he will file to run for reelection on Tuesday, which is the first day of the Alabama Republican Party’s qualifying period for the March 3 primary. Shaw was first elected to the Supreme Court in 2008. Immediately prior to that, he […]

Senate Majority Leader Greg Reed (R-Jasper) on Thursday was elected chairman of the Alabama legislature’s important Oil and Gas Study Committee. Created by the legislature in 1983, this committee is responsible for keeping track of trends in the state’s oil and gas industry. According to a study conducted in 2017 by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Alabama’s oil and […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Saturday introduced the 2019 Power & Influence 40. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and this list is meant to recognize the top individuals in government and politics who leverage their power and influence to better the Yellowhammer State. The […]

Donald Trump, Jr. will hold a meet and greet on November 7 in Birmingham for the launch of his book, “Triggered.” The event is being held from 7:00 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. at the Books-A-Million located at Brookwood Village. Admission will include a copy of the book, as well as meeting the president’s eldest son: […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Friday released the fourth and final segment of the 2019 Power & Influence 40. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and this list is meant to recognize the top individuals in government and politics who leverage their power and influence […]

The Democrats’ real plan on impeachment is starting to come to light. Don’t hold a vote; do media interviews; pretend the president deserves to be removed. Republican Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is not having it. Appearing on this weekend’s “Guerrilla Politics,” Brooks argued that Democrats are trying to prevent Republicans from calling witnesses to testify […]

Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-01) and Mike Rogers (AL-03) have joined a resolution to officially condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) for misleading the public during a hearing last week with a false retelling of a conversation between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. The resolution was filed by Congressman Andy […]

Judge Mary Windom, who presides over the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, on Thursday announced that she will seek reelection for Place 1 on the court in 2020. Windom has been elected by her fellow judges to serve as the court’s presiding judge since 2012. First elected in 2008, Windom has served the people of […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Thursday released the third segment of the 2019 Power & Influence 40. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and this list is meant to recognize the top individuals in government and politics who leverage their power and influence to better […]

Wednesday, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville’s 2020 U.S. Senate effort got a shot in the arm with its first major endorsement from a prominent elected official. State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) formally announced his endorsement of Tuberville’s candidacy. Whatley’s announcement is the second of such in recent weeks as the Alabama Farmers […]

Yellowhammer Multimedia on Wednesday released the second segment of the 2019 Power & Influence 40. Our team has spent weeks talking with key operatives and analyzing recent developments in public policy and politics, and this list is meant to recognize the top individuals in government and politics who leverage their power and influence to better […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) reacted Monday to a viral video of masked Antifa members blocking an elderly woman using a walker from crossing a public street in Ontario, Canada. The video, shot at Mohawk College, showed the self-proclaimed “anti-fascists” stopping the woman before shouting expletives at her and her husband. Watch:

Christie Strategy Group on Monday announced the promotion of Maeci Walker to vice president of the Montgomery-based governmental relations firm, which is celebrating 25 years of service in 2019. Walker joined the firm in 2011 as manager of public affairs and was quickly promoted to director of public affairs. Prior to joining Christie Strategy Group, […]