Add former Miss Alabama and Miss America Heather Whitestone McCallum to the list of potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates hoping to challenge incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in 2020. A poll currently being conducted, which was provided Monday to Yellowhammer News by members of the public, tests name identification and multiple biography questions on Whitestone, as […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), cognizant that he was being recorded at the time, would not answer a question about the merits of impeaching President Donald Trump. During a book tour event in Birmingham on Saturday, Jones was addressing questions that the audience submitted on notecards, but when he came to one question, he flat-out refused […]

In the wake of doubling down on his recent assertion that Republicans “do not want African-Americans and other minorities to vote,” Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) is claiming that whoever his 2020 general election opponent ends up being “will run a campaign on division” while he would never do so such a thing himself. Jones, on […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) Tuesday applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) statement that she does not support impeaching President Donald Trump, with Brooks viewing it as an admission that Democrats and the mainstream media have failed to find sufficient evidence of Russian campaign collusion or any other crime that would warrant such an action. In a statement, […]

Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-7), while referring to Alabama as a state “of the confederacy,” is pointing her finger at President Donald Trump for what she deems rising hate in American society. Sewell said in an interview Friday with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, “Hate in this society has really risen a lot with this president and his […]

Thursday, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) received the highest honor given to sitting members of Congress for his staunch support of farmers in Alabama and across the nation. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recognized Shelby with the Golden Plow Award in a presentation made before 150 farmers attending the Alabama Farmers Federation’s (ALFA) biennial Washington […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) might just have more support in Birmingham, England, than Birmingham, AL. As first reported by Alabama Media Group, Jones raised more last reporting period from Americans overseas than from Alabamians. In fact, he almost raked in more from people in the United Kingdom alone than Alabama.

Despite nonprofit and academic studies that concluded Alabama is between $600-800 million short in annual infrastructure revenue, former Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) is bragging that his administration addressed the issue. In a Facebook post made as the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee met late Thursday morning, Bentley said that since launching ATRIP in 2012, $1.2 billion […]

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) appeared on WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” Thursday morning, giving an in-depth interview about the infrastructure legislation set to be considered in the current special session. While the House needs to finish with the Rebuild Alabama bill – which would raise infrastructure revenue – before it […]

Thursday will mark day two of the legislative special session called by Governor Kay Ivey on her Rebuild Alabama infrastructure plan. The first day of the special session was relatively uneventful, with the most drama stemming from the House’s server temporarily going down in the morning, which delayed legislators from getting a physical copy of […]

At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-3) slammed Democrats for their politicized opposition to physical border barriers since 2016 and recent calls to eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rogers began by listing border facts from the fiscal year 2018, which included the total weight in pounds of illegal drugs […]

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey delivered her 2019 State of the State address Tuesday evening, highlighting the record successes of her administration and explaining her vision of taking the state to even greater heights in the future. The State of the State has now begun pic.twitter.com/S101m2f6JP — Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) March 6, 2019 Ivey spent […]

Governor Kay Ivey will deliver her 2019 State of the State address from the old House chamber in the State Capitol at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST Tuesday. Watch:

Montgomery’s Brent Buchanan, who managed Governor Kay Ivey’s gubernatorial campaign in the 2018 cycle, was named Tuesday to the American Association of Political Consultants’ (AAPC) prestigious “40 Under 40” list. The distinction recognizes Buchanan, president and founder of Cygnal, as one of the 40 best campaign professionals under 40 years old in the country. “AAPC […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) Monday announced that he has been honored with the Family Research Council’s prestigious “True Blue” Award for his 100 percent voting record on conservative, pro-life and pro-family legislation in 2018. In a press release, Brooks said, “Family Research Council is one of the premier organizations fighting for conservative, pro-life, pro-family values. […]

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, is blaming climate change after two tornadoes devastated east Alabama Sunday. In a Facebook post on his official Senate account, Sanders shared an article from “Ecowatch.com” entitled, “23 Dead as Tornado Pummels Lee County, AL in Further Sign ‘Tornado Alley’ Is Moving East.” In his caption, Sanders said, […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a Yellowhammer State native, took to the floor Monday to speak about the Sunday tornadoes in east Alabama and praise Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) for “his hard work and steady hand” in securing disaster relief. McConnell first made it clear where his heart was and thanked first responders for […]

Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said today that infrastructure improvements financed by Governor Kay Ivey’s “Rebuild Alabama” plan would help the state’s economic development team sustain momentum as it seeks to recruit high-caliber jobs and companies. “I believe we need to focus on infrastructure as a key issue in Alabama at this critical time,” Secretary […]

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence want the people of Alabama to know they are making every federal resource possible available in the wake of the deadly tornadoes that struck the eastern part of the state Sunday. Trump also singled out Governor Kay Ivey for praise, calling her “one of the best in […]

While asserting that Republicans “do not want African-Americans and other minorities to vote,” Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is also claiming to be “an independent voice” from the national Democratic Party. In an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Jones first reaffirmed that he agrees with Alabama ISIS bride Hoda Muthana over the Trump administration regarding […]

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has made history once again, with the powerful Appropriations Committee chairman becoming the longest-serving U.S. Senator ever from Alabama. Sunday, Shelby passed former Sen. John Sparkman for that distinction. Serving from November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1979, Sparkman served in the Senate for 11,747 days. Sen. J. Lister Hill served […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is drawing criticism back home after yet again voting against a key presidential nominee. Andrew Wheeler, nominated by President Donald Trump in November, was confirmed by the Senate in a 52 – 47 vote Thursday as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Jones joined every other Democrat and independent […]

Representative Martha Roby (AL-2) led a pro-life discussion this week at the Family Research Council’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., speaking about congressional efforts to combat Democrats’ “radical abortion agenda.” Roby vowed to continue her fight for the unborn. She said, “I promise you that I will continue to use my platform in Congress to serve […]

MAPLESVILLE — Governor Kay Ivey is not sweating a resolution passed Saturday by the Alabama Republican Party’s state executive committee that opposes raising the state gas tax. During the Wednesday press conference announcing her Rebuild Alabama plan, Ivey was initially asked if the resolution’s passage would make things more difficult for Republican state representatives considering […]