The growing field to be Montgomery’s next mayor added its first fresh-to-politics face Thursday when local attorney JC Love, III announced his candidacy. Love’s campaign hit the ground running, launching a website, distributing a press release and showing off an introductory campaign video befitting the candidate’s status as a political breath of fresh air. While […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) has been chosen by the Trump administration as the House of Representatives sponsor for a landmark school choice bill previewed in the president’s State of the Union address earlier this month. Byrne will introduce the bill Thursday at 10:00 a.m. CST in Washington, D.C. alongside U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy […]

U.S. House Democrats keep blocking the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act from even being considered, but Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-6) is not giving up hope that Democrats “will respond rightly and vote with us to end gruesome and inhumane acts of violence against newborn children.” Palmer spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives […]

The freshman class in the State House of Representatives is already hard at work attempting to turn their campaign promises into conservative reforms. Wednesday, State Rep. David Wheeler (R-Vestavia Hills) announced that he has prefiled a bill to enact term limits for members of the Alabama legislature. “I have been a long time supporter of […]

For the first time in history, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday voted to block an emergency declaration by the president of the United States. In a 245-182 vote, the House passed a resolution that would overturn President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration related to security and building physical barriers on the nation’s southern border. The […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) faces a steep uphill battle to keeping his seat in 2020, but he knows his best bet to doing so is a rematch with former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore. With tanking approval numbers and in a presidential election cycle, Jones is widely expected to lose against a mainstream Yellowhammer […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) appeared on Fox News’ “The Daily Briefing” Tuesday, speaking about President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration, the Democrats’ “Green New Deal” and Sen. Doug Jones’ (D-AL) comments on the ISIS bride from Alabama. Byrne first declared his support of Trump’s step to secure the border. “The president has a very important responsibility, […]

Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-5) is working to ensure the thousands of federal employees and contractors in his district – and across the state of Alabama – are never again used as bargaining chips in a government shutdown. Monday, Brooks introduced the “End Federal Government Shutdowns Act of 2019,” a bill that automatically requires continuity of […]

Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci is coming to Alabama. Hosted by the University of Alabama College Republicans, the former Trump senior staffer will speak at a luncheon in Tuscaloosa on Monday, April 8 at noon. Scaramucci will share his perspective on the nation’s political climate, leadership lessons and the importance of civic engagement. “Mr. Scaramucci’s […]

With Governor Kay Ivey set to unveil her infrastructure plan Wednesday morning in Maplesville, key legislators took a major step Monday aimed at bolstering accountability, transparency and oversight when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars on transportation-related projects. State Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) filed a bill that will re-organize the Alabama Legislative Joint Transportation Committee, […]

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), two leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, will join failed 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Alabama in the coming week. Organizers of the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee have confirmed that Sanders and Booker will also attend the annual event, which will span January 28 – […]

BIRMINGHAM — Former United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions is still a supporter of President Donald Trump, and he is not shying away from it. Even after his forced resignation as attorney general, the former senator from Alabama has proven himself to be the consummate gentleman. This was again on display at the Alabama Republican […]

BIRMINGHAM — After a harmonious slate of officer elections Saturday, the Alabama Republican Party’s annual winter state executive committee meeting got heated. The festivities came to a head when a resolution authored by Morgan County’s Tom Fredricks was brought to the floor. The resolution, aimed at the upcoming state legislative session that begins March 5, […]

BIRMINGHAM — The Alabama Republican Party’s state executive committee elected party officers Saturday, with Chairman Terry Lathan winning re-election by acclamation as a new senior vice-chair and secretary were chosen. The elections occurred during the annual ALGOP winter meeting at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. Outgoing Senior Vice-Chair Sam Givhan, who decided not to seek […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) is set to announce his candidacy for the United States Senate seat held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) live at the Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile. Watch live below: Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) is set to officially announce his candidacy for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL). Byrne and his family are welcoming friends, supporters and interested members of the public to attend a “special announcement” 5:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile. The […]

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) says there is no emergency at the nation’s southern border, speaking out against President Donald Trump’s border security declaration in an interview with WVTM 13 Monday. Jones called Trump’s national emergency declaration “a slippery slope.” “I don’t think it’s good policy,” he advised, saying he opposes the declaration. While Jones, like former […]

Last week, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) renewed his call for Medicaid expansion in Alabama, and one state leader says the government run healthcare program already gets more than enough funding. In an interview with Yellowhammer News, Alabama senate leader Del Marsh (R-Anniston) said Jones does not have a realistic view of the costs associated […]

Last week, the Democratic National Committee’s credentials committee responded to a complaint filed against the Alabama Democratic Party by voting to call for new elections for chair and vice chair of that party. Last August, current Alabama Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Worley withstood a challenge to her chairmanship from Montgomery attorney Peck Fox. However, some […]

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that the Alabama Supreme Court has granted the state’s motion to stay a recent “[erroneous]” Jefferson County Circuit Court judgment that declared the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 to be unconstitutional. This means the law, which prohibits the removal and alteration of monuments more than 40 years old […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) is adding another star to its governmental affairs team. Shortly after breaking BCA’s hiring of Molly Cagle from Manufacture Alabama, sources confirmed to Yellowhammer News that Alabama Farmers Federation Director of State Affairs David Cole is coming on board at the same time. Cole, like Cagle, is joining BCA’s governmental […]

One of Alabama’s rising stars in the governmental affairs world is on the move. Sources confirmed to Yellowhammer News Friday that Manufacture Alabama (MA) Director of External Affairs Molly Cagle has accepted a governmental affairs position with the Business Council of Alabama (BCA). While an exact title has yet to be released, Cagle is expected to […]

On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) credentials committee voted to call for new elections for chair and vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. According to The Associated Press, the resolution approved by the committee would have the State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) hold new elections for the top two spots within 90 days. […]

President Donald Trump is not the only one who thinks that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should face consequences for recent anti-semitic comments and other “absurd” behavior. Now, Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) is joining in on the call for Omar to face real consequences for her actions. Omar came under “justified criticism” over the weekend after a […]