As President Obama gets ready to exit the White House, he’s now being flooded with pardon requests from across the nation. Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne is making is paying attention, and is drawing a sharp line when it comes to a recent clemency appeal from former Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. In a letter signed by […]

MOBILE, Ala. — President-elect Donald J. Trump is returning to Alabama on Saturday, Dec. 10, for a “thank you” rally that will bring him back to Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the location of the largest campaign event of the 2016 Republican presidential primary. The rally is part of a series of events the president-elect is holding around […]

If the Alabama teachers in your life appear to be more in the holiday spirit, it could be because the state has now eased up on a law that capped gifts to educators at $25. The restriction was due a 2010 ethics law that roped school employees into a provision that required only small gifts […]

While Democrats on Capitol Hill are grasping for reasons to block Senator Jeff Sessions from being appointed as the next U.S. Attorney General, one Democratic state lawmaker is stepping in to defend him. State Senator Quinton Ross, Jr. (D- Montgomery) says that he has worked with Sessions for over twenty years, and their relationship has […]

In August of 2015, thousands gathered in Ladd-Peebles Stadium to welcome then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to Alabama. Now the president-elect, he is set to return on December 17th. It’s no secret that Mobile holds a special place in the president-elect’s heart. When plans begun coming together for the tour, Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg Politics reported […]

Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers has emerged as one of the nation’s leading advocates for space defense technology. During a panel discussion hosted by the Reagan Presidential Library, he pressed the need for stronger research and development that could lead to greater military power. According to him, a commitment to space is an important component of […]

by L. Page Stalcup, III Come on, Alabama! Lamarien is counting on you! Let’s raise $18 million before December 31. Alabama tax payers are supporting thousands of low-income children through the donation of their Alabama income tax liability to the Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund (AOSF). This program is a win-win for Alabama: you get to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A newly released email has confirmed Yellowhammer‘s previous report that an effort to form a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was blocked — at least temporarily — at Samford University because the group’s founding document contains “inflammatory” language about communism. The New Guard released a copy of an email sent to student […]

Last week, Donald Trump said that he was drawing closer to announcing his pick to replace former Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Now, reports claim that Alabamian Bill Pryor could be close to receiving an appointment. During an interview on Fox News, the president-elect said he narrowed the list “down to probably three […]

HOOVER, Ala. — Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, Survivor of the 9/11/12 attack on the U.S government facilities in Benghazi, is coming to visit the Yellowhammer State. Paronto will be at Hoover Tactical Firearms on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to meet customers and sign copies of his book. Along with historical action writer […]

A commission tasked with exploring how Alabama might operate a lottery heard from gaming executives about how to implement a state-led system. During the meeting, officials from lotteries in Louisiana and New Hampshire urged the Governor’s Advisory Council on Gambling to consider strong cautions on how to draft workable legislation, should the plan become a […]

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is pushing back against an environmental regulation that he argues is too restrictive and overreaching. The rule, which went into effect in March, aimed to create new protections for the habitats of certain endangered species, though Strange says its broad language could actually harm land owners. The Yellowhammer State and […]

Mobile, AL – Today, Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s re-election campaign filed its monthly financial disclosure for November, showing a total of $449,323 in contributions raised by the campaign to date. “I’m honored to receive the financial support of so many who believe in the work we are doing and the progress we are making for the […]

MOBILE, Ala. — In what one attendee referred to as “something between a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert and the Daytona 500,” tens of thousands of Donald J. Trump supporters flocked to Ladd-Peebles Stadium in August of 2015 for the largest event of the Republican presidential primary. Fifteen months later, President-elect Trump is set to return to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) praised Congress’ passage of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, which will extend U.S. sanctions on the middle-eastern state for 10 years. According to a White House statement, President Obama will likely sign the legislation but “the Secretary of State [John Kerry] will retain the authority to continue […]

As the next President of the United States, Donald Trump will have the ability to set the direction of the Supreme Court by appointing a ninth justice to fill the current vacancy. SCOTUS has operated with only eight Justices since conservative jurist Antonin Scalia passed away in February, leading a replacement deadlock between President Barack […]

Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington says that he will pass up an opportunity to run for a third term, opting instead to consider a run for governor in 2018. During an interview on Tuesday with radio hosts Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg, Carrington said that a run for the state’s highest office had been on […]

Last week, Donald Trump stirred controversy when he claimed that “millions” of votes were fraudulently cast against him. While many have sought to discredit the claim, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks says that Trump’s warning should not be brushed off so fast. During a speech on the House floor, Rep. Brooks called the media to task […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Yesterday, reports that a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was temporarily blocked at Samford University due to a statement of purpose containing “inflammatory” language about communism created a media whirlwind. Now, SU President Andrew Westmoreland wants to clarify that his school is in no way a “Haven for Marxists.” RELATED: Samford University […]

The thought of conservative immigration enforcement under Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is making some in the liberal D.C. establishment uneasy, according to a new report in Politico. The publication wrote on Tuesday that Sessions’ commitment to solid immigration reform and border security has long placed him at odds with peers who have been less […]

Following a contentious November election, many voters are wary of the political theatrics that usually result from an election recount. Sensitivities are now running high after President-Elect Donald Trump responded to Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein’s effort to re-tally votes in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, by claiming that “millions” of illegal votes were cast against […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An effort to form a Young Americans for Freedom chapter was recently blocked at Samford University because the group’s founding document contains “inflammatory” language about communism. According to a report from The New Guard, the Samford Faculty Senate took specific issue with The Sharon Statement, which is YAF’s governing document. Hopeful YAF […]

WASHINGTON — A senator who will wield significant influence in Sen. Jeff Sessions’ upcoming attorney general confirmation process is pledging to keep Democrats from engaging in the type of character assassination that doomed Sessions’ confirmation to a federal judgeship 30 years ago. “Democratic members of the committee have pledged a fair process,” Senate Judiciary Committee […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After un-endorsing him in the general election, Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL2) says she is ready and eager to work with President-Elect Donald J. Trump (R). At a meeting for the Montgomery Rotary Club today, Roby emphasized that the campaign is now behind her, and she wants to help the next president in […]