(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Yellowhammer Presidential Forum at Samford University is still on with Senator Marco Rubio remaining confirmed for the event) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The “southern firewall” Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign has been building for months appears to be crumbling under the weight of Donald Trump’s staying power and Marco Rubio’s resurgence. The Cruz campaign […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5tGO69uPAE (Video above: Senator Jeff Sessions on on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria”) WASHINGTON — Appearing on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” on Wednesday, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) pushed back against the idea that Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump could not win a General Election, saying he is garnering support from “working Americans,” […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Amendment One on Tuesday’s statewide ballot says that it authorizes the Alabama legislature to provide a “retirement program” for new District Attorneys and Circuit Clerks. The text of statewide Amendment One will appear on the ballot as: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the legislature to […]

On his show Last Week Tonight, comedian John Oliver recently called out Alabama and many other states for placing “unreasonable” regulations on women seeking abortions. Oliver cites “frivolous” regulation after regulation that he believes make it unnecessarily difficult for women to have an abortion. Oliver’s position is nothing new: it is the standard position of […]

(Video above: Congressman Bradley Byrne honors Harper Lee on the floor of the US House) Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday morning in memory of Monroeville-native and Alabama literary legend Nelle Harper Lee. Lee passed away in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, on February 19 […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Graphite Electrode Sales, a company which specializes in graphite products for the steel industry, caught a competitor breaking the law and is being rewarded with a big pay day. The Birmingham business will receive $480,000 from a U.S. Department of Justice as part of a settlement for blowing the whistle on a […]

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS TO THE FORUM. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Yellowhammer News announced Tuesday that it is hosting a Republican presidential candidates forum at Samford University’s Wright Center on Saturday, February 27th, 2016 at 3 p.m. All remaining Republican presidential candidates have been invited to participate in the Forum. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) and Marco […]

A “game” known simply as “knockout” has grown in popularity among teenage boys in the northeastern United States in recent years, and it now appears to have surfaced in Birmingham, Alabama, as well. The game consists of choosing a random, defenseless person on the street and attempting to knock them out in one punch. The […]

The firearms company that made the AR-15 rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is seeking to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims’ families. Manufacturer Bushmaster plans to ask a Connecticut judge to dismiss the lawsuit, which threatens to dramatically weaken the legal protections for gunmakers. The company’s lawyers […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert Bentley (R-AL) was among a plethora of Governors calling for vigilance to ensure that the Federal Government stays out of state and local education. This past Sunday, governors of the fifty states met in Washington at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) to discuss the Every Student Succeeds […]

Exactly 40 years ago this week, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) dubbed Alabama’s then-attorney general an “honorary nigger” and basically threatened to kill him. 29-year-old AG Billy Baxley promptly issued his response on official State of Alabama letterhead: “kiss my ass.” So what led to this exchange? On Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the […]

They say the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. An Alabama man took that saying to a whole new level. Birmingham native Kamren Kennedy gave his girlfriend Tiera Leftwich a bouquet made of Chick-fil-A nuggets and waffle fries for Valentine’s Day. The couple obviously has a great love of food, because Leftwich […]

WASHINGTON — The country’s most well-known anti-illegal immigration group is wading into Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary after 33-year-old Republican Jonathan McConnell told a local conservative group that plans to remove millions of illegal immigrants from the country are impractical, and he would propose giving them “tax ID numbers.” A voter attending the monthly meeting of […]

Alabama native and Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a clear message to the federal government Wednesday morning, warning his customers of the danger lurking in their iPhones’ “backdoor.” The Auburn graduate stated in an open letter that Apple will fight a federal court order that compels the manufacturer to build a “master key” for the […]

News of Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death shocked the nation over the weekend and the conservative jurist has received praise from everyone from the GOP Presidential field to liberal colleague Ruth Bader Ginsberg. With the sharp-tongued judge’s reputation cemented in history, his real legacy – the legal doctrine he helped establish – is now in […]

Campaign music video. "I'm Brad Smith–so Vote for Me". Please like and share. Posted by Brad Smith for Dekalb Co School Board on Sunday, February 14, 2016 ♬ “I’m Brad Smith / So vote for me / In the March 1st primary” ♬ Dekalb County School Board candidate Brad Smith has made an awesomely bad […]

(Video above: Senator Jeff Sessions discusses Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s impact on the country and what the Senate should do about confirming his successor.) WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Sunday said the Senate should refuse to confirm any more Supreme Court nominations by President Barack Obama, but should instead allow the next […]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Billionaire real estate mogul and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would consider nominating an Alabamian to the U.S. Supreme Court to succeed legendary Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away at his Texas ranch earlier in the afternoon. Trump said the Republican-controlled Senate should block President Barack […]

WASHINGTON — Just after news broke that long-time Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had died at his Texas ranch, Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) hailed the conservative jurist as one of the strongest defenders of the Constitution in American history. Scalia was appointed to the High Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. “Today I join […]

WASHINGTON – Two of the United States Senate’s most ardent immigration enforcement hawks have introduced legislation to boost funding for law enforcement officials working to crack down on illegal immigration and uphold the rule of law. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) this week rolled out the ICE Agent Support Act of 2016 […]

WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) has introduced a bill that would allow states to impose drug testing as a mandatory prerequisite to receiving food stamps. The issue has been a hot topic in recent months after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker sued the federal government to allow the screenings. Aderholt, who chairs the Agriculture […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a bill to prevent local governments from implementing “gun user fees” and regulatory hurdles that are designed to make it harder for citizens to purchase guns and ammunition at fair market value. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City), was drafted after […]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is proposing taking money from Alabama and other Gulf states and redistributing it to help fund the president’s climate agenda in Alaska. In 2006, Congress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA), which created a revenue-sharing agreement for off-shore oil revenue between the federal government and Alabama, Texas, […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Education on Wednesday released its latest list of public schools that have been identified as “failing.” Seventy-six schools find themselves with that unenviable distinction this year, up from 66 in 2015. The list of failing schools is compiled using the student scores on the ACT Aspire standardized test, […]