Kieghan Nangle, an alumnae of the University of Alabama with a deep background in media and political affairs, was named executive assistant to White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt. Nangle comes directly from the Trump-Vance 2024 campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC), where she coordinated media affairs during the 2024 election cycle. Prior to […]

Jim Goyer, a Birmingham native and alumnus of both Mountain Brook High School and the University of Alabama will return to the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison. Goyer served President Donald Trump’s first Administration as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the […]

When the 2025 legislative year begins in February, State Senator Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia) will begin his 52nd year in the Alabama Legislature. He is the longest-serving legislator in Alabama history. Jabo Waggoner is more than a senior member of the State Senate; he is one of the most accomplished senators in state history. Jabo Waggoner […]

In recent years the Chinese Communist Party along with affiliated entities and officials have been able to purchase huge tracts of American land with very little outside attention or interference. Though the purpose of the acquisitions remains unclear, lawmakers in Washington D.C. are now fighting against future purchases they believe could lead to a possible […]

As thousands of pro-life activists march on Washington D.C., members of Alabama’s Republican Congressional delegation are showing their support for the pro-life, anti-abortion cause. The annual March for Life kicked off Friday, with Vice President J.D. Vance speaking at the event, and President Donald Trump giving a speech to the rally goers via video. U.S. […]

State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) says state lawmakers will work quickly in the 2025 session to pass a bill that define biological sex as the gender of legal record in Alabama. ‘The What is a Woman Act’ passed the Alabama House of Representatives last year, but didn’t make it though the Senate before the end […]

 Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick, take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories. Mecca Musick is the CEO of 256 Today. Sign up for the 256 Today newsletter here. Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN, […]

President Donald Trump has rescinded Dr. Anthony Fauci’s taxpayer-funded security detail. The detail was originally requested by the National Institutes of Health in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. While touring parts of Western North Carolina today, Trump was asked by reporters about the decision. “I think, you know, when you work for the government, at […]

The City of Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is undergoing a name change — but will apparently retain most of its current responsibilities. On Thursday, the Huntsville City Council voted unanimously to rename the office the “Office of Multicultural Affairs.” Prior to the DEI office’s creation in August of 2021, it was already […]

With his family surrounding him, Justice Will Sellers was sworn in for a third term as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Alabama. Sellers first served as an Associate Justice when Governor Kay Ivey appointed him in 2017. He was elected to the office in 2018 and re-elected in 2024. His current term […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is issuing a warning for global producers and manufacturers to do business in the United States instead of foreign countries like Mexico and China. On Thursday, Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined Fox News’ The Will Cain Show and explained that tariffs are a definite option for ensuring that companies adhere to the Trump […]

Alabama’s education funding model may be on the verge of its most significant overhaul in decades. Lawmakers on the education budget committees in the House and Senate have been discussing a proposed shift from the current Foundation program funding system to a student-based funding model during the upcoming legislative session.  The joint legislative committee met […]

In 2023, Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 39 into law, adding 13 circuit and district judgeships to the circuits in greatest need in the state, as determined by the weighted case study load. DeKalb County was one of four new district judgeships added to the state in the 2024 election. On January 17, a […]

Arthur Bremer, whose attempted assassination of Alabama Gov. George Wallace during the 1972 Democratic presidential primary left the candidate permanently paralyzed, is scheduled to officially end his 53 year sentence and be permanently released from supervision in May according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. MDPSCS Deputy Director of Media Relations […]

President Trump has been open about the goal. Both before, and since taking office, he’s made it clear he has big plans for cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. Before taking office, Trump stated to officials close to him that he plans on designating cryptocurrency as a ‘national priority’, something which would involve government agencies being forced […]

In an op-ed published early this morning in Fox News, U.S. Senator Katie Britt addressed the Biden Administration’s failures in relation to inflation and domestic energy production. The Alabama lawmaker also emphasized that she has complete faith in President Donald Trump’s ability and potential to solve many of the issues now presented. “Since January 2021, […]

The Alliance of Alabama Healthcare Consumers is already pushing back against attempts by some groups and lawmakers to pass certain legislation that is aimed at reforming the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PMB) system in the Yellowhammer State. State Rep. Phillip Rigsby (R-Huntsville) introduced a pharmacy reimbursement bill last session, but was unable to get it through […]

Greg and Jodi Chapman, owners of The Trump Store, located in Scottsboro, are doing their part to Make America Great Again. Recently, the couple became media celebrities when WAAY-TV visited the store for an interview. The Chapmans told the television reporter that the Trump Store in Scottsboro and the second in Manchester, Tennessee, have had […]

Republican lawmakers from Alabama have many reasons to celebrate a second term for President Donald Trump, but they are especially grateful to see the return of his pro-life policies to the White House. In a letter sent to the newly inaugurated president, elected officials from Alabama including U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville offered a brief prediction today about the prospect of state lawmakers in Montgomery being able to put legal gaming, such as a statewide lottery, back on the ballot in Alabama. The last time voters were asked to consider a change to the Alabama Constitution to make certain forms of gaming permissible […]

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) are showing their support for President Donald Trump’s nominee for Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary. Trump’s pick to lead the VA, Doug Collins, testified in front of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Collins is a a former Georgia Republican House representative and Air Force Reserve […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized the reverend at the National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration Tuesday over comments she made to President Donald Trump during the service. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde told Trump and Vice President JD Vance behind the pulpit to “have mercy” on LGBTQ children as well as children of illegal […]

A new contender has emerged in the race to replace longtime Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson when voters go to the polls to decide their next mayor later this year in August 2025. Spiro Cheriogotis, a District Judge for the Mobile County Circuit Court, announced his campaign in a video ad featuring he and his family […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is feeling a renewed sense of faith in the future of the United States following the swearing-in of President Donald Trump. In a video message on Monday, the longtime congressman proclaimed that the “Golden Era” is returning to America with Trump back in the White House. “The sun is out […]