U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville appeared Wednesday on FOX Business to discuss Senator John Thune’s (R-SD) victory in the race for Senate Majority Leader. He also took the opportunity to reassure Americans that despite the results of the race, it will be President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance who will truly be running the […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) told reporters Wednesday that he will be the Chairman Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, which is a part of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The subcommittee oversees many of the programs in USDA’s Rural Development mission area, including facilities, utilities, loans, and renewable energy. Tuberville […]

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was elected Senate Majority Leader after the second vote Wednesday following the GOP’s retaking of the chamber and the retirement of longtime Leader Mitch McConnell from the top role. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) placed third in the first vote, setting up a runoff between Thune and U.S. Sen. John […]

If you’re curious about where government funding is being spent to combat drug addiction and the mental health crisis in Alabama, this episode is for you. Alabama Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), sat down with Laurie Dhue to break down exactly how resources are being allocated to have the greatest impact […]

Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said he wants the next Republican Senate Majority Leader to be someone who will help President-elect Trump implement his agenda. Republicans will vote on their next leader Wednesday in a secret ballot since the current leader, Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is stepping down from the role. Currently, the three candidates […]

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is lauding President-Elect Donald Trump’s choices for a couple of key national security positions in his second administration. Trump announced the appointment of U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as United States ambassador to the United Nations Monday, telling the New York Post that she is “incredibly strong, tough, and smart […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville told CNN’s Manu Raju on Capitol Hill late Tuesday that is running for a second term in the U.S. Senate. Tuberville said he looks forward to being in the Senate majority for the first time in his stent in Washington. “Yeah, I’m running. Yeah, I’m getting on up there. I don’t […]

As people speculate how Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) will vote in Wednesday’s Republican Senate leadership election, Yellowhammer News is examining her voting record in the Senate. Following research that showed Britt has been the second most frequent opponent of President Biden’s judicial nominees, we took our own deep dive into Britt’s comprehensive voting history since taking office […]

As the cabinet of President-Elect Donald Trump begins to take shape, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is expected to become the next U.S. Secretary of State. Upon accepting the position and confirmation, Rubio will vacate his seat in the Senate allowing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the opportunity to fill it with a handpicked successor. One […]

The years-long saga over the question of where U.S. Space Command is to be headquartered will be resolved in the first week of President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration, Chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee and Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers says.  Anticipated as one of President Trump’s many first executive actions, it will reverse President […]

On Sunday, Breitbart News published an op-ed by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville analyzing Donald Trump’s commanding victory in the presidential election and the renewed effort to implement an ‘America First’ agenda. “Since President Biden took office in 2021, Americans have been stuck in a perpetual downward spiral of unaffordable groceries, out-of-control crime, a wide-open border, […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt ranks second among all 100 Senators when it comes to their frequency of opposing President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees. President Donald Trump over the weekend urged Senate Republicans to fight outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s push to rush through more of Biden’s nominees in the lame duck period that runs […]

“Man only has one life to live,” as the saying goes, and blessed is the man who lives it serving others. Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) honored one of those men today by naming its new state-of-the-art softball facility the Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium. The name recognizes the efforts of Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter […]

Alabama is a one-party, ruby red Republican state. This is a given in both state and national political races – especially presidentially, as you saw earlier this week. The proof is in the pudding. With Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s triumphant conquest of our state on Tuesday, that makes 12 straight Presidential races in which […]

Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is under consideration for Secretary of Defense in the incoming Trump administration according to sources close to the process, Bloomberg Government reported late Friday. Rogers (R-Saks), who has served Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District since 2003, was contacted by President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team as they […]

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) has lost patience with the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board for an alleged failure to implement a law he sponsored and passed in 2023. Thursday, Elliott delayed $80 million in contracts with state agencies and boards because they haven’t complied with the law, which authorizes responsible vendor training to be […]

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) thinks the strong victory by former President Donald Trump in the Presidential election was a rebuke to the radical left in America. Trump won the electoral college and popular vote on Tuesday, while his party also regained control of the Senate. Palmer discussed the election results Friday on WVNN’s “The […]

The Alabama Republican Party increased its political might even further in the 2024 general election this week. The organization announced that it has now managed to flip 40 seats from Democrat to Republican since the last election in 2022. “The Alabama Republican Party has worked with purpose and commitment, not only in securing wins here […]

Congressman-elect Shomari Figures secured a victory in Tuesday’s General Election with 54.5% of the vote in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District to defeat Montgomery attorney Caroleene Dobson. Statewide, turnout in Alabama was relatively low at 58.5%. In fact, only four states had lower turnout: West Virginia (54.1%), Arkansas (53.1%), Oklahoma (52.9%) and Mississippi (50.5%). That’s […]

Missouri narrowly voted ‘Yes’ on Amendment 2 in the November 5, 2024 general election, which will now make sports wagering legal in the state. It is reportedly going to be available no later than December 1, 2025. The margin for the amendment’s passing was incredibly thin after nearly three million votes were cast; it was […]

First reported by Punchbowl News, Cliff Sims, “is playing an integral role in the Trump transition effort,” for the forthcoming administration of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. According to sources close to the transition team, Sims is helping lead the personnel component of the transition. Sims, an Alabama native from the Wiregrass, […]

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) believes Americans are ready for the change that the new Republican majority will bring to the U.S. Senate next year — a flip that Britt fought hard to make happen. “America is ready for a change,” Britt said this week. “The want secure borders, they want stable prices, they want […]

Voters in Jefferson County selected two Democrats to be the next probate judges. Both Yashiba Blanchard and Jameria Johnson Moore are the first black judges ever to be elected to the court. According to unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office, Blanchard picked up 52.9% of the vote to defeat Republican John Amari, […]

Autauga County residents voted against the proposed ad valorem tax increase for education on Tuesday. The increase, meant to stabilize the financial foundation of the county’s school system, would have provided a possible $7 million in additional funding annually to hire local teaching units, support staff, and security personnel, incentivize those going above and beyond, […]