The Tuscaloosa Republican Party is hosting their annual Lincoln-Reagan dinner on Oct. 7 featuring keynote speaker Karl Rove. Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs […]

(Above: Now This News covers the launch of Trail Life USA) A group of former Boy Scout leaders upset with the organization’s decision to allow openly gay members has formed an alternative organization of their own. Trail Life USA is a self-described Christian organization that says they are seeking to produce “godly and responsible husbands, […]

Businessman Steve Livingston on Monday announced that he will be seeking the Republican nomination for Alabama Senate, District 8. At a campaign kick-off at the Jackson County Courthouse, Livingston touted his small business background. “What we need in Montgomery is a homegrown business-like approach” Livingston said. “I have been a successful small businessman and I […]

(Above: Sen. Jeff Sessions delivers remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate) WASHINGTON – On Monday afternoon, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to make the argument for action to be taken against President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care reform law, otherwise known as ObamaCare. Sessions went through […]

Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, announced Monday that Rep. Alan Harper, R-Northport, will be the new Chairman of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee. Harper will replace Rep. Barry Mask, R-Wetumpka, who recently announced his resignation, which will take effect September 30. Hubbard said Harper was the obvious choice to take over […]

Former Mississippi governor and Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour said there isn’t any doubt in his mind that Rick Perry is running for president again. “Perry will run again,” Barbour told Yellowhammer in a recent interview.   ”I don’t think there’s any question about it.” Of all the potential 2016 presidential candidates that Barbour name-checked, […]

State Sen. Phil Williams, R-Rainbow City, has released a new TV ad, making him one of the first incumbents seeking re-election in 2014 to hit the airwaves this early. It could be a smart strategy — getting out in front of the election season clutter and reminding Cherokee and Etowah County voters who he is. […]

In Greenville, South Carolina last month, I noticed that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal — who famously lamented Republicans for being “the stupid party” — ratcheted up his dry, brainy persona with a pointedly partisan speech that excoriated President Obama. Compared to Govs. Scott Walker and Rick Perry, it was Jindal who served up the most attack-laden speech. […]

Governor Robert Bentley announced on Monday that Purico Group and Bolta Werke GmbH will build their first U.S. production facility in Tuscaloosa, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area. During a press conference, the sister companies said they will invest $39.5 million into the facility and create more than 350 new jobs by 2016. The […]

Major industry comes to small-town Alabama “An Act to Establish the Town of Courtland, in Lawrence County” was passed by the Alabama Territorial Legislature on December 13, 1819. Wealthy planters quickly set up shop in the town. One of the South’s first railroads was built to run through Courtland so their crops could be shipped […]

Sen. Rand Paul wins the Mackinac Straw poll in Michigan, after conceding that Republicans have lost the battle on repealing Obamacare. The results of the Mackinac Straw poll, of which 526 conference attendees participated in: Rand Paul 36% (188 votes) Chris Christie 16% (82 votes) Jeb Bush 8% (42 votes) Scott Walker 7% (39 votes) Ted Cruz 7% […]

This is the week when Republicans of all shades got the nerve to take Ted Cruz to the woodshed for his insistence on trying to repeal Obamacare. But perhaps no GOPer has been more pugilistic than New York Rep. Peter King, who is adeclared candidate for president in 2016. King amped up his rhetorical firebombs Friday. The […]

(Above: Audio of Mark Levin’s endorsement of Quin Hillyer — apologies for the low quality) Quin Hillyer added another conservative heavyweight to his long list of endorsements yesterday when nationally syndicated talk radio host Mark Levin encouraged his listeners to support Hillyer in Alabama’s First Congressional District race. “Quin Hillyer would be a tremendous member […]

Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, says he has drafted a bill that would require individuals seeking welfare assistance to prove they have applied for at least three jobs before receiving benefits. He plans to pre-file the legislation before the 2014 session, which begins in January. Orr, chairman of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee, says his […]

Generation Opportunity, an organization that targets college students and young voters, has released what is quite possibly the creepiest anti-ObamaCare ad ever made. In the ad, a young woman experiences her first visit to the doctor after signing up for ObamaCare. After her physician asks a few preliminary questions, Uncle Sam takes over and things […]

WASHINGTON – Late Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House passed the so-called Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act by a 217-210 margin largely along party lines. If signed into law, the bill would reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. Alabama’s congressional delegation reflected that vote, with the state’s […]

WASHINGTON – In a statement released by his office on Thursday, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said he would support efforts to defund ObamaCare through the budget process. The “defund” strategy has been a point of contention among congressional Republicans, many of whom have expressed concerns with the possibility of a government shutdown. But Aderholt said […]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, on Thursday pressed Garry Reid, deputy assistant secretary of defense, to outline the lessons the Department of Defense learned from last year’s Benghazi attack and asked how they would handle a similar attack differently today. Partial transcript as follows: ROBY: Assuming the changes you’ve outlined had been in place […]

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, delivered the first of what he says will be a series of speeches focusing on the U.S. economy. Sessions said that the lack of growth is limiting lower-income Americans’ upward mobility, which has historically been a hallmark of the country’s economic system. “The sad fact is that […]

In a recent POLITICO article titled “[The] search is on for a GOP climate convert,” reporter Andrew Restuccia discussed environmentalists’ so-far-unsuccessful search for an influential Republican to join their ranks. “Some greens have a wish list for the kind of Republican they’d want to see joining their team — someone like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, […]

Texas Republicans have moved on to the next big thing. And there’s fresh evidence, that’s Ted Cruz. A new poll of Lone Star State Republicans shows the freshman senator crushing outgoing Gov. Rick Perry in a hypothetical 2016 primary match-up. Cruz leads the nine-person field with 38 percent compared to Perry’s 9 percent, according to […]

Republican Wells Griffith picked up a high profile endorsement this morning in his bid to become south Alabama’s next congressman. Katherine Webb, Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend, took to Twitter this morning to express her support for Griffith’s candidacy. Webb’s profile skyrocketed last year when ESPN commentator Brent Musburger practically stopped the National Championship game […]

If only this Rick Perry had shown up in 2012. The Texas governor and former presidential candidate turned in a sterling performance Wednesday evening in his face-off with Maryland Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley on CNN’s Crossfire, shelling out a slew of impressive statistics touting his state’s economic progress and landing a couple punches on his […]

The most important number in the new Public Policy Polling survey out of New Hampshire is 18. That’s the amount of points Sen. Marco Rubio has hemorrhaged in the GOP primary field in a span of five months. In April, the Florida senator registered 25 percent in the PPP poll, which was good enough for a strong second place in […]