Late Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) revealed he would be voting to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the next secretary of state. Jones joins Democratic colleagues Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) in crossing the aisle to support Pompeo’s nomination.

The president has repeatedly insulted Alabama’s Jeff Sessions, calling him “weak” “disgraceful” and an “idiot” along with mockingly nicknaming him Mr. Magoo. To add injury to insults, many fair-weather conservatives have echoed these jeers or said nothing, failing to defend a man who has faithfully defended us and our values for decades. Oh well, at […]

On Tuesday, writer and English professor Randa Jarrar was informed that Fresno State University would take no disciplinary action against her acrimonious statements celebrating the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush or her other controversial statements. After the passing of Barbara Bush, Jarrar sent out a series of tweets. Perhaps the one that gained […]

Mick Mulvaney, White House budget director and acting director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (known until a few days ago as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Mulvaney rebranded it according to its statutory name) spoke at an American Bankers Conference on Tuesday and made some controversial statements. “We had a hierarchy in my […]

Among the plethora of races on the ballot this year are the important seats on the Alabama Supreme Court. We have an unprecedented five out of nine seats up for election. Our Alabama Supreme Court as well as our Courts of Criminal Appeals are extremely conservative, pro-business and all Republican. This conservatism dates back to […]

On Wednesday, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) announced he was joining two of his Alabama congressional colleagues and calling for the end of the Trump administration’s tariff on newsprint. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Alabama’s junior U.S. Senator cited the impact the tariff will have on those newspapers’ operations and warned there […]

Math continues to be a stubborn thing for some in politics. If polls are snapshots in time, if a series of polls create trends, and if real-world results matter, Republicans continue to be in bad shape for the 2018 midterms. In Arizona, a Republican held onto a seat vacated by Rep. Trent Franks, after a […]

An Alabama man accused of distributing inappropriate images of an underage girl online is now charged with producing child porn. Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Benjamin Cantley of Auburn was arrested April 16 on unrelated charges. Cantley was charged with possessing child porn following an investigation into inappropriate images of a minor being posted online. Authorities served him […]

http://media.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/content.blubrry.com/yellowhammer/4_24_18_Tech_Tuesday.mp3 Wes Thompson of Tep.io joined the show for “Tech Tuesday” to talk about whats new in the tech world.  Wes talks about the Chinese roach breeding farm that could possibly cause a super roach.  Wes also gives out the “App of The Week.” Subscribe to the Yellowhammer Radio Presents The Ford Faction podcast on iTunes or […]

As the British courts and the medical staff at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, England, refuse to allow 23-month-old Alfie Evans to be flown to Italy for treatment, which is his parents demand — Italy has granted the suffering child citizenship — the president of Poland spoke out by Twitter, saying that “Alfie Evans must […]

Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: ARMY CHAPLAIN INVESTIGATED FOR TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE RETREAT TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I want to take you to an article out of The Fayetteville Observer. That’s the local paper in Fayetteville, North Carolina, which is the home of the Fort Bragg Army Base. It is there that a […]

http://media.blubrry.com/warrior_wednesday/content.blubrry.com/warrior_wednesday/EP_17_Former_Air_Force_Captain_turned_actor_and_author_Joe_Zieja_shares_his_story_with_Warrior_Wednesday.mp3 Former Air Force Captain Joe Zieja is one of the most sought after voice actors in America. His journey to Hollywood started in a small New Jersey town. Zieja went to the United States Air Force Academy, then spent his career working in military intelligence. Following his military career, Zieja became a voice actor. […]

Governor Kay Ivey is leading a small team of Alabama economic development specialists on a business development mission to Japan for high-level meetings with leaders of global automakers Toyota, Mazda and Honda. The Alabama delegation departed for Japan Tuesday and will return on Thursday following appointments in Tokyo. The mission’s strategic goal is to facilitate […]

An American Legion commander in Alabama says racism is at the heart of why he’s been accused of misappropriating $10,000. The first black commander for one Phenix City post was suspended in February from his position as senior vice commander for the state American Legion. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer cites a post complaint that says 62-year-old […]

Brewing beer in a college town known for tailgating, fraternity parties and celebrating national championships may seem like a no-brainer. That’s what concerned Bo Hicks and Elliot Roberts. “We had the idea one day that somebody might start a brewery that didn’t particularly care about the community and just wanted to capitalize on the university […]

What should be done about school shootings? After the horrible shooting in Parkland, Florida, President Trump suggested that some teachers carry guns. “We need to let people know, you come in to our schools — you’re gonna be dead.” Anti-gun activists were horrified. But they probably didn’t know that many teachers have brought guns to […]

Milo’s Tea Company announced today that they will be adding 30 positions – including a third shift – to their team in the coming weeks. This announcement follows the opening of their newly expanded 15.5 acre headquarters in Bessemer, Ala. last fall. The Milo’s Tea campus now encompasses more than 150,000 square feet of production, […]

In the dark of night, three travelers advanced inexorably toward tragedy. Accompanied by her parents on her first train trip, 11-year-old Andrea Chancey couldn’t sleep despite the steady rocking of the Amtrak coach. Aboard the same train after missing a flight, Ken Ivory lounged nearby. Miles away, Willie C. Odom steered a towboat as it […]

1. Ugly Alabama Democrat debate continues to highlight rejected ideas and portray them as profound — Lottery, gambling, Medicaid, and more spending continue to be the main argument for Alabama Democrats even though there is no evidence they have any appeal among voters. — Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox went at former Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb […]

Some people continue to question police actions at an Alabama restaurant where a black woman’s arrest, captured on video, raised questions about mistreatment. Local NAACP branch President David Smith tells WKRG-TV that he believes police accounts indicating Chikesia Clemons may have had alcohol or threatened others are “ancillary” to what happened. The Mobile County branch […]

Evangelical Christian Rev. Franklin Graham called upon President Donald Trump “to do something about” an Army chaplain, who is a Baptist, and who faces “serious punishment” because he refused to allow a lesbian couple to participate in one of his marriage retreats. “Mr. President, I hope you will be able to do something about this,” […]

Police say an Alabama man took money from a church’s collection plate and deposited the funds into an account he controlled. WAFF-TV reported Tuesday that witnesses told police Gary Bradley III, who goes by “Tripp,” went before Mayfair Church of Christ and announced he had been stealing from the offering plate.

When Steve Marshall was appointed Alabama Attorney General in early 2017, Yellowhammer News began researching our state’s new top cop and stumbled upon a video of him speaking off the cuff at his church in Albertville. “Every now and then, we catch a glimpse of politicians and public servants in candid moments behind a camera […]

Today is National Telephone Day, and America virtually has achieved universal coverage — including in Alabama. According to the latest Census Bureau data, all but about 3 million homes have a landline or a cell phone. That is 2.5 percent of all households. The share of homes in Alabama without phones is slightly — but […]