7. Roy Moore wants to bring back the Ten Commandments monument Candidate for United States Senate in Alabama Roy Moore has decided to go back to the one thing that catapulted him to national fame and infamy: in a dying last gasp to make himself relevant, he has decided to bring back the Ten Commandments […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nancy Pelosi’s actions of tearing up an official copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night continue to be a hot-burner topic in political concerns given the unusual circumstance of such behavior exhibited by a Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. How her actions have impacted the […]

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Thursday voted against the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 2474. The bill passed the House 224-194 and now moves to the Senate. None of Alabama’s House delegation voted in favor of the legislation. U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Mo Brooks (AL-05) joined Palmer […]

Billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is set to attend a conference in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, will address the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) between noon and 2:00 p.m. Bloomberg will be the keynote speaker for the Kennedy-Johnson-King Luncheon at the 60th Annual Convention of the Alabama […]

Two terrorist leaders killed. Two Supreme Court Justices confirmed. Two trade deals signed into law. Throw in a record-breaking economy and what do you get? Two terms for President Trump. That’s what Alabamians heard loud and clear from President Trump’s State of the Union Address this week. With the 2020 election just nine months away, […]

On the second day of Black History Month, Raymond J. Williams passed away at his home in Birmingham at the age of 92. His passing was first reported by AL.com. Williams was born and raised in New Orleans. He moved to Huntsville in 1999, and recently moved to Birmingham, both times to be near family. […]

A brawl broke out at a women’s basketball game between Alabama State University and Texas Southern University at Montgomery’s Dunn-Oliver Acadome this week. In a raw video captured by a fan, the height of the fight can be seen close-up:

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced on Thursday the return of Freddie Roach to the Crimson Tide team’s coaching staff as the defensive line coach. “We are pleased and happy to have Freddie Roach return to our staff at The University of Alabama,” Saban stated. “Freddie did a fantastic job at Ole Mis the […]

Social media has been an amazing tool for average Americans. With it, you can contact celebrities, politicians and media personalities on a one-on-one basis. They can ignore you, but they can also feel the feedback you deliver. But social media has been more than just that. It has been illuminating in so many ways. When […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday morning underwent a successful procedure for her fractured right shoulder at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In a statement, Ivey’s press secretary said, “Governor Ivey’s shoulder procedure has been completed and went off without a hitch.” “She is in high spirits and is doing well as she begins […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday delivered lengthy remarks at the White House about his impeachment trial acquittal in the U.S. Senate the day before. Trump spoke at an event with key supporters in Congress, and Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) was an invited guest of the White House. Even better for him, he got a personal […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the key moments during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday featured President Donald Trump honoring 100-year-old Tuskegee airman Charles McGee. Trump introduced McGee’s great-grandson Iain Lanphier as someone who wants to continue in that tradition, but as a part of the newly formed Space Force. “Iain […]

A successful early childhood learning program is moving into other parts of Alabama in 2021. Birmingham Talks, which as the expansion unfolds across the state will become “Alabama Talks,” is a system that deploys a piece of technology called a pedometer that calculates the number of words spoken in a child’s presence.

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. John Rogers (D-Birmingham), who received international attention last year for his “kill ’em now or kill ’em later” comments regarding abortion on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives, on Thursday told Yellowhammer News that he will support U.S. Senator Doug Jones’ (D-AL) reelection bid. Rogers and Jones are longtime friends, […]

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) this week announced that it has endorsed a candidate in six of Alabama’s seven U.S. House races. Incumbent members U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers (AL-03), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Gary Palmer (AL-06) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) all received the BCA endorsement for reelection. In the open races in Alabama’s First and […]

This year, state prison officials are seeking a $42 million budget increase, which would push general fund prison spending to over half a billion dollars for the first time. Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn made his case for more money at recent legislative budget hearings, where the specter of federal takeover of Alabama’s unconstitutional prisons hovered. […]

In respective statements to Yellowhammer News, the three leading Republican candidates vying to face U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) in November reacted to Jones voting twice on Wednesday to remove President Donald J. Trump from office. Jones voted to convict Trump on both articles of impeachment against him: Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. […]

State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) released a new ad for his Alabama Supreme Court campaign on Wednesday. The spot features his two daughters, Riley, 17, and Clements, 1. In the ad, Riley looks to the camera and makes a pitch to voters on behalf of her dad. Ward’s campaign says the spot will begin airing […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Thursday introduced the Statement of Harm to the American Majority (SHAM) Act, which would work to determine the monetary and time cost of the now-finished impeachment of President Donald J. Trump. A source with direct knowledge of the legislation confirmed to Yellowhammer News that the act has 26 original cosponsors. […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the Middle District Court of Alabama’s ruling released Wednesday that upheld Alabama’s system of electing its appellate court judges. The lawsuit in question was brought by the NAACP on behalf of four black Alabama voters. It concerned Alabama’s system of partisan elections for the members of the Alabama Supreme […]

Yellowhammer News has obtained fresh internal polling data from the respective campaigns of Prattville businesswoman Jessica Taylor and Wiregrass businessman Jeff Coleman, both Republican candidates in Alabama’s Second Congressional District. Taylor released a poll memo Wednesday evening. Her campaign’s survey was conducted by Osage Research, a national research firm. The poll was conducted February 3-4 […]

7. Tuberville really wants you to know he isn’t a politician Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville’s campaign for U.S. Senate has recently released a new social media video of Tuberville talking about how he’s running for Senate “to speak and be a voice for the people of Alabama.” Tuberville also said that “this country’s […]

The Air Force Global Strike Command successfully completed a developmental test launch of the Boeing-built Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) early Wednesday morning at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Minuteman III program is managed out of Boeing’s Huntsville location. The unarmed missile was equipped with a test reentry vehicle which traveled approximately 4,200 miles […]

Alabama Second Congressional District candidate Jessica Taylor has gone viral for the second time this campaign cycle. The Republican contender and Prattville businesswoman released a video Wednesday evening following the acquittal of President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. In the video, Taylor uses a flamethrower featuring a “Trump” campaign logo to burn a mock […]