Darius Thomas, a Phenix City resident and rising senior at Central High School, has been elected president of Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. He is the first Phenix City resident to hold the position. In an interview with the Ledger-Inquirer, Thomas was elated to be elected to the position saying, “It just means a lot […]

The Senate managed to put together a vote on whether or not to debate on Healthcare legislation early Tuesday. With a dramatic entrance from John McCain and Mike Pence casting the tie breaking vote, the Senate can now debate a new healthcare bill on the floor. Alabama’s delegation wasted no time taking to social media […]

Several Alabama politicians took to Twitter over the weekend to congratulate the U.S. Navy on the commissioning of its latest state-of-the-art aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford. Representative Bradley Byrne and Senator Luther Strange sent their congratulations over social media, calling it a “first in class” aircraft carrier. In his address at the commissioning […]

In President Trump’s latest tweet storm Monday morning, he again took to criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his dealings with the investigation into Russian meddling. Trump called Sessions a “beleaguered AG” and questioned why he wasn’t “looking into Crooked Hillary’s crimes & Russia relations?” The tweet against Sessions comes a week after Trump blasted […]

On Monday, President Trump signed a proclamation declaring this week “Made in America” week. Products from each of the 50 states were showcased as part of the ceremonies of “Made in America” day that took place at the White House. One of these products was a bucket truck assembled by Altec Industries, a manufacturing company […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture is rolling back Obama-era regulations on school lunches that were costly for districts and unpopular with students. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the changes Monday, stating that the federal government will halt sodium reduction requirements for the next three years and allow schools to serve non-whole grain […]

President Donald Trump is going to be speaking at the National Rifle Association’s annual Institute for Legislative Action leadership forum in Atlanta later this month. He will become the first sitting president since Ronald Reagan in 1983 to address this group. As a candidate, Trump received the earliest ever endorsement by the association. In February, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump held a working dinner at the White House last night with some of the nation’s top military leaders, including Auburn University graduate Admiral Michael S. Rogers. Rogers is currently the head of the National Security Agency, the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, and Chief of the Central Security […]

Last week was a hectic and monumental week at the U.S. Capitol. As we prepared to mark the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, President Trump was pushing the House to pass his plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Known as the American Health Care Act, the bill would have repealed Obamacare, […]

The oft-maligned Common Core Standards were developed back in 2009 by a joint effort by state leaders, including governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, two territories and the District of Columbia, through their membership in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. Not long after President Obama’s first election, the Democratic […]

AUBURN, Ala. — The widespread protests of President Donald J. Trump’s immigration ban have hit Alabama, where approximately 200 people marched in opposition to the restrictions at Auburn University last Thursday. Students and teachers alike gathered to voice their displeasure with the president’s executive action up and down the University’s Haley Concourse. According to a […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby believes that President Trump’s recent immigration and refugee order could have been improved by first consulting with Congress and other federal agencies. While Roby supports the intent of Trump’s travel ban, the order caused chaos at airports around the country due to a lack of clarity. “I’m glad […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats effectively delayed the Judiciary Committee’s vote to approve Sen Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), which is the first step required for him to become the next Attorney General of the United States. The latest instance of fallout from President Trump’s refugee and immigration executive order, Session’s nomination has come under increased scrutiny […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Approximately 100 protestors flooded the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration and acceptance of refugees. Protestors chanted “No hate, No fear, immigrants are welcome here!” and “Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here!” throughout the afternoon. Last week, President Trump […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Alabama connections to the Trump Administration keep getting stronger and stronger. Today, it was announced that Peter J. White, Legislative Counsel to Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL5), will be joining President Trump’s White House Domestic Policy Council as Senior Policy Analyst. “Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District’s loss is President Donald Trump’s gain. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabamians cannot get enough of Rick & Bubba. Over the years, the show has grown to national renown, and it is currently syndicated in 15 states. On Friday, the popular conservative talk show hosts invited back Chris Adler to bid the Obama Administration farewell via country song. Throughout his tune, Adler pokes […]

Liberal website The Daily Kos may have unwittingly provided a compliment to one of Alabama’s congressional districts by naming it as the most “Trumpy” in the nation. The website, which is in the process of recording percentages of Republican and Democrat votes in each congressional district across the nation, found that the Fourth Congressional District […]

BROOKLYN, NY — The 2016 election was a shock for liberal elites. They could not fathom how America could possibly vote for Donald J. Trump and shun the presumptive next President of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Given the polling, predicting a Clinton victory was not ridiculous. If one trusting nothing but the polling […]

As the next President of the United States, Donald Trump will have the ability to set the direction of the Supreme Court by appointing a ninth justice to fill the current vacancy. SCOTUS has operated with only eight Justices since conservative jurist Antonin Scalia passed away in February, leading a replacement deadlock between President Barack […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 584,252 new voters have registered in Alabama, according to the State Secretary of State’s Office, which is the largest number in state history. In total, Alabama now has 3,330,802 registered voters. “When we took Office in January of 2015, we committed to make sure every eligible U.S. citizen that is a resident […]

HOOVER, Ala. — On it’s way to the battleground state of Florida, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump’s campaign bus took a pit-stop in Hoover, Ala. to host a small scale rally for local supporters. In attendance were some of Alabama’s biggest Republican heavy-hitters, including state party chairwoman Terry Lathan, U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt, and […]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Republican Presidential Nominee Donald J. Trump’s campaign hosted a pair of Facebook live events on Wednesday that not only yielded big financial dividends, but heavily featured some of Alabama’s own in prominent roles. Trump’s news-style forum was hosted by Alabamian and Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims, who is currently on leave […]

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Alabama NASCAR fans will get a healthy dose of “Make America Great Again” on Oct. 22 when driver driver Austin Wayne Self streaks around Talledega Superspeedway in his Donald-Trump themed racetruck. Self, who will be participating in the Fred’s 250, is excited to represent the Republican Presidential nominee with his custom-designed Trump […]

The GOP is asking for an increased number of Alabama volunteers to step up to help Donald Trump win Florida this cycle. In a memo from the Republican National Committee, officials claim that the initial need was for approximately 100 Alabamians, but “due to pressing needs that has ballooned into something quite larger.” Alabama is […]