by Gary Palmer | President, Alabama Policy Institute Given the current condition of the American economy, there might be a temptation to view what Americans are spending this Christmas as the Christmas that saves the American economy…or least keeps it from going d...

In a new PPP Poll of likely Colorado voters, Tim Tebow is more popular than legendary Broncos quarterback John Elway. Surprisingly though (or not), political ideology seems to play a significant role in how poll responders felt about the young star. In the poll, which s...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department has announced the selection of an independent auditor to evaluate the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Congressman Jo Bonner announced Wednesday. The Justice Department released a letter from Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli...

By Elois Zeanah President, Alabama Federation of Republican Women Long-time AEA boss and head of the Democratic Party, Paul Hubbert, had a parting shot for the Republican Party.  He brazenly asked Democrats to run as Republicans in the 2012 elections.  By running under ...

Your #WestWingWed clip one day early. Cheers. youtu.be/dtKt2YJOnLA — Nathan Lindsay (@NathanLindsay) December 20, 2011  ...

A source with ties to Alabama State Senator Scott Beason told Yellow Hammer Politics today that Sen. Beason is strongly considering challenging Rep. Spencer Bachus in the Alabama 6th Congressional District Republican primary in March, and will likely jump in the race. T...

In a short phone interview with ABC World News Tonight, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley attributes Alabama’s job growth to its success in recruiting new industries, specifically automotive and aerospace. Alabama has recently seen the second steepest decline of une...

The Republican leadership in Congress is using a mobile application developed in Birmingham to help keep fellow legislators and citizens informed of GOP actions in Washington, D.C. WhipCast, an app for smart phones and tablets, lets users receive news on legislation and...

Tuesday night I attended the monthly meeting of the Tuscaloosa County Republican Executive Committee. There were a couple of notable things I took away: 1. The AEA realizes the Democrat Party is dead in Alabama so they’re going to start trying to run their guys on...

Romney up 45-36 with indys, 88% GOP support. Strong. MT @ppppolls: Mitt Romney leads Obama 47-45 nationally tinyurl.com/c65jzzq — toddcstacy (@toddcstacy) December 20, 2011   Alabama has largely followed national trends throughout the presidential race to this poin...