7. Recent state test results show that many Alabama elementary school students struggle with math, with fewer than half of third through fifth graders achieving proficiency, a new law seeks to change that even without immediate consequences to students and schools that the Alabama Literacy Act used to motivated an increase in reading scores. To address this, Alabama’s Numeracy Act mandates increased math instruction, regular testing, and targeted interventions, and parents are encouraged to actively engage with teachers about their child’s math progress and support options.
6. An Irondale man, Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, pleaded guilty to placing a bomb in front of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, after initially pleading not guilty in April to multiple charges including malicious damage by explosive, most but not all outlets seem to be ignoring the story and the transexual Antifa connections.
5. President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris met with national security officials in the White House Situation Room on Monday to address rising tensions in the Middle East following the assassination of top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. While Israel has not acknowledged the strike, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed to seek revenge saying, “Israel is digging its own grave,” as potential attacks from Iran and Hezbollah are anticipated, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
4. Vice President Kamala Harris still needs a vice president of her own for her campaign and it is expected to come today with the obvious choice being savaged by progressives for being Jewish, which is on-brand, but the choice will be heralded as the best ever regardless. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was the favorite, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is the progressive darling and with former Attorney General Eric Holder leading the search, he may be the favorite.
3. While it is hardly the last word in this case, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an attempt to halt former President Donald Trump’s sentencing for his felony conviction related to hush money payments, as well as to lift a gag order imposed by a New York judge, until after the November presidential election. The Court’s unsigned order came despite arguments from Missouri and other Republican officials that the case infringes on voters’ rights to hear from their preferred presidential candidate and could lead to Trump being sentenced to prison before the general election.
2. After a weekend of economic uncertainty following poor job numbers and plummeting futures, the stock market took a big hit Monday when markets opened and attempts to shift blame from the Biden administration to anyone else were attempted but former President Donald Trump hammered away. CNBC’s Jim Cramer watched the chaos live on air and shocked viewers with a suggestion that viewers, “If you care about your paycheck … you go with Trump.”
1. A massive sell-off on Wall Street where the Dow Jones lost over 1,000 points, fueled by recession fears, led Alabama to lawmakers to rightly blame President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for a looming economic downturn. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) identified the problem as, “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have recklessly spent trillions of taxpayer dollars, leading to the highest inflation in decades” and added “we need a businessman back in charge.”
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