7. Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) sharply criticized Vice President Kamala Harris after she reiterated her support for scrapping the legislative filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade. In a radio interview, Manchin warned that eliminating the filibuster would lead to increased partisan dysfunction, while Sinema cautioned that it could enable future efforts to ban abortion nationwide.
6. A nonprofit representing the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, is attempting to file criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), alleging their false claims about immigrants incited bomb threats, closures, and violence in the city, which is absurd. In other news, the State Department warns against traveling to Haiti and Springfield is facing a crisis as thousands of Haitian migrants, aided by pro-immigrant charities, have overwhelmed social services and flooded the job market with cheap labor, leading to rising tensions, housing shortages, and strained resources in the small city.
5. Between 800 and 1,200 Haitian migrants are expected to arrive in Baldwin or Mobile counties in the coming weeks, according to immigration whistleblower Jay Palmer. Local officials have not received confirmation of this influx, but this is always the case, and U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) expressed skepticism about the situation, urging caution before drawing conclusions.
4. Whether it is the U.S. or Europe, the media will tell you that immigration is great and it’s not out of control. They are lying. To make matters worse, the American government has issued new travel orders to Mexico because parts of that country are failing as the U.S. State Department has updated its travel alerts for Mexico, with most areas under warnings due to widespread violent crime. Only Campeche and Yucatan are listed as low-risk, but the door to the U.S. is still wide open.
3. A new study found that after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, charges against women related to their pregnancies became more common, with at least 210 cases identified in the following year. Only one charge is a violation of an abortion ban and 4 involved abortion pills. Most charges involved child abuse or neglect with states like Alabama and Oklahoma leading in prosecutions. So aldotcom tries to fearmonger over it with a headline that reads, “Alabama leads the nation as pregnancy-related arrests spike.”
2. Following a shooting in Birmingham’s Five Points South neighborhood, Democratic officials called for a ban on Glock switches, repealing Alabama’s permitless carry law, calling in the National Guard (which Gov. Kay Ivey rejected), and newspaper columnists blamed former President Donald Trump and Alabama Republicans. In response, State Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) defended the permitless carry law, arguing that focusing on law-abiding gun owners is ineffective and the real issue lies with criminal activity, particularly gang violence, and he suggested caging bad people and building more prisons.
1. State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) called Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin a “little boy in a big job” during an ongoing feud over the city’s response to escalating crime, even as some phonies tout crime coming down nationwide. She criticized his lack of leadership, accusing him of engaging in personal attacks, and petty politics rather than addressing the pressing issues facing Birmingham.
Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 p.m.
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