7. A former University of Alabama and Auburn instructor who was fired after posting “I do not mourn oppressors” about Charlie Kirk following his assassination, has denied reaching any settlement with the universities, rejected terms that would ban her from future UA System jobs, then doubled down with an anti-America screed claiming “America doesn’t deserve to be celebrated” while emphasizing that freedom of speech on social issues remains central to her career and public educator role, which it is not.
6. U.S. Senators Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt announced in a joint op-ed that the Trump administration has selected the Mobile River Bridge project as the first ever to qualify for the federal Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program, declaring “This is a major moment for Alabama,” while noting the administration is clearing hurdles on a $550 million grant and cutting unnecessary requirements such as “an observation overlook and dedicated pedestrian and bicycle paths” that “added to the cost but did nothing to solve the central problem: moving people and commerce safely and efficiently,” with groundbreaking now expected before the end of the year.
5. In the preliminary hearing for accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, a judge ordered redactions to roughly 16 minutes of video testimony from the defendant’s former lover Lance Twiggs, prompting Kirk family attorney Jeff Neiman to argue that playing only the redacted version would create “doubt and distrust in the judicial system” and that “if the evidence is being admitted in this preliminary hearing, it should be made public for the world to see no redactions,” while the defense raised constitutional concerns about televising alleged confession material.
4. Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter hailed the CHOOSE Act school choice expansion that has approved more than 34,000 students for education savings accounts, stating “I think the kids should have opportunity. Their parents should have opportunity” and responding to public school concerns by saying “if they’re doing a good job in the public school, they don’t have anything to worry about” while emphasizing “we’re using taxpayer money” so families can direct it where they choose.
3. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) slammed the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History after a White House report detailed its “radical left propaganda and degeneracy,” declaring “Our history is not theirs to rewrite” and adding “The far left hijacked the Smithsonian to push its far left, anti-American agenda” while fully supporting the Trump administration’s corrective actions.
2. Embattled Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner ended his campaign in a bitter statement following a public rape allegation, leaving Democrats until July 27 to name a replacement against Sen. Susan Collins, but issues with Left-wing candidates continue, with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed being called out for calling himself a physician without a valid state medical license.
1. President Donald Trump declared the Iran ceasefire over after Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz triggered renewed U.S. strikes on approximately 90 military targets, with Iran claiming a U.S. projectile hit the perimeter area of the Bushehr nuclear plant, while Trump stated Iran has reached out saying “They want to make a deal so badly” but questioned whether “they’re worthy of making a deal” and “whether they’re going to honor the deal.”
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.
