7. Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron ended his campaign for lieutenant governor, despite claiming polls show him winning. He cited a new football commitment, which is allegedly the Birmingham Stallions’ head coaching job.
6. Birmingham cleared another homeless encampment, relocating residents to shelters amid outcry over abrupt removals and questions on long-term solutions. Mayor Randall Woodfin defends actually doing his job for once, posts more cringe Facebook content, and cites safety concerns, while critics cite lack of permanent housing.
5. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced he has resigning as of January 2026 after a short tenure. Allegedly there were policy disagreements, and President Donald Trump acknowledged the decision saying, “Dan did a great job. I think he wants to go back to his show.”
4. Alabama Democrats awoke from their irrelevant slumber to criticize Alabama Republicans’ “silence” after “disappointing” President Donald Trump’s Rob Reiner comments. Spokeperson Sheena Gamble shamelessly lied, saying that the “silence” is “particularly disappointing” from Alabama Republicans after “their attempts to bully, fire, and silence anyone who made a statement following the death of Charlie Kirk.”
3. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) narrowly passed a bill (216-211) he says will lower healthcare costs by 11%, after a GOP rebellion. The legislation codifies association health plans for small businesses and self-employed to boost bargaining power, works to cut premiums by 12% and out-of-pocket costs, and adds Pharmacy Benefits Manager transparency requirements.
2. Family sources and Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continue to claim Ella Cook was targeted in the Brown University shooting due to her conservative activism, with suspicious circumstances, and the ongoing manhunt.
1. President Donald Trump highlighted economic improvements in a White House address where he blamed the Biden administration for crippling inflation, unaffordable costs, an open-border invasion with criminals, soaring crime, and bad trade deals. Meanhile, he touted his administration’s fixes on border security, falling prices and energy costs, wages, factory growth, a $1,776 military “warrior dividend,” electricity/mortgages/housing reforms, restored global respect, and an imminent economic boom.
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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.
