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In a rambling, weird Memorial Day message, Donald Trump failed to mention fallen U.S. troops. There's a good reason for that.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Trump attacks Figures as polls show competitive race under GOP-favored map
Jones, Tuberville ramp up election spending in final stretch
Everett Wess makes closing argument for Democratic Senate bid ahead of midterms
Alabama voters get key reminders for 2026 general election
Alabama Democrats emphasize affordability platform as election looms
- Governor
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
VA awards $18 million for North Alabama US Veterans Cemetery
Alabama delegation urges Trump to approve Isaias disaster declaration
Figures backs Alabama disaster declaration after Hurricane Isaias
Sen. Britt touts $650,000 secured for St. Clair County law enforcement
Akron’s Post Office to remain open, Sewell says
- Education
Opinion | Fifty years later, one can return to a college presidency
Alabama approves Ten Commandments poster for public schools starting in January
Ivey awards $27 million to Auburn, Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences
Alabama’s specialty schools have opened admission
Governor: CHOOSE Act helps student stay at school
- Health
Montgomery launches campaign benefiting survivors of domestic violence
UAB Hospital CEO Brenda Carlisle to retire this year
UAB to dedicate $192 million Shelby Biosciences Research Building
HHS declares public health emergency in Alabama after Hurricane Isaias
Seniors say Medicare Advantage cuts could influence their votes
- Opinion
Elections
Per recent campaign finance reports, both gubernatorial campaigns are rapidly spending down their war chests in the days before the election.
Elections
Figures dared Trump to debate in Rhett Marques' place as polling shows a close race in a district Republicans redrew.
Legislature
Six months after an accidental juvenile shooting at a state rep's home, law enforcement officials avoided comment on the investigation.
State
Funding will help coal-impacted Alabama communities reclaim hazardous sites for new jobs, recreation, businesses and safer public spaces.
News
Helix Electric’s $45.3 million Jackson County facility is expected to create 160 jobs while connecting industrial growth with local technical education.
Elections
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with voters required to show valid photo identification.
Education
A former Montevallo president found fresh confidence in the university’s liberal arts mission amid new leadership and artificial intelligence’s rise.
Elections
Party leaders sought to turn grocery taxes, Medicaid expansion and overtime pay into pocketbook issues in a deep-red state.
Elections
Alabama has a lot of problems. There's only one way to fix them. You know what to do.
Education
Alabama education officials approved a Ten Commandments poster for public schools, with required displays beginning January 1, subject to donations.
Opinion
Mike Ball reflects on faith, civil rights and why Alabama needs public servants who put conscience ahead of party loyalty.
Elections
"That's just Alabama" excuses what we should never accept. Voters have concrete promises and the right to hold the winner to them.
Legislature
Former lawmaker Johnny Mack Morrow calls for Larry Stutts’ resignation, citing his legislative record and involvement in a relative’s case.
Opinion
Hungary’s 1956 uprising showed how Cold War promises of liberation collapsed when Soviet tanks tested the West’s willingness to act.
News
From "Jail the Librarians" to mandating prayer, discover the 10 worst bills Alabama lawmakers nearly passed but left on the cutting room floor.
Public safety
The proposed scoring guidelines would add more detailed criteria and alter some point values.
Local news
The sheriff evacuated the jail a year ago, claiming mold threatened the health and safety of inmates and staff.
Featured Opinion
Memorial Day is not a celebration, but a national reckoning that demands we remember the fallen with reverence and the solemn weight of history.
Congress
Nonpartisan health policy institution KFF estimated 170,000 Alabamians will become uninsured if the "Big Beautiful Bill" is signed into law.
Featured Opinion
If business stays silent, extremists will write the next chapter of Alabama’s economy — and it won’t be one of growth.
Congress
The statewide anti‐poverty group warns the House’s “Big Beautiful” omnibus budget will shift $300 million in SNAP costs to Alabama and slash Medicaid funding.
News
Pride Week will feature more than two dozen events, including drag brunch, a sunset parade and PrideFest with RuPaul’s Drag Race stars.
Congress
Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" would cut safety net programs in Alabama for thousands.