For some reason, no championship-winning teams are allowed to go to the White House without a bunch of high-calorie females and low-testosterone men whining about it. People like failed political candidate and podcaster Mallory Hagan are gloating that the gold medal-winning Team USA women's hockey team won't get praised at the State of the Union. Why? She hates Donald Trump. Way to support women.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted criminal whose actions were horrific. But over time, the public conversation around the so-called “Epstein files” has taken on a life of its own.Claims about a sweeping global conspiracy involving world elites have spread widely online, often without verified evidence to support the most extreme versions of those allegations.Yet, these claims continue and will never stop.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

First, Team USA took gold and left Canada with silver in a sport they consider their own. That alone was enough to light up the rivalry.Now the debate has spilled over into something bigger.Now there are Canadians are upset some of their countrymen are arguing Alabama is better than Canada.They are right.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

Speaker Ledbetter has a longtime friend to the Alabama State House during an intense week for the Republican Caucus: Governor Tuberville.

Are Alabama Republicans coming apart over infighting?Will anything come of the Epstein Files release?All this and more on Alabama Politics This Week, on TV, radio, and online throughout Alabama.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

Every election cycle, the same strategy appears.Local Democrats across the country try to energize their base while reassuring swing voters that they are not like the politicians seen on cable news from Washington.But that message may be harder to sell this year, especially as policies long championed by progressive leaders, including Zohran Mamdani, move from theory to implementation in major cities.Can candidates really distance themselves from the national party brand, or does the label follow them anyway?

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

After Alabama passed its online sales tax law, major cities quickly argued they were not getting their fair share and filed lawsuits to demand a bigger cut.Counties, meanwhile, are benefiting from the current distribution formula and want to keep the money flowing their way.Now the pressure is building to “fix” the system. But there is one obvious way to make every stakeholder happy.Make the pot bigger.

Speaker Ledbetter and his members are pushing back after a recording from a caucus meeting was strategically leaked this week.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.

Some lawmakers say viral confrontations with law enforcement have gone too far. An Alabama state senator has introduced a bill to increase penalties for physically interfering with officers on duty. Is this about restoring order or raising new civil liberty concerns?

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

Has President Donald Trump ended Alabama's U.S. Senate race by endorsing U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise)?Is the fight over Greenland over?Will Alabama join the redistricting fight?All this and more on Alabama Politics This Week, on TV, radio, and online all over Alabama

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

For eons, in Alabama and across this country, prescription drug prices have crushed people.Attempts to rein in bad actors, be they Pharmacy Benefit Managers or insurers, may have missed the point.Maybe the problem was Big Pharma, and TrumpRX may be about to fix this.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

Alabama’s reading and math performance is improving, and even outlets like The New York Times are taking notice.The state made changes that broke from traditional education approaches, and early results are strong enough that other states are now being urged to follow similar models.This video looks at what Alabama changed, why it worked, and why the national education conversation may be shifting because of it.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN

A new study from the Center for Effective Lawmaking ranks State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) as the most effective Alabama Senate Republican.