Gov. Kay Ivey returned to Montgomery late Thursday night after what the governor called a wide-ranging meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s resort in Florida.

Several Republican Governors have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff, despite President Biden’s former directive.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey made her way out of the state Thursday, ahead of a winter storm set to impact the northern part of the state, to meet with many of the country's other Republican governors at President-elect Donald Trump's Florida estate.

Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the Capitol's flags, which are at half-staff due to the death of Jimmy Carter, be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.

Two GOP-led states have also announced they intend to raise their US flags to full staff for the inauguration. This breaks with protocol following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. On December 29, President Biden ordered flags to fly at half mast on government buildings for 30 days.

Donald Trump and Jimmy Carter have been at odds with each other for a while, and it looks like Trump will one-up Carter even in the afterlife.

There are still two weeks to go in the mourning period for former president Jimmy Carter, when American flags are directed to be flown at half-staff.

Governor Ivey’s participation underscores Alabama’s commitment to supporting the incoming administration’s policies and working collaboratively to advance the state’s interests. Her focus on border security, economic policy, and education aligns with the priorities outlined by President-elect Trump during his campaign and transition period.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country.

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

Lee Greenwood will perform “God Bless the U.S.A.” at President-elect Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again Rally in downtown Washington on Sunday as well as the swearing-in ceremony Monday.

The president elect's daughter recently spoke about the relationships she lost during her father's first term in office.