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.

During his campaign, Trump vowed to end “wokeness” and “leftist indoctrination” in education. He pledged to dismantle diversity programs that he says amount to discrimination, and to impose fines on colleges “up to the entire amount of their endowment.”

“I feel like that is the future, especially for the next four years of Trump’s presidency,” said Kenny ... Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, in March signed into law a bill barring ...

Gov. Kay Ivey is currently headed to Florida to attend a dinner for Republican governors hosted by President-elect Donald Trump. According to a report from The Hill, the meeting is expected to focus on how governors can help implement Trump’s agenda in the coming months.

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.

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.