7. Alabama law enforcement officers arrested a suspect allegedly planning multiple acts of violence against synagogues, while a trans teen, Trinity Shockley, pled guilty to plotting a Valentine’s Day mass shooting at an Indiana high school, raising national security concerns.

6. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) suggested no one should count out President Donald Trump for a third term, but called it “very unlikely.”

5. TikTok users boasted they would start stealing food by robbing Walmart if SNAP benefits dry up because of the government shutdown, but this is dumb.

4. Democrats in the Senate failed to vote to end the government shutdown, while House Speaker Mike Johnson outlined a plan to address the crisis.

3. Several states (led by New York, California, and Massachusetts) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the suspension of food stamp benefits, arguing it violates federal law and harms vulnerable populations, while some are calling it “the greatest hunger catastrophe in America since the Great Depression.”

2. With more than 750,000 people across the state (15% of the population) risk losing SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown, the Central Alabama Food Bank, Food Bank of North Alabama, and Heart of Alabama Food Bank are stepping up with food distributions to furloughed workers and affected families.

1. Mayor Randall Woodfin warning of dire consequences with nearly 23,000 Birmingham families face losing SNAP benefits; meanwhile Alabama Senate Democrats urged Gov. Kay Ivey to call a special session to address the suspension but she will not do that.

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