7. A judge ordered the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note, which no one believes is real, revealing new details from the high-profile case involving the disgraced financier and pedophile.

6. The Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense system is expected to dominate discussions at the upcoming Huntsville defense symposium as Alabama’s industrial base continues to expand its role in major national security projects.

5. State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) has surged past former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) in the congressional race, according to a new poll; however 45% of voters still remain undecided heading into the final stretch.

4. President Donald Trump continues advancing the idea that we are really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really close to a deal that could end the conflict in Iran.

3. The media and their Democrats are treating voters like gullible children who can’t understand change to district maps, Alabama’s Republican lawmakers pushing to reclaim a seat lost under a prior court-drawn, racially gerrymandered map favoring Democrats, prompting protests inside the State House where activists chanted about “saving democracy,” “voting rights,” and not going “back.”

2. The party of big government acknowledges that cannot win unless the government mandates they win seats, and this is going to be devastating to their very unpopular ideas that everyone who is slightly unlike them is a racist, sexist, bigoted, pedophile-loving monster, as redistricting after the Supreme Court decision could give the GOP a significant edge in the midterms.

1. The Alabama House passed a bill calling for a new special primary if the Supreme Court allows a redistricting back to previous districts, which were racially gerrymandered as well, but the Alabama legislature presses ahead with efforts to reclaim a congressional seat following the landmark overturn of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

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