7 Things: Alabama Senators praise Stephen Miller, Iran conflict is essentially over, provisional ballots will decide Alabama race, and more…

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November 10, 2026

7. The College Football Playoff’s 24-team expansion under a new ESPN deal eliminates Power 4 conference championship games, including the SEC title game, while creating a field with automatic bids for the four Power conference champions, the top Group of 6 team, and 19 at-large spots, plus top-eight byes and on-campus early rounds.

6. Daphne Police’s Nov. 6 multi-agency operation with a goal of “disrupting the demand for commercial sex that can contribute to human trafficking” along the I-10 corridor arrested 12 men for solicitation of prostitution, with Joseph Emmanuell Bailey of Gulf Shores and Diego Gaspar Mauro detained for ICE.

5. Gas prices and economic issues drove Democrat gains in midterms, with evidence showing that Democrats’ old assumption of Hispanic voters being driven mainly by immigration is incorrect, look no further than the case of a random 19-year-old ASU sophomore Seb Matta’s win over former Republican state lawmaker Jeff Dial for Maricopa County Clerk.

4. A poll of Alabama voters found 60% want promised Medicaid coverage kept in place and 77% worry hospitals could close, U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Governor-elect National Championship U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continue to work on this issue with their rural health efforts, including getting the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program into the One Big Beautiful Bill.

3. Republican State Sen. Andrew Jones of Centre trails independent Jesse Battles by 52 votes in Alabama Senate District 10 (20,341 to 20,289), with 181–204 provisional ballots still to be reviewed and an automatic recount expected afterward.

2. President Donald Trump said the Iran conflict is “effectively over” militarily and further U.S. attacks are “highly unlikely,” describing a “status quo” at neighbors’ request while the U.S. remains “locked and loaded,” and noting “we haven’t lost a soldier in six months.”

1. Alabama Republicans praised President Donald Trump’s selection of Stephen Miller as the next White House Chief of Staff, with Governor-elect National Championship U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) calling him a “GREAT AMERICAN” and a “steadfast, conservative warrior,” joined by U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) who congratulated Miller, saying, “I look forward to continue working together to deliver results for the American people.”

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