7. Perplexed Democratic candidate Amanda Puscek, running for Congress in Alabama, but she doesn’t really know whether she is running for the 4th or 5th district, she originally announced for the 5th District, but now she claims she is running in the 4th District, so it is going great.

6. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized Cracker Barrel’s rebrand, which includes a new logo and “modernized” restaurant designs, accusing the chain of abandoning its traditional values, reflecting broader conservative discontent with corporate changes perceived as erasing heritage, Tuberville says he will not be eating there again after eating their regularly.

5. Alabama Senators Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), along with other Republicans, are advocating for President Donald Trump to adjust tariffs on Chinese imports to protect American industries, particularly agriculture and manufacturing, with Tuberville advocating for tariffs of at least 60% on wood cabinets and Britt wanting more tariffs on anything made of wood.

4. Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison interview was released and a lot was learned (but not accepted) as she denied the existence of a the Jeffrey Epstein client list, claimed he was murdered in jail due to prison mismanagement, defended President Donald Trump and President Bill Clinton as not acting inappropriately, called Epstein “disgusting” but not guilty of all accusations, denied recruiting a masseuse from Mar-a-Lago, questioned the authenticity of a Prince Andrew photo, was central to the Clinton Global Initiative startup, never saw Epstein’s private islands visited by Clinton, met Trump in the 1990s through her father, and suggested his death was an internal prison issue, not a silencing conspiracy

3. A federal judge ordered Alabama lawmakers to draw a new state Senate district in the Montgomery area to comply with the Voting Rights Act, ensuring a majority-Black district, but did not require changes in Huntsville, following a lawsuit that argued the current map diluted Black voting strength, with the new district expected to influence the 2026 elections.

2. The National Guard is mobilizing in 19 states, including Alabama, under President Donald Trump’s directive to combat immigration, with most of the focus going to Texas, they but will be supporting ICE in it’s administrative duties like, “case management, transportation, logistical support and clerical functions associated with the processing of illegal migrants at the facilities.”

1. When elected as governor, Alabama U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) plans to deploy the National Guard to Birmingham and Montgomery, mirroring President Trump’s D.C. strategy, with operations in Washington, D.C., resulting in over 900+ arrests and a significant reduction in crime rates, including seven consecutive days without homicides, as part of a broader 2025 strategy to enhance public safety.

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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