7. A viral video shows State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) making strong anti-GOP remarks ahead of the Mobile mayoral runoff, giving yet another reason to move toward partisan municipal elections.

6. Alabama home sales may have declined in August, but lower mortgage rates improved affordability, boosting buyer interest despite a softer market.

5. Alabama State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) accused the Alabama High School Athletic Association of operating like a military junta, calling for reforms in high school sports governance.

4. More Democrat-led political violence over the weekend as a suspect was arrested in Sacramento for shooting at an ABC station to protest the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, and a New Hampshire suspect linked to a separate incident shouted “Free Palestine” during a targeted murder.

3. Questions about President Donald Trump’s willingness to wield governmental power are being raised, even by Republicans, after his support for ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension over Charlie Kirk remarks and his demand that Attorney General Pam Bondi start arresting his enemies, who he feels have broken the law.

2. Both Alabama Democrats in the U.S. House voted against a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk, aligning with a far-left House faction following his assassination; U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) put together a terrible statement where she cherry-picks a single quote and smears the victim of a political assassination as a hateful racist.

1. Turning Point USA’s founder Charlie Kirk’s memorial services in Glendale, Ariz., drew hundreds of thousands of people, with more watching at home, highlighting his impact and legacy with mourners promising to carry on his mission, and his wife offering forgiveness to the murderer.

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