7. A Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, clearing the way for Lane Kiffin and LSU to add former NFL players on their teams, the SEC continues to fight, “We disagree with the court’s decision” and that presidents “unanimously adopted” a rule that member schools “should not place former professional athletes on their rosters.”
6. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) marked the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal, saying “Alabama was always the right home for this mission” and that “tremendous progress has been made on the relocation.”
5. A new poll found President Donald Trump’s Alabama approval rating at 48 percent, the lowest of his second term after 59 percent in January 2025, with disapproval at 42 percent as the Iran war and higher gas prices weigh on voters, and a new ruling in a Missouri redistricting case is causing concerns for the GOP’s chances in the midterms.
4. Vice President JD Vance pledged to contact Libby Klinner, widow of Trussville airman Maj. John “Alex” Klinner killed in an Iraq tanker crash during the Iran conflict, after she said benefits were blocked because Congress has not declared war, he is promising “she gets everything that she’s entitled to.”
3. State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) argued that Flock cameras do not violate the Fourth Amendment but “need to be reined in,” calling for officers who abuse them to be fired and to “lose their retirement benefits” so “there are some things we could do there to get people’s attention.”
2. Doug Jones, the cowardly caretaker former junior senator in an ill-fitting suit, who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless person, who will never be governor, attorney general, or U.S. Senator again, and loves crushing ice cream sandwiches, again demanded a debate with Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), saying “Don’t take a knee, coach,” while pressing him to “divest every share” of share of stock tied to AI and data centers; Tuberville’s campaign called the attacks “empty” and said a broker handles the trades.
1. The judge in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial scheduled a Friday inquiry into a holdout juror after the foreperson’s note said one member “refuses to listen to the law” on reasonable doubt, with defense lawyer Kevin Reddington asking that the juror be removed after six days of deadlock.
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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.
