7. Halloween controversies were everyone and there was something for everyone to be mad about: DHS agents in L.A. wearing horror masks during raids prompting a flippant “Happy Halloween” from the agency; biracial MAGA “comedian” Brittany Venti’s blackface post sparked outrage; a left-wing influencer had one of the many Charlie Kirk assassination costumes; and teachers in Arizona were accused of wearing shirts mocking Kirk’s death.
6. Auburn fired head coach Hugh Freeze, giving him a $15.4 million buyout, after a 10-3 home loss to Kentucky dropped Auburn to 4-5, and ended with a 15-19 overall record, including 6-16 in the SEC.
5. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 24 states in filing an amicus brief supporting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, arguing the 14th Amendment’s intent was for freed slaves’ descendants, not mass immigration and replacement.
4. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem denied any U.S. citizens have been arrested in the crackdown during a news conference; she ignored Americans being arrested because they interfered with law enforcement and, in Alabama, attorney James L. Stirling warned against partnering with ICE under 287(g) agreements, but no one is taking that seriously.
3. President Donald Trump endorsed Alabama Republican U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Dale Strong (R-Huntsville), Gary Palmer (R-Hoover), and Mike Rogers (R-Saks) for 2026 reelection, praising their America First work.
2. A Rhode Island federal judge ruled SNAP must use $6 billion in USDA contingency funds to avoid halting benefits for 42 million amid the shutdown, directing full or partial payments by Wednesday
1. President Donald Trump failed to get Republicans to use the nuclear option to end the shutdown which the latest scuttlebutt claims could end this week; even Democrats and the media believe Democrats will be blamed for prolonging the shutdown past Election Day to demand Obamacare subsidies and boost turnout, according to U.S. Sen. Markwayn Mullin (R-Okla.); meanwhile, Trump calls Democrats lunatics.
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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.
