7. Former Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson was selected No. 13 overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL draft in what is being called an ideal landing spot for the former Crimson Tide standout, he is about to get paid.

6. Virginia’s redistricting fight is headed to the state Supreme Court, which sets up the state’s Supreme Court to allow the referendum expected to redraw congressional districts in favor of a 10-1 Democratic majority to proceed.

5. The legally embattled Southern Poverty Law Center is hiring for a CEO position with a 500,000 dollar salary to “inherit a legacy of conviction,” while legal experts believe the SPLC is not going to survive this and the DOJ indictment that shows clear fraud in their financial support of extremists they claim they were battling.

4. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery), slammed the Arctic Frost probe during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing as a “mass targeting of nearly 400 Republican groups, or the decision to subpoena the phone call records of multiple members of Congress, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee — all in all, it paints a picture of criminal investigations that evolved into an indiscriminate dragnet and targeted and harassed hundreds of entities, individuals, and members of Congress that were all on the political right.”

3. A Political Action Committee supporting Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the U.S. Senate race released a poll with a three-way tie in Alabama’s GOP Senate primary, with U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) leading at 28%, Marshall with 27%, and Jared Hudson in third place with 24%.

2. Alabama House Pro Tem Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) said the chance of Alabama’s congressional redistricting being done before 2030 is “slim to none,” while U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) urged Alabama lawmakers to redistrict in favor of conservatives because “red states tend to play nice but blue states do not.”

1. The U.S. economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage with collapse risks emerging as the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, but Iran continues to create chaos by seizing a ship tied to a billionaire close to President Donald Trump and French President Macron, and peace talks remain in limbo.

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