7. The NCAA has requested that the judge who ruled that Charles Bediako can return to the Alabama basketball team be removed from the case because he is an Alabama grad and donor

6. Protestors found time in their busy schedule in Mobile to rant about No Kings fascism Iran Venezuela food stamps ICE following the killing of Alex Pretti, with speakers describing a made-up “circle of violence” and demanding accountability from federal agents and the Trump administration, while ignoring the violence that illegals visit on communities every day.

5. The Alabama House of Representatives voted to pass Child Predator Death Penalty Act to expand the death penalty to cover the most violent sex crimes against children, including rape and sodomy.

4. Alabama public schools offer wide-ranging options beyond private alternatives, including magnet programs, career tech, and specialized curricula, but AHSAA Southeast District director still resigned anyways over DEI policy for officials and the public-private postseason split.

3. Mo Brooks questioned proxy voting in the Alabama State House, alleging voter fraud implications, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) denied those claims and criticized Brooks’s record, calling him a failure in every office held.

2. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) finally has an official challenge to his residency for the gubernatorial race; which is unlikely to result in the sitting U.S. Senator being kicked off the ballot for not being a resident of the state.

1. A day after President Donald Trump spoke with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz about the ICE’s deployment in the state, Border Czar Tom Homan met Walz amid ongoing enforcement and demanding, and getting, his help; this led to agitators swarming Walz’s office demanding immigration justice.

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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.