7 Things: ‘Racism’ narrative in the American South takes a hit, Space Command move still on track for Alabama, Jordan vows to push GOP agenda, and more…

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November 12, 2026

7. U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Governor-elect National Championship-winning U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continue to focus on rural health, Alabama has received nearly $200 million more in 2027 from the Trump administration’s Rural Health Transformation Program after receiving $203.4 million in 2026.

6. Lieutenant Governor-elect John Wahl said voters spoke very loudly against big government and urged Republicans to return to limited constitutional governance by cutting size, lowering taxes, and putting people first, calling for permanent grocery tax elimination as the first bill while looking forward to working with Governor-elect National Championship-winning U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

5. Huntsville District 5 City Councilman John Meredith, who previously used discretionary funds to buy three Flock cameras at constituent request, now vows to help remove automatic license plate readers from Madison County after resident opposition, working with Sheriff-elect Brett Jones who also wants them gone.

4. Plans for a $150 million Fairfield, Alabama data center at a vacant Walmart Supercenter site advanced that could create millions in tax revenue and about 50 jobs with closed-loop cooling, while residents threaten legal action, which mirrors what an activist who blocked a $5 billion Maryland data center in a long-shuttered mall amid a $130 million county deficit.

3. Incoming House Minority Leader, U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) vowed to push the GOP agenda during the remaining majority before Democrats take over in January, warning of lawfare and a third impeachment targeting Cabinet members like War Secretary Pete Hegseth, while U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) was reelected Senate Republican leader after a contentious caucus meeting and prediction markets raised odds for U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) retaining Democratic leadership posts despite internal pushback.

2. U.S. Space Command commanding General Stephen Whiting said Democrats taking control of Congress should not affect funding for the headquarters move to Redstone Arsenal, with more than 200 people already working there toward a 2028 goal of 900 people being on-site and a purpose-built facility for 1,800 people by the end of 2031 funded in part by a $951 million Trump request.

1. Democrat Scott Colom sealed a historic win over incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s Senate race by fewer than 5,000 votes, becoming the first black person from the state elected to the U.S. Senate in more than 140 years and giving Democrats 55 seats with Alaska still uncalled, and stripping away the rationale for the media and Democrats’ argument that the American South is racist (which they will keep using).

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