7 Things: Tariffs increase on dozens of countries; Jabari Peoples had a gun; and more …

7. Stardome, the Birmingham comedy club that canceled Michael Rapaport’s show, says they had no intent to silence his pro-Israel views, but cancelled his show so people who made threats about those views would stop making threats – which is the same thing.

6. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is eyeing a U.S. Senate bid against Attorney General Steve Marshall, while former U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) teases a major announcement, which is expected to be running for the seat he just lost against Moore.

5. State Sen. Matt Woods (R-Section) prefiled (refiled?) HB7, aiming to enhance student safety with harsher penalties for making school threats, including mandatory jail time and mental health evaluations.

4. Fort Stewart in Georgia had an active shooter incident involving Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, who was out on bail for a DUI charge; Radford wounded five soldiers who are all expected to survive.

3. Vice President JD Vance was scheduled to meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to discuss strategies related to the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, including releasing the transcript of the recent interview Blanche did with Maxwell.

2. Body camera footage shows Jabari Peoples had a gun and fought police before being fatally shot, with the district attorney calling it a tragic decision, while his family claims he was running for his life.

1. President Donald Trump announced increased tariffs on imports from India, Canada, Brazil, and other nations citing stalled trade negotiations, ranging from 10-25% to pressure these nations into resuming trade talks stalled over market access disputes; meanwhile, Apple will spend total of $600 billion on domestic production for iPhone parts to avoid tariffs.

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