7. Alabama head men’s basketball coach Nate Oats agreed to a contract extension, while Auburn beat Tulsa in overtime to win the first NIT championship, and Greg Byrne voiced support for ending the SEC championship game.

6. A deadly car chase crash killed four people after a car being pursued by an Alabama state trooper left the road and struck a tree in rural Pike County late Friday night.

5. Democrats are weighing 2026 midterms and 2028 campaign strategies, and they are all considering running away from some of their unpopular 2020 positions, including “border security, DEI, crime, climate change, COVID-era lockdowns and more.”

4. State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) filed a bill to end payroll deductions for public teachers’ unions once and for all, with the Alabama Education Association leaving members in the dark by remaining silent while the Alabama Policy Institute and Freedom Foundation weigh in on the proposal.

3. A photo shows State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs) recorded a Republican caucus meeting in Montgomery and has been removed from the caucus because of it, but Mooney says the allegations are false.

2. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore said the dismissal of Attorney General Pam Bondi gives an opportunity for the Trump administration to better handle the Epstein files and other issues facing the DOJ.

1. After the rescue of an American airman in Iran, Iran and the U.S. were given a ceasefire proposal by Pakistan after President Donald Trump’s threats that Iran would “be living in hell” if they do not open up the Strait of Hormuz.

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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.