7. Alabama bounced back from the loss to Florida State with a 73-0 rout of ULM, boosting the team to No. 18 in the Coaches’ Poll, while Auburn notched a 42-3 home-opening win over Ball State helping them climb to No. 24 in the AP poll.

6. Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) have won an injunction against the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s rule barring school choice students from sports participation; many lawmakers are now seeking to disband the AHSAA.

5 Huntsville’s Public Radio’s is ready to drop NPR programming, as a preemptive strike against the Alabama Legislature targeting their state funding, and that has set off a hilarious response from the listeners who have funded the station for years with donations, but silence from the main funders – the taxpayers.

4. Alabama lawmakers, including Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville), continue praising President Donald Trump’s decision to locate U.S. Space Command headquarters in Huntsville, while Colorado lawmakers continue whining.

3. The U.S. economy added only 22,000 jobs in August 2025, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.3%, the highest since 2021, causing fear of broader economic issues.

2. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall proposed a state-run ICE detention facility following a court victory regarding Alligator Alcatraz, aiming to support federal immigration enforcement efforts.

1. President Donald Trump is making moves on foreign policy, hoping to tie up several raging issues as warnings of new sanctions that the U.S. and Europe may place on Russia could collapse its economy; he also downplayed suggestions he is seeking regime change in Venezuela, and expressed optimism for a Gaza deal following a “final warning for Hamas.”

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